2023-2024 Course Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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Degree Core Requirements | ||
CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
APSC 1454 | Introduction to Animal and Poultry Science ( C) 1 | 3 |
APSC 1464 | Animal and Poultry Science Laboratory 1 | 1 |
APSC 1504 | Animal and Poultry Sciences First Year Experience 1 | 1 |
APSC 2004 | Animal and Poultry Sciences Seminar 1 | 1 |
ALS 2304 | Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy 1 | 4 |
ALS 3204 | Animal Nutrition and Feeding 1 | 3 |
Economics Requirement | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Economics of the Food and Fiber System | ||
Personal Financial Planning | ||
Foundations of Agribusiness | ||
Experiential Learning Requirement | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
APSC 4954 | ||
APSC 3954 | ||
APSC 4964 | ||
APSC 4974 | ||
Undergraduate Research | ||
Species Requirement 1 | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Poultry Science and Health | ||
Companion and Laboratory Animal Science | ||
Commercial Poultry Enterprise Management | ||
Beef and Sheep Production and Industry | ||
Horse Production and Management | ||
Swine Production | ||
Companion and Laboratory Animal Health and Management | ||
Animal Science/Management Requirement 1 | ||
Select four of the following: | 12 | |
Physiology of Reproduction | ||
Neurochemical Regulation | ||
Social Behavior of Birds and Mammals | ||
Animal Agriculture and the Environment | ||
Principles of Meat Science | ||
Animal Products | ||
Embryology | ||
Animal Welfare and Bioethics | ||
Host Microbe Interactions | ||
Poultry Science and Health | ||
Companion and Laboratory Animal Science | ||
Genomics | ||
Equine Health and Disease | ||
Advanced Equine Nutrition and Feeding | ||
Equine Reproduction and Neonatal Care | ||
Commercial Poultry Enterprise Management | ||
Beef and Sheep Production and Industry | ||
Horse Production and Management | ||
Swine Production | ||
Companion and Laboratory Animal Health and Management | ||
Animal Growth and Development | ||
Advanced Livestock Enterprise Management | ||
Applied Dairy Cattle Nutrition | ||
Dairy Information Systems | ||
Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics | ||
Physiology of Lactation | ||
Mammary Immunology | ||
Mammary Immunology | ||
Dairy Enterprise Management | ||
Dairy Enterprise Management | ||
Subtotal | 42 | |
Elective Courses | ||
Restricted Electives | ||
Select 21 credit hours of restircted electives from the below table. 2 | 21 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select credit hours to fulfill degree requirement. | 10 | |
Subtotal | 31 | |
Pathways to General Education | ||
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
APSC 4004 | Contemporary Issues in the Animal Sciences (1A) 1 | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
Select an additional three credit hours of Pathway 3 | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
MATH 1014 | Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (5F) | 3 |
or MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus | |
STAT 2004 | Introductory Statistics (5F) | 3 |
or STAT 3005 | Statistical Methods | |
ALS 3104 | Animal Breeding and Genetics (5A) 1 | 3 |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
Select six credits in Pathway 6a and Pathway 6d | 6 | |
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 47 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
These courses are included in the in-major GPA calculation.
All restricted electives must be taken on an A-F basis, unless only offered P/F. At least 6 credits of approves restricted electives must be 4XXX. 2964, 2974, 2984, 2994, 3954, 3964, 3984, 4964, 4974, 4984, and 4994 courses will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Students must complete the courses listed to equal at least 120 credits, with a minimum overall GPA of 2.00 and a minimum in-major GPA of 2.00.
For purposes of GPA computation, courses included in the calculation of in-major GPA are courses notated with the applicable footnote.
An APSC degree may be earned in combination with the first year of work in an accredited medical, dental, or veterinary school, provided that the following requirements are met: at least two of the three years of pre-professional work, including the third year, are in residence at VT; and a minimum of 90 semester credits of undergraduate work that include all the courses listed above as Pathway to General Education and Degree Core, and at least 1 handling lab and 1 production course.
Progress Towards Degree Policy: Upon the completion of 72 credits, APSC students must have completed CHEM 1036 General Chemistry, CHEM 1046 General Chemistry Laboratory, APSC 1454 Introduction to Animal and Poultry Science, APSC 1464 Animal and Poultry Science Laboratory, and 6 credits from ALS 2304 Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy, ALS 3104 Animal Breeding and Genetics, or ALS 3204 Animal Nutrition and Feeding; have a minimum overall GPA of 2.00; and have completed at least 24 credits that apply to the Pathway to General Education requirements.
Foreign Language Requirement: Two semesters of a single foreign language are required unless 2 units of a single foreign language are completed in high school. These credits do not count toward graduation requirements.
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