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Bachelor of Science

Dairy Science Major with Science/Prevet Option

Program Curriculum

Course List
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
Dairy Elective Courses
Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites.
Select a minimum of nine credits from the following:		9
DASC 1464	Dairy Cattle Handling ¹
DASC 1574	Dairy Science First Year Experience ¹
DASC 2204	Entrepreneurship in Animal Agriculture ¹
DASC 2484	Dairy Cattle Evaluation ¹
DASC/APSC 3134	Animal Agriculture and the Environment ¹
DASC 3274	Applied Dairy Cattle Nutrition ¹
DASC 4174	Applied Dairy Cattle Genetics ¹
DASC 4274	Dairy Ration Formulation ¹
DASC/APSC 4304	Principles and Practices of Bovine Reproduction ¹
DASC 4384	Mammary Immunology ¹
DASC 4474	Advanced Dairy Management Evaluation ¹
DASC 4475	Dairy Enterprise Management ¹
DASC 4476	Dairy Enterprise Management ¹
DASC 4974	Independent Study ^1,2,3
or DASC 4994	Undergraduate Research
Subtotal		9
Option Science / Pre-Vet Requirements
Many courses in this list have prerequisites. Click on each course for its description and any co- or prerequisites.
Select one of the following:		2
CHEM 1025 & CHEM 1026	Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory and Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 1045 & CHEM 1046	General Chemistry Laboratory and General Chemistry Laboratory
Select at least 23 credits from the following:		23
APSC 3434	Host Microbe Interactions
BCHM 2024	Concepts of Biochemistry
BCHM 3XXX, 4XXX	Any BCHM at the 3000 level or higher
BIOL 2XXX, 3XXX, 4XXX	Any Biology at the 2000 level or higher
CHEM 2XXX, 3XXX, 4XXX	Any Chemistry at the 2000 level or higher
PHYS 2205	General Physics
PHYS 2206	General Physics
PHYS 2215	General Physics Laboratory
PHYS 2216	General Physics Laboratory
DASC 4994	Undergraduate Research ^1,3
Subtotal		25
Free Electives
Select credits needed to complete 120 credits		12
Subtotal		12
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
ENGL 1105	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL 1106	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
Select 3 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
MATH 1014	Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (5F)
MATH 1025	Elementary Calculus (5F)
MATH 1225	Calculus of a Single Variable (5F)
Select one of the following:		3
STAT 2004	Introductory Statistics (5F)
STAT 3005	Statistical Methods (5F)
STAT 3615	Biological Statistics (5F)
ALS 3104	Animal Breeding and Genetics (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 double counts for Pathways 7 and 2, Pathways 3, or Pathways 6.
Subtotal		47
Total Credits		120

¹: These courses are included in the in-major GPA calculation.
²: A maximum of 3 credits may be used from a combination of DASC 4974 and DASC 4994.
³: DASC 4994 can be used to meet Option requirements or count toward Dairy Electives, but not both.

After completion of 30 Virginia Tech semester credits: 3 semester credits of DASC courses
After completion of 36 semester credits, including credits completed at Virginia Tech, transfer credits, advanced placement & standing, credit by exam, and course withdrawal: 12 semester credits in any area of the Pathways to General Education
After completion of 72 semester credits, including credits completed at Virginia Tech, transfer credits, advanced placement & standing, credit by exam, and course withdrawal: 24 semester credits in any area of the Pathways to General Education, 6 semester credits of DASC courses; at least 9 semester credits of in-major courses
After 96 semester credits: In-major GPA of at least 2.00, Overall GPA of at least 2.00

Graduation 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

Foreign Language Requirements

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.