Food and Feed Manufacturing Associate Degree

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

An associate degree in Food and Feed Manufacturing will prepare you for entry or supervisory positions in the rapidly advancing grain, food, and feed industries. Positions may be found in fields such as:

• food and feed manufacturing
• grain processing
• packaging
• equipment maintenance
• quality assurance

Semester 1 (16 credits)

• English General Education Course (3 credits)
• Math General Education Course (3 credits)
• ASMS 120 - Intro to Food and Feed Manufacturing Employee Safety (1 credit)
• ASMS 220 - Employee Safety in Grain Handling Facilities (1 credit)
• ASMS 221 - Safety Applications Practicum* (1 credit)
• FFM 100 - Foundations in Food and Feed Manufacturing (1 credit)
• FFM 110 - Intro to Grain and Food Manufacturing Industries (1 credit)
• FFM 111 - Intro to Feed and Pet Food Manufacturing Industries (1 credit)
• FFM 120 - Ingredient ID and Quality: Cereal Grains (1 credit)
• FFM 121 - Ingredient ID and Quality: Oil Seeds and Legumes (1 credit)
• FFM 122 - Ingredient ID and Quality: Co-products and Additives (1 credit)
• FFM 159 - Intro to Milling (1 credit)* OR
  FFM 169 - Intro to Baking (1 credit)* OR
  FFM 179 - Intro to Feed and Pet Food* (1 credit)
  
  

Semester 2 (14 credits)

• Communications General Education Course (3 credits)
• Computer Applications Elective Course (2 credits)
• Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Course (3 credits) OR
  Arts and Humanities General Education Course (3 credits)
• FFM 150/151/152 - Milling: Preparing Grains/Milling Process/Milling Specialty Grains (3 total credits) OR
  FFM 160/161/162 - Baking: Bakery Ingredients/Bakery Processes/Baking Products (3 total credits) OR
  FFM 170/171/172 - Feed and Pet Food: Feed Processing/Pet Food Processing/Finished Feed and Pet Food Quality Assurance (3 total credits)
• Specialization Elective Course (3 credits)

Semester 3 (16 credits)

• Natural and Physical Sciences General Education Course and Lab (4 credits)
• LEAD 212 - Introduction to Leadership Concepts (3 credits) OR
  MANGT 220 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
• FFM 210 - Food and Feed Manufacturing Equipment Maintenance (1 credit)
• FFM 215 - Preventative and Predictive Maintenance: Milling Specific (1 credit) OR
  FFM 216 - Preventative and Predictive Maintenance: Baking Specific (1 credit) OR
  FFM 217 - Preventative and Predictive Maintenance: Feed and Pet Food Specific (1 credit)
• FFM 225 - Equipment Maintenance Practicum: Milling* (1 credit) OR
  FFM 226 - Equipment Maintenance Practicum: Baking* (1 credit) OR
  FFM 227 - Equipment Maintenance Practicum: Feed* (1 credit)
• Specialization Elective Course (3 credits)
• Management Elective Course (3 credits)

Semester 4 (14 credits)

• FFM 250 - Advanced Food and Feed Manufacturing Management (1 credit)
• FFM 280 - Intro to Food and Feed Safety (1 credit)
• FFM 251 - Advanced Manufacturing Management Practicum: Milling* (1 credit) OR
  FFM 261 - Advanced Manufacturing Management Practicum: Baking* (1 credit) OR
  FFM 271 - Advanced Manufacturing Management Practicum: Feed and Pet Food* (1 credit)
• FFM 252 - Advanced Management: Milling (1 credit) OR
  FFM 262 - Advanced Management: Baking (1 credit) OR
  FFM 272 - Advanced Management: Feed and Pet Food (1 credit)
• FFM 285 - Advanced Food Safety (1 credit) OR
  FFM 287 - Advanced Feed and Pet Food Safety (1 credit)
• Management Elective Course (3 credits)
• Management Elective Course (3 credits)
• Specialization Elective Course (3 credits)

*Required On‐Site Courses

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