Animal Sciences and Industry Bachelor's Degree

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements.

Additional Requirements

To qualify for admission into this program, you must have already completed or meet the following requirements:

• 30 college credits with a 2.0 minimum cumulative GPA and completion of the following courses:
  • ENGL 100- Expository Writing I
  • ENGL 200- Expository Writing II
  • COMM 106- Public Speaking I
  • BIOL 198- Principles of Biology
  • CHM 110 and 111 - General Chemistry with Lab
  • MATH 100 - College Algebra
• Reside within the U.S. (active duty U.S. military personnel and dependents are exempt)

If you have not completed 30 college credits, you still may be considered for admission on a conditional basis as you work to complete the requirements. However, it is strongly recommended that you complete the minimum requirements before applying for admission in order to prepare for the animal sciences coursework.

General Courses (20 credits)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology (4 credits)*
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
• COMM 106 - Public Speaking I (3 credits)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I (3 credits)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II (3 credits)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra (3 credits)

Agriculture (Minimum 5 credits)

1-credit courses do not apply.

Biosciences (9 credits)

• BIOCH 265 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (5 credits)
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology (4 credits)*

Business and Economics (12 credits)

• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations (3 credits)
• Three additional courses

Communications (3 credits)

• AGCOM 400 - Agricultural Business Communications (3 credits)
• ENGL 516 - Written Communication in the Sciences (3 credits)
• MC 110 - Mass Communication in Society (3 credits)

Humanities/Social Science (9 credits)

• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• Two additional courses

Statistics/Computer Science/Math (6 credits)

Select 1:

• STAT 325 - Intro to Statistics (3 credits)
• STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics (3 credits)

Minimum 3 credits:

• CIS 101 - Intro to Information Technology (1 credit)
• CIS 102 - Intro PC/Spreadsheet (1 credit)
• CIS 103 - Intro PC/Database (1 credit)
• CIS 104 - Intro PC/Word Processing (1 credit)
• MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry (3 credits)
• MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra (3 credits)
• STAT 351 - Business and Economic Statistics II (3 credits)

Animal Science/Food Science (28 credits)

• ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science (3 credits)
• ASI 105 - Animal Science Lab (1 credit)*
• ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science Lab (1 credit)*
• ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition (3 credits)
• ASI 580 - Career Preparation (1 credit)
• FDSCI 302 - Intro to Food Science (3 credits)
• FDSCI 600 - Food Microbiology (2 credits)
• FDSCI 601 - Food Microbiology Lab (2 credits)*
• FDSCI 690 - Principles of HACCP and HARPC (3 credits)
• FDSCI 695 - Quality Assurance of Food Products (3 credits)
• ASI 350 - Meat Science (3 credits)

Select 1:

• ASI 515 - Beef Science (3 credits)
• ASI 535 - Swine Science (3 credits)

Animal Science/Food Science Electives (18 credits)

• ASI 500 - Genetics (3 credits)
• ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles (3 credits)
• ASI 533 - Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
• ASI 599 - Animal Science Internship (1-6 credits)
• ASI 640 - Poultry Products Technology (3 credits)
• ASI 650 - Identification and Data Management of Food Animals (2 credits)
• FDSCI 305 - Fundamentals of Food Processing (3 credits)
• FDSCI 603 - Food Science Internship (1-6 credits)
• FDSCI 710 - Kosher and Halal Food Regulations (2 credits)

Unrestricted Electives (7-11 credits)

*Course is not available online at K-State.

General Courses (20 credits)

• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology (4 credits)*
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry (3 credits)
• CHM 111 - General Chemistry Lab (1 credit)
• COMM 106 - Public Speaking I (3 credits)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I (3 credits)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II (3 credits)
• MATH 100 - College Algebra (3 credits)

Agriculture (Minimum 8 credits)

• AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (3 credits)*
• Two additional courses

Biosciences (5 credits)

• BIOCH 265 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (5 credits)

Business and Economics (15 credits)

• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations (3 credits)

Minimum 12 credits:

• AGEC 516 - Agricultural Law and Economics (3 credits)
• FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)
• PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (3 credits)
• MANGT 420 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
• MANGT 430 - Business Law I (3 credits)
• MANGT 531 - Human Resources Management (3 credits)
• MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)
• MKTG 450 - Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
• MKTG 542 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling (3 credits)

Communications (2-5 credits)

• AGCOM 400 - Agricultural Business Communications (3 credits)
• ENGL 516 - Written Communication in the Sciences (3 credits)
• MC 110 - Mass Communication in Society (3 credits)

Humanities/Social Science (9 credits)

• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• Two additional courses

Statistics/Computer Science/Math (3 credits)

• STAT 325 - Intro to Statistics (3 credits)
• STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics (3 credits)
• Any CIS course

Animal Science (34 credits)

• ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science (3 credits)
• ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition (3 credits)
• ASI 320 - Principles of Feeding (3 credits)
• ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction (3 credits)
• ASI 500 - Genetics (3 credits)
• ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles (3 credits)
• ASI 533 - Anatomy and Physiology (4 credits)
• ASI 580 - Career Preparation (1 credit)

Select 2:

• ASI 105 - Animal Science Lab (1 credit)*
• ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science Lab (1 credit)*
• ASI 107 - Companion Animal and Horse Lab (1 credit)*

Select 1:

• ASI 350 - Meat Science (3 credits)
• ASI 640 - Poultry Products Technology (3 credits)
• FDSCI 305 - Fundamentals of Food Processing (3 credits)

Select 2:

• ASI 515 - Beef Science (3 credits)
• ASI 520 - Companion Animal Management (3 credits)
• ASI 521 - Horse Science (3 credits)
• ASI 535 - Swine Science (3 credits)
  
  

Upper-Level ASI Electives (12 credits)

Unrestricted Electives (12-16 credits)

*Course is not available online at K-State.

Graduates of the animal sciences and industry bachelor’s program may work in fields such as:

• animal health
• animal health pharmaceutical
• animal nutrition
• food safety
• laboratory
• product development
• production
• quality control
• sales and marketing

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