2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites. | ||
| CHEM 1015 & CHEM 1016 | Chemistry in Context and Chemistry in Context | 6 |
| or CHEM 1035 & CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry and General Chemistry | |
| ALS 2304 | Comparative Animal Physiology and Anatomy 1 | 4 |
| ALS 3204 | Animal Nutrition and Feeding 1 | 3 |
| ALS 3304 | Physiology of Reproduction 1 | 3 |
| DASC 2474 | Dairy Science and Industry 1 | 3 |
| DASC 2664 | Professional Discourse and Career Development 1 | 1 |
| DASC 3474 | Dairy Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| DASC 4374 | Physiology of Lactation 1 | 3 |
| DASC 4664 | Translating Dairy Science 1 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 27 | |
| Option Required Courses | ||
| Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites. | ||
| DASC 4475 | Dairy Enterprise Management 1 | 3 |
| DASC 4476 | Dairy Enterprise Management 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Animal Agriculture and the Environment 1,2 | ||
| Applied Dairy Cattle Nutrition 1,2 | ||
| Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics 1,2 | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Dairy Elective Courses | ||
| Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites. | ||
| Select at least eight credits from the following: | 8 | |
| Dairy Cattle Handling 1 | ||
| Dairy Science First Year Experience 1 | ||
| Entrepreneurship in Animal Agriculture 1 | ||
| Dairy Cattle Evaluation 1 | ||
| Animal Agriculture and the Environment 1,2 | ||
| Applied Dairy Cattle Nutrition 1,2 | ||
| Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics 1,2 | ||
| Dairy Ration Formulation 1 | ||
| Principles and Practices of Bovine Reproduction 1 | ||
| Mammary Immunology 1 | ||
| Advanced Dairy Management Evaluation 1 | ||
| Field Study 1,3,4 | ||
or DASC 4974 | Independent Study | |
or DASC 4994 | Undergraduate Research | |
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Option Business Requirements | ||
| Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites. | ||
| Select at least nine credits from the following that have not been used to satisfy Pathway requirements: | 9 | |
| AAEC | Any | |
| ACIS | Any | |
| ECON | Any | |
| FIN | Any | |
| MGT | Any | |
| MKTG | Any | |
| Option Restricted Electives 4 | ||
| Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites. | ||
| Select at least 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
Any courses not already used to fullfill other degree requirements. | ||
AAEC | Any | |
ACIS | Any | |
ALS | Any | |
APSC | Any | |
BCHM | Any | |
BIOL | Any | |
BMVS | With advisor approval | |
BSE | Any | |
CHEM | Any | |
COMM | Any | |
CS | Any | |
CSES | Any | |
DASC | Any | |
ECON | Any | |
ENT | Any | |
FIW | Any | |
FOR | Any | |
FST | Any | |
HNFE | Any | |
HORT | Any | |
MATH | Any | |
MGT | Any | |
MKTG | Any | |
PHYS | Any | |
SPAN | Any | |
STAT | Any | |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select credits needed to complete 120 credits | 8 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 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 | |
| AAEC 1006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| BIOL 1105 & BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 1106 & BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Precalculus with Transcendental Functions | ||
| Elementary Calculus | ||
| Calculus of a Single Variable | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introductory Statistics (Pathway 5f) | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Biological Statistics | ||
| ALS 3104 | Animal Breeding and Genetics (Pathway 5a) 1 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Students may have 3 more credits of free electives by choosing a course that doublecounts for Pathways 7 and Pathways 2, Pathways 3, or Pathways 6. | ||
| Subtotal | 47 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Courses used for calculation of in-major GPA requirement.
These courses (DASC/APSC 3134, DASC 3274, DASC 4174) can be used to meet Option requirements or count toward Dairy Electives, but not both.
A maximum of 3 credits may be used from a combination of DASC 4964, 4974, and 4994.
Courses from the list of approved Option Restricted Electives cannot be double counted for Pathways to General Education, Dairy Science Common Degree Core, Option Dairy Requirements, Dairy Electives, or Option Business Requirements.
A 2.00 minimum overall and in-major GPA is required for graduation. Minimum DASC Credits Required for Graduation: 20. Total Credits Required for Graduation: 120.
Four credits of accelerated foreign language or 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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