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Animal Sciences: Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration, BS


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About the Program

The Department of Animal Sciences offers this concentration that is intended for students seeking careers in veterinary medicine, research, or technical services related to animal nutrition, growth and development, animal genetics, reproduction, animal well-being, and management. Those in this concentration should have a strong interest in and curiosity in discovery and have enjoyed their high school biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses. This concentration can be used as excellent preparation for professional careers such as human medical doctors, veterinarians, dentists, and employment in the nutrition, genomics, and pharmaceutical industries.

Animal Sciences Website

See ANSC Undergraduate Student Handbook for more information.

Animal Sciences Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Courses (33 credits)


Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (83-84 credits)


Electives (3-4 credits)


  • Electives - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00

 

College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements



University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Program Requirements


15 Credits


16 Credits


15-16 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


16 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


14 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • (Capstone)
  • Animal Genetics Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
  • Animal Production/Management Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00

14-15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Animal Nutrition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Animal Products Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Animal Sciences Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00
  • Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level): Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Written or Oral Communication Selective (20000+ level): Credit Hours: 3.00

14 Credits


Notes


  • 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  • 2.0 GPA required in Animal Science courses
  • Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

World Language Courses


World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.

ASL-American Sign Language

ARAB-Arabic CHNS-Chinese FR-French
GER-German GREK-Greek (ancient) HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR-Hebrew (modern)
ITAL-Italian JPNS-Japanese KOR-Korean LATN-Latin
PTGS-Portuguese RUSS-Russian SPAN-Spanish  

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


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