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Apr 19, 2024
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2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Animal Sciences: Animal Agribusiness Concentration, BS
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About the Program
This Department of Animal Sciences option is best suited for those interested in business aspects of the animal industry and gaining knowledge in accounting, sales and marketing, and business management. Graduates are high in demand in sales and service areas of animal health products; feed, production, equipment firms; sales companies; and animal representatives for banks and lending organizations, insurance companies, marketing, advertising, and public relations agencies. You may be well suited for animal agribusiness if you enjoy meeting people, have a good oral communication skills as well as a proficiency in writing. Experience with raising and managing of animals is essential since you will be expected to interact and relate to managers, veterinarians, businessmen, and owners of animal enterprises. An interest in economics, marketing, and business management is important.
Animal Sciences (multiple concentrations) Website
Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information
The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Animal Sciences: Animal Agribusiness include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.
Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.
120 credits required for graduation
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Departmental/Program Major Courses (107-108 credits)
Required Major Courses (12 credits)
ANSC Restricted Selectives (21 credits, 18 credits have to be 30000 or higher)
(see ANSC Undergraduate Student Handbook)
- Animal Genetics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
- Animal Nutrition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Physiology Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00
- Animal Production/Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Products Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 4.00
- Animal Sciences Selectives - Credit Hours: 4.00 - 8.00
Electives (12 credits)
- Elective - Credit Hours: 12.00
University Core Requirements
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree
2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree
College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements
- 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree
- 32 Upper division credits taken from Purdue
- 9 credits International Understanding
- 3 credits Multicultural Awareness
- 9 credits of Hum and/or Social Sciences outside the College of Agriculture
Fall 3rd Year
- STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods
- Agricultural Economics, Economics, or Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Nutrition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Physiology Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 3rd Year
- Agricultural Economics, Economics, or Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Genetics Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Animal Products Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 4th Year
- ANSC 48100 - Contemporary Issues in Animal Sciences
- Agricultural Economics, Economics, or Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Animal Production/Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 5.00
Spring 4th Year
- Animal Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Agricultural Economics, Economics, or Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours: 7.00
Note
120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.
2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.
Official and complete prerequisite lists are in the course catalog; the incomplete listing presented here regards this program and course sequencing.
Foreign Language Courses
Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:
American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.
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