Bachelor of Science

The curriculum in Animal and Veterinary Sciences provides students with a broad base of understanding of scientific principles and the application of these principles to scientific, technical, and business phases of livestock and poultry production, processing, and marketing. Completion of general education requirements, basic sciences, applied sciences, and student-selected courses of personal interest prepares graduates well for successful careers. All students complete a common freshman year; the curriculum is then divided into five concentrations: Dairy Business, Equine Business, Food and Animal Business, Poultry Business, and Preveterinary and Science. Each concentration includes specialized courses unique to students pursuing careers in those fields.

Many opportunities are available to Animal and Veterinary Sciences graduates, including production, sales and marketing, business management, advertising, extension, meat and dairy industry, and teaching. Graduates in the Preveterinary and Science Concentration also meet all requirements for admission to graduate and professional schools including the veterinary medicine programs for the University of Georgia and Tuskegee University.

Freshman Year Program

First Semester
1 - AVS 100 Orientation to Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences
4 - AVS 202 Introductory Animal Science
4 - BIOL 103 General Biology I or 5 - BIOL 110 Principles of Biology I
4 - CH 101 General Chemistry
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
16-17

Second Semester
1 - AVS 108 Animal and Dairy Sci. Techniques
4 - BIOL 104 General Biology II or 5 - BIOL 111 Principles of Biology II
4 - CH 102 General Chemistry
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - MTHSC 102 Intro. to Math. Analysis or 4 - MTHSC 106 Calculus of One Variable I
15-17

DAIRY BUSINESS CONCENTRATION

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts I
1 - AVS 203 Dairy Science Techniques
4 - CSENV 202 Soils
4 - SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish
3 - Computer Skills Requirement¹
3 - Humanities Requirement E.1¹
18

Second Semester
3 - AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics
3 - AVS 310 Animal Disease and Sanitation
4 - SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Elective
17

Junior Year

First Semester
4 - AN PH 301 Physiology and Anatomy of Domestic Animals
3 - AP EC 302 Econ. of Farm Management
3 - AVS 370 Principles of Animal Nutrition
4 - AVS 404 Dairy Cattle Feeding and Mgt.³
4 - MICRO 305 General Microbiology
18

Second Semester
2 - AVS 302 Principles of Livestock Selection
3 - AVS 375 Applied Animal Nutrition
2 - AVS 461 Physiology of Lactation
3 - CSENV 423 Field CropForages
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Business Requirement⁴
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2¹
1 - Elective
18

Senior Year

First Semester
2 - AVS 406 Seminars and Related Topics
4 - AVS 430 Dairy Processing I
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
4 - Animal Production Requirement⁵
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement¹
16

Second Semester
3 - AVS 453 Animal Reproduction
3 - AVS 470 Animal Breeding
3 - Business Requirement⁴
7 - Elective⁶
16

134-137 Total Semester Hours

¹See General Education Requirements.

²See advisor. Select from AVS 120, 204, or 210.

³AVS 404 is taught in the fall semester of even-numbered years and may be taken in the senior year. See advisor for scheduling alternatives.

⁴See advisor. Select from AG M 205, 401, 402, 403, 460, AGRIC (EN SP) 315, AP EC 309, 319, 351, 409, 433, 460, CSENV (B E) 408, ECON 211, 212, EN SP 432, LAW 312, 313, MGT 301, 307.

⁵See advisor. Select from AVS 401, 402, 408, 412, or 431. May be taken either first or second semester of senior year.

⁶Electives may be taken in the first semester of the senior year if necessary.

EQUINE BUSINESS CONCENTRATION

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts I
3 - AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics
1 - AVS 204 Horse Care Techniques
4 - SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish
3 - Humanities Requirement E.1¹
3 - Computer Skills Requirement¹
17

Second Semester
3 - AGRIC 104 Intro. to Plant Sciences or 4 - CSENV 202 Soils
2 - AVS 205 Light Horse Management
3 - AVS 310 Animal Disease and Sanitation
4 - SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2¹
1 - Elective
17-18

Junior Year

First Semester
4 - AN PH 301 Physiology and Anatomy of Domestic Animals
3 - AP EC 302 Econ. of Farm Management
3 - AVS 370 Principles of Animal Nutrition
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Elective
17

Second Semester
2 - AVS 302 Principles of Livestock Selection
2 - AVS 309 Principles of Equine Evaluation
3 - AVS 375 Applied Animal Nutrition
2 - AVS 385 Equine Behavior and Training
3 - AVS 453 Animal Reproduction
3 - CSENV 423 Field CropForages
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
18

Senior Year

First Semester
2 - AVS 406 Seminars and Related Topics
| 3 - AVS 407 Equine Theriogenology
4 - Animal Production Requirement³
3 - Business Requirement⁴
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement¹
2 - Elective
17

Second Semester

4 - AVS 412 Horse Production
3 - AVS 470 Animal Breeding
3 - MGT 307 Personnel Management
3 - Business Requirement⁴
4 - Elective⁵
17

134-138 Total Semester Hours

¹See General Education Requirements.

²See advisor. Select from AVS 120, 203, or 210.

³See advisor. Select from AVS 401, 402, 404, or 408.

⁴See advisor. Select from AG M 205, 401, 402, 403, 460, AGRIC (EN SP) 315, AP EC 309, 319, 351, 409, 433, 460, CSENV (B E) 408, ECON 211, 212, EN SP 432, LAW 312, 313, MGT 301.

⁵Electives may be taken in the first semester of the senior year if necessary.

FOOD ANIMAL BUSINESS CONCENTRATION

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts I
3 - AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics
1 - AVS 210 Animal Science Techniques
4 - SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish
3 - Humanities Requirement E.1¹
3 - Computer Skills Requirement¹
17

Second Semester
3 - AVS 310 Animal Disease and Sanitation
4 - CSENV 202 Soils
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
4 - SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Elective³
18

Junior Year

First Semester
4 - AN PH 301 Physiology and Anatomy of Domestic Animals
3 - AP EC 302 Econ. of Farm Management
3 - AVS 370 Principles of Animal Nutrition
3 - SPCH 250 Public Speaking
1 - Animal Techniques Requirement²
3 - Elective³
17

Second Semester
2 - AVS 302 Principles of Livestock Selection
2 - AVS 353 Meats
1 - AVS 354 Meats Lab.
3 - AVS 375 Applied Animal Nutrition
3 - AVS 453 Animal Reproduction
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement¹
3 - Elective³
17

Senior Year

First Semester

2 - AVS 406 Seminars and Related Topics
4 - Animal Production Requirement⁴
6 - Business Requirement⁵
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2¹
3 - Elective³
18

Second Semester
3 - AVS 470 Animal Breeding
3 - MGT 307 Personnel Management
4 - Animal Production Requirement⁴
3 - Business Requirement⁵
3 - Elective^3,6
16

134-137 Total Semester Hours

¹See General Education Requirements.

²See advisor. Select from AVS 120, 203, or 204.

³Students opting to use elective hours to pursue a minor should inform their advisors early in their academic careers.

⁴See advisor. Select from AVS 401 or 408; and 402, 404, or 412.

⁵See advisor. Select from AG M 205, 401, 402, 403, 460, AGRIC (EN SP) 315, AP EC 309, 319, 351, 409, 433, 460, CSENV (B E) 408, 423, ECON 211, 212, EN SP 432, LAW 312, 313, MGT 301.

⁶Electives may be taken in the first semester of the senior year if necessary.

POULTRY BUSINESS CONCENTRATION

Sophomore Year