Program Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate problem solving skills.
- Demonstrate a proficiency in working as a leader and as a part of a team to achieve common goals.
- Integrate and apply technical and conceptual knowledge.
- Exhibit an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities as animal scientists.
- Communicate effectively in a professional manner.
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students must also satisfy requirements outlined in more detail in the Minimum Requirements for Graduation section of this catalog, including:
- 60 units of upper-division courses
- Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
- 2.0 GPA
- U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)
Note: No Major or Support courses may be selected as credit/no credit.
| MAJOR COURSES | ||
| ASCI 101 | Introduction to the Animal Sciences | 2 |
| ASCI 112 | Principles of Animal Science | 4 |
| ASCI 211 | Meat Science | 4 |
| ASCI 220 | Introductory Animal Nutrition and Feeding | 4 |
| ASCI 229 | Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals | 4 |
| ASCI 290 | Animal Production and Management Enterprise | 4 |
| or ASCI 490 | Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise | |
| ASCI 304 | Animal Genomics | 3 |
| ASCI 351 | Reproductive Physiology | 4 |
| ASCI 363 | Undergraduate Seminar | 2 |
| ASCI 477 | Senior Project - Research Experience in Animal Science | 3 |
| or ASCI 478 | Senior Project - Advanced Internship Experience in Animal Science | |
| or ASCI 479 | Senior Project - Current Topics in Animal Science | |
| Production Courses | ||
| Select one from each of the three categories: | 12 | |
Ruminants | ||
| Introduction to Beef Production | ||
or ASCI 223 | Systems of Small Ruminant Management | |
or DSCI 230 | General Dairy Husbandry | |
Nonruminants | ||
| Systems of Swine Production | ||
or ASCI 225 | Introduction to Poultry Management | |
Companion Animals or Range Management | ||
| Equine Science | ||
or ASCI 227 | Companion Animal Science | |
or ASCI 239 | Principles of Rangeland Management | |
| Biochemistry/Chemistry | ||
| Select from the following: | 4-5 | |
| Physiological Chemistry of Animals | ||
| Survey of Biochemistry and Biotechnology | ||
| Biochemical Principles | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Select from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Equine Nutrition | ||
| Nonruminant Nutrition | ||
| Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Animal Metabolism and Nutrition | ||
| Dairy Cattle Nutrition | ||
| Physiology | ||
| Select from the following: | 3-5 | |
| Equine Reproduction | ||
| Equine Exercise Physiology | ||
| Veterinary Pharmacology | ||
| Domestic Livestock Endocrinology | ||
| Applied Animal Embryology and Assisted Reproduction | ||
| Systemic Animal Physiology | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals | ||
| Advanced Equine Reproductive Technologies | ||
| Lactation Physiology | ||
| Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology | ||
| Technology/Management | ||
| Select from the following: | 8-9 | |
| Holistic Management | ||
or AG 450 | Applied Holistic Management | |
| Technical Veterinary Skills | ||
| Advanced Beef Cattle System Management | ||
| Production Medicine | ||
| Equine Biomechanics | ||
| Egg Production, Processing and Distribution | ||
| Poultry Meat Production and Processing | ||
| Animal Welfare and Ethics | ||
| Poultry Business Management | ||
| Veterinary Pharmacology | ||
| Rangeland Improvements | ||
| California Rangeland & Ranch Resource Management | ||
| Applied Biotechnology in Animal Science | ||
| Applied Animal Embryology and Assisted Reproduction | ||
| Assisted Reproduction Technologies of Gametes and Embryos Laboratory | ||
| Applied Animal Behavior Science | ||
| HACCP for Meat and Poultry Operations | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals | ||
| Computer Applications in Animal Science: Spreadsheet Analysis | ||
| Advanced Equine Reproductive Technologies | ||
| Rangeland Assessment and Planning | ||
| Applied Practices for Monitoring California Rangelands | ||
| Processed Meat Products | ||
| Approved Electives | ||
| Select courses from the list of Approved Electives; see Approved Electives Guide below. Depending on course selections in other areas, up to 14 units of 300-400 level courses may be required. Please consult with faculty and/or academic advisor to verify upper-division unit requirements. | 24 | |
| SUPPORT COURSES | ||
| BIO 111 | General Biology (B2 & B3) 1 | 4 |
| or BIO 161 | Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| BIO 302 | Human Genetics | 4-5 |
| or BIO 303 | Survey of Genetics | |
| or BIO 351 | Principles of Genetics | |
| CHEM 127 | General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I (B1 & B3) 1 | 4 |
| CHEM 128 | General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II | 4 |
| CHEM 216 | Organic Chemistry I 2 | 5 |
| or CHEM 312 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | |
| MATH 118 | Precalculus Algebra (B4) 1, 3 | 4 |
| or MATH 161 | Calculus for the Life Sciences I | |
| STAT 218 | Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences (GE Electives) 1 | 4 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) | ||
| (see GE program requirements below.) | 56 | |
| FREE ELECTIVES | ||
| Free Electives | 1-7 | |
| Total units | 180 | |
Approved Electives Guide
Approved Electives have been organized by area of interest to guide students in their selections. Any course on this list can be used as an elective; courses not on this list can serve as an elective but require faculty advisor approval. Consultation with a faculty advisor is recommended to ensure that the required number of upper-division units is met. Also, bear in mind that selection may impact pursuit of post-baccalaureate studies and/or goals.
| Pre-Veterinary Medicine | ||
| Companion Animal Science 4 | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Technical Veterinary Skills 4 | ||
| Equine Biomechanics 4 | ||
| Physiological Chemistry of Animals 4 | ||
| Equine Reproduction 4 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Animal Welfare and Ethics | ||
| Equine Exercise Physiology 4 | ||
| Veterinary Pharmacology 4 | ||
| Domestic Livestock Endocrinology 4 | ||
| Animal Metabolism and Nutrition 4 | ||
| Systemic Animal Physiology 4 | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals 4 | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Diversity and History of Life | ||
| Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 4 | ||
| Introduction to Organismal Form and Function | ||
| Survey of Genetics 4 | ||
| Principles of Genetics 4 | ||
| Principles of Animal Physiology | ||
| Principles of Conservation Biology | ||
| General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Organic Chemistry III | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory For Life Sciences II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory for Life Sciences III | ||
| Biochemical Principles 4 | ||
| Metabolism | ||
| Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology 4 | ||
| Calculus I 4 | ||
or MATH 161 | Calculus for the Life Sciences I | |
| Calculus II | ||
or MATH 162 | Calculus for the Life Sciences II | |
| Microbiology | ||
| College Physics I | ||
| College Physics II | ||
| College Physics III | ||
| College Physics I Laboratory | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| General Physics III | ||
| General Physics IA | ||
| Special Problems for Undergraduates | ||
| Biotechnology | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Veterinary Pharmacology 4 | ||
| Applied Biotechnology in Animal Science 4 | ||
| Domestic Livestock Endocrinology 4 | ||
| Applied Animal Embryology and Assisted Reproduction 4 | ||
| Assisted Reproduction Technologies of Gametes and Embryos Laboratory | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals 4 | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology 4 | ||
| Introduction to Organismal Form and Function | ||
| Orientation to Biotechnology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Genetic Engineering Technology | ||
| Principles of Genetics 4 | ||
| Developmental Biology | ||
| Functional Histology | ||
| Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Gene Expression Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science III | ||
| Organic Chemistry I 4 | ||
| Organic Chemistry II | ||
| Organic Chemistry Laboratory For Life Sciences II | ||
| Molecular Biology | ||
| Chemistry of Drugs and Poisons | ||
| Protein Techniques Laboratory | ||
| Biochemical Pharmacology | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| General Microbiology I | ||
| General Microbiology II | ||
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | ||
| Food Microbiology | ||
| Biopsychology | ||
| Food Animal Production | ||
| Forage Crops | ||
| Holistic Management 4 | ||
| Principles of Agribusiness Management | ||
| Livestock Show Management | ||
| Introduction to Beef Production 4 | ||
| Systems of Swine Production 4 | ||
| Systems of Small Ruminant Management 4 | ||
| Introduction to Poultry Management 4 | ||
| Livestock Evaluation | ||
| Preparation of Livestock for Shows and Sales | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Advanced Beef Cattle System Management 4 | ||
| Production Medicine 4 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Animal Welfare and Ethics | ||
| Applied Animal Behavior Science | ||
| Advanced Livestock Event Planning | ||
| Advanced Livestock Event Management | ||
| Computer Applications in Animal Science: Spreadsheet Analysis 4 | ||
| Selected Advanced Topics | ||
| Wildlife Management | ||
| Agricultural Machinery Safety | ||
| General Dairy Husbandry | ||
| General Dairy Manufacturing | ||
| Dairy Cattle Selection, Breeds, Fitting and Showing | ||
| Dairy Cattle Nutrition | ||
| Artificial Insemination and Embryo Biotechnology | ||
| Dairy Animal Health, Safety and Applied Technology | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Elementary Spanish I | ||
| Introductory Soil Science | ||
| Comparative Animal Biology Studies | ||
| Animal Parasitology | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Zoonoses and Veterinary Public Health Concerns | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Introduction to Organismal Form and Function | ||
| Wildlife Conservation Biology | ||
| Introductory Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Wildlife Ecology | ||
| Behavioral Ecology | ||
| Population Ecology | ||
| Marine Mammals, Birds and Reptiles | ||
| Technologies for Ocean Discovery | ||
| Learning | ||
| Applied Experimental Design and Regression Models | ||
| Equine Science | ||
| Theory and Practice of Rodeo | ||
| Equine Management | ||
| Equine Science 4 | ||
| Equine Evaluation | ||
| Equine Behavior and Training | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Equine Biomechanics 4 | ||
| Advanced Equine Evaluation | ||
| Equine Reproduction 4 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Equine and Human Communication | ||
| Equine Behavior Modification | ||
| Equine Nutrition 4 | ||
| Equine Exercise Physiology 4 | ||
| Advanced Equine Reproductive Technologies 4 | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Poultry Management | ||
| Agribusiness Credit and Finance | ||
| Introduction to Poultry Management 4 | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Egg Production, Processing and Distribution 4 | ||
| Poultry Meat Production and Processing 4 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| Poultry Business Management | ||
| Nonruminant Nutrition 4 | ||
| HACCP for Meat and Poultry Operations 4 | ||
| Immunology and Diseases of Animals 4 | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Legal Responsibilities of Business | ||
| Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors | ||
| Principles of Marketing | ||
| Corporate Communication | ||
| Elements of Food Safety | ||
| Food Packaging | ||
| Food Quality Assurance | ||
| Food Plant Sanitation and Prerequisite Programs | ||
| Rangeland Resource Management | ||
| Principles of Rangeland Management | ||
| Holistic Management 4 | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Advanced Beef Cattle System Management 4 | ||
| Rangeland Improvements | ||
| California Rangeland & Ranch Resource Management | ||
| Rangeland Assessment and Planning | ||
| Applied Practices for Monitoring California Rangelands | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Introductory Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Plant Physiology | ||
| General Botany | ||
| Taxonomy of Vascular Plants | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Natural Resource Ecology and Habitat Management | ||
| Watershed Processes and Management | ||
| Conflict Management in Natural Resources | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Applied GIS | ||
| Introductory Soil Science | ||
| Soils in Environmental and Agricultural Systems | ||
| Soil Morphology | ||
| Meat Science | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Internship in Animal Science 5 | ||
| HACCP for Meat and Poultry Operations 4 | ||
| Meat Industry Study Tour | ||
| Processed Meat Products | ||
| Advanced Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Physical and Chemical Properties of Dairy Products | ||
| Introduction to Food Science | ||
| Elements of Food Safety | ||
| Food Plant Sanitation and Prerequisite Programs | ||
| Microbiology | ||
| Food Microbiology | ||
| Agribusiness | ||
| Introduction to Sales | ||
| Agricultural Economics | ||
| Agribusiness Financial Accounting | ||
or BUS 212 | Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors | |
| Food and Fiber Marketing | ||
| Agribusiness Credit and Finance | ||
| Agricultural Policy | ||
| Agriculture Economic Analysis | ||
| Principles of Agribusiness Management | ||
| Agricultural Personnel Management | ||
| California Fairgrounds and Expositions | ||
| Livestock Show Management | ||
| Preparation of Livestock for Shows and Sales | ||
| Animal Production and Management Enterprise 5 | ||
| Advanced Beef Cattle System Management 4 | ||
| Advanced Livestock Event Planning | ||
| HACCP for Meat and Poultry Operations 4 | ||
| Processed Meat Products | ||
| Critical Issues in American Politics | ||
| Public Policy and Administration | ||
| 1 | Required in Major or Support; also satisfies General Education (GE) requirement. |
| 2 | CHEM 212 accepted in lieu of CHEM 312, but not for upper-division credit. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | If a course is taken to meet a Major or Support requirement, it cannot be double-counted as an Approved Elective. |
| 5 | A maximum of 6 units of CR/NC courses may be counted toward Approved Electives. |
General Education (GE) Requirements
- 72 units required, 16 of which are specified in Major and/or Support.
- If any of the remaining 56 units is used to satisfy a Major or Support requirement, additional units of Free Electives may be needed to complete the total units required for the degree.
- See the complete GE course listing.
- A grade of C- or better is required in one course in each of the following GE Areas: A1 (Oral Communication), A2 (Written Communication), A3 (Critical Thinking), and B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning).
| Area A | English Language Communication and Critical Thinking | |
| A1 | Oral Communication | 4 |
| A2 | Written Communication | 4 |
| A3 | Critical Thinking | 4 |
| Area B | Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | |
| B1 | Physical Science (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| B2 | Life Science (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| B3 | One lab taken with either a B1 or B2 course | |
| B4 | Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning (4 units in Support) 1 | 0 |
| Upper-Division B | 4 | |
| Area C | Arts and Humanities | |
| Lower-division courses in Area C must come from three different subject prefixes. | ||
| C1 | Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater | 4 |
| C2 | Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages other than English | 4 |
| Lower-Division C Elective - Select a course from either C1 or C2 | 4 | |
| Upper-Division C | 4 | |
| Area D | Social Sciences - Select courses in Area D from at least two different prefixes | |
| D1 | American Institutions (Title 5, Section 40404 Requirement) | 4 |
| D2 | Lower-Division D | 4 |
| Upper-Division D | 4 | |
| Area E | Lifelong Learning and Self-Development | |
| Lower-Division E | 4 | |
| Area F | Ethnic Studies | |
| Lower-Division F | 4 | |
| GE Electives in Areas B, C, and D | ||
| Select courses from two different areas; may be lower-division or upper-division courses. | ||
| GE Electives (4 units in Support plus 4 units in GE) 1 | 4 | |
| Total units | 56 | |
| 1 | Required in Major or Support; also satisfies General Education (GE) requirement. |
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