The animal sciences and industry online bachelor’s degree, with two curriculum options, will prepare you for employment in the agriculture and food industry.
Are you passionate about animals, nutrition, agribusiness, wildlife conservation, or veterinary medicine? K-State’s Animal Sciences and Industry bachelor’s degree is one of the leading programs in the country and will prepare you to pursue the career you’ve always dreamed of in a wide variety of fields. ASI degree-holders are in demand in the food industry, zoos, government agencies, farm management, animal research and more.
The management and industry option is specialized in breeding, feeding, care and welfare of animals. Animal production, nutrition and management classes are combined with courses in your areas of interest to create a specialization that's tailor-made for you.
The science/pre-veterinary option is designed for those seeking an advanced degree or admission to a college of veterinary medicine, or who are pursuing a career in research. The science/pre-veterinary option emphasizes courses in chemistry, physics, matematics, biology and microbiology to prepare you for further studies in animal science.
$492.68 per credit hour*
120 credit hours
2 program options
*This estimate includes online tuition and College of Agriculture fees and is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ depending on your transfer hours, course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Graduates of the animal sciences and industry bachelor’s program may work in fields such as:
agribusiness
animal health
animal health pharmaceuticals
animal nutrition
communications
food safety
food product development
livestock production
public relations
food processing and quality control
research
sales and marketing
Considering attending veterinary school? The College of Veterinary Medicine at K-State does accept the prerequisite courses taken in the animal sciences and industry bachelor's degree, but not all schools do. Make sure to verify compatibility with any veterinary school to which you plan to apply.
Communications - includes COMM 106 or 109* (3 credit)
Mathematics and Statistics - recommended MATH 100 (3 credits)
Natural and Physical Sciences - recommended CHM 110 and CHM 111 (4-5 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences - recommended ECON or AGEC (6 credits)
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Institutionally Designated - at K-State, these include the first 100- and 200-level courses not applied to other GE framework areas (6 credits)
Major Support Courses (38 credits)
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology (4 credits)
CHM 110 and CHM 111 - General Chemistry or higher (4 credits)
Major concentration courses (15 credits)
Block A - Agriculture course(s); must be at 300+ level (3 credits)
Block B - Business course(s) - recommended AGEC or ECON to also meet social and behavioral science area; at least 3 credits at 300+ level (6 credits)
Block C - Applied and foundational science courses (6 credits)
Major specialization courses (15 credits)
Block D - Specialization courses - recommended COMM 120* or MC 110 and ENGL 251* or a foreign language to also meet the arts and humanities discipline area (15 credits)
Animal Science Courses (44-45 credits)
Animal Science Core Courses (19 credits)
ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science (3 credits)
ASI 105 - Animal Science and Industry Lab (1 credit)
ASI 106 - Dairy Lab (0.5 credits)
ASI 107 - Companion Animal Lab (0.5 credits)
ASI 108 - Poultry Lab (0.5 credits)
ASI 109 - Hourse Lab (0.5 credits)
ASI 150 - Domestical Animal Anatomy (3 credits)
ASI 202 - Animal Nutrition (3 credits)
ASI 300 - ASI Career Preparation (1 credit)
ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction (3 credits)
ASI 595 - Contemporary Issues in Animal Science and Agriculture (3 credits)
Animal Science Concentration Courses (13 credits)
Animal Products Block - select from ASI 350, 361*, 405*, 601*, 640, 695 (3 credits)
Breeding and Genetics Block - select from ASI 500+, ASI 501 or ASI 511 (4 credits)
Animal Management Block - select from ASI 515, 520, 521, 524, 535*, 621*, 645* (6 credits)
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