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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Animal Sciences and Industry (B.S.)

Courses in the department give instruction in selection, breeding, feeding, management, and marketing of beef and dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, and companion animals, as well as instruction in the processing and use of the products these animals provide. There are five options of study to choose from: animal products, business, communications, production/management, and science/pre-vet.

In addition to classrooms, office space, and laboratories located in Weber and Call Halls, the department maintains several animal and poultry units within easy access to the campus that house the beef and dairy cattle, horses, swine, sheep, and poultry used for teaching and research.

Students in animal sciences and industry must complete university general education requirements as specified by the College of Agriculture. See the College of Agriculture General Requirements  section.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Options

Additional courses required for specific options:

Science/Pre-Vet Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

*Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

*KSU Veterinary School requires a minimum of 12 hours in humanities/social science. The vet school counts ECON 110 and AGEC 120 as a humanities/social science.

General Education

300 Level or Above

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Biological Sciences electives

(Minimum 11 credit hours)

Business & Economics electives

(2 courses)

Physics/Mathematics/Statistics electives

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Communications electives

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Chemistry electives

(Minimum 12 credit hours)

Animal Science electives

Select One

Select Two

Select Two

*Required Pre-Vet Courses

Business Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

Biological Sciences electives

Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

General Education

300 Level or Above

(Minimum 6 credit hours – only 1 course from Ag)

Business & Economics electives

Select 6 Courses:

  • Agricultural Economics- Any course numbered 202 or higher except 490
  • Accounting-Any course
  • Economics-Any course 500-level and above
  • Family Studies-FSHS 105
  • Finance-Any course
  • Management-Any course
  • Marketing-Any course

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Communications elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Animal Science electives

Select One

Select One

Select Two

Physical Sciences elective

*Courses and Prerequisites for Business Minor

Proper selection of courses and prerequisites can lead to a business minor.
Minor requires a “C” or better in the 5 required courses — ACCTG 231, ACCTG 241, MANGT 420, MKTG 400, and FINAN 450 — and 3 of those 5 courses must be completed at K-State. Students wanting to declare the minor need to go to 107 Calvin Hall.

Production/Management Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

Biological Sciences electives

Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

General Education

300 Level or Above

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Business & Economics electives

Select 4 courses:

  • Agricultural Economics-Any course numbered 202 or higher except 490
  • Accounting-Any course
  • Economics-Any course 500-level and above
  • Family Studies-FSHS 105
  • Finance-Any course
  • Management-Any course
  • Marketing-Any course

Select Four

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Communications elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Animal Science electives

Select One

Select One

Select Three

Physical Sciences elective

*Courses and Prerequisites for Business Minor

Proper selection of courses and prerequisites can lead to a business minor.
Minor requires a “C” or better in the 5 required courses — ACCTG 231, ACCTG 241, MANGT 420, MKTG 400, and FINAN 450 — and 3 of those 5 courses must be completed at K-State. Students wanting to declare the minor need to go to 107 Calvin Hall.

Animal Products Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

Biological Sciences electives

Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

General Education

300 Level or Above

(Minimum 6 credit hours) 

Business & Economics electives

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science electives

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Communications elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Animal Science electives

Select One

Bioscience/Biotechnology Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

Biological Sciences electives

*Required Pre-Vet Courses

Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

The KSU Veterinary School requires a minimum of 12 credit hours in humanities/social science. The vet school counts ECON 110 and AGEC 120 as a humanities/social science.

General Education

300 Level or Above

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Bioscience/Biotechnology Courses

*One or both of these biotech courses must be included.

Select Four

Business and Economics electives

(2 courses)

Physics/Mathematics/Statistics electives

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

*Required Pre-Vet Courses

Communications elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Chemistry electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

*Required Pre-Vet Courses

Animal Science electives

Select Two

Select One

Communication Option

General Requirements

Agriculture electives

Biological Sciences electives

Humanities/Social Science electives

(Minimum 9 credit hours)

Animal Science electives

Select One

Select Two

Select Two

Business and Economics elective

General Education

300 Level or above

(Minimum 6 credit hours)

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science elective

(Minimum 3 credit hours)

Communications elective

Select One

*Journalism and Mass Communications (MC)

*Journalism and Mass Communications (MC) requires a cumulative K-State GPA of 2.5 and a student to pass the JMC composition test (offered in September and February each year) to take any classes 200-level and above.

♦Completion of these courses meets the requirements for a Journalism and Mass Communications Minor.  Students must sign-up for the minor with the A.Q. Miller School for Journalism and Mass Communications in Kedzie Hall. 

Minor in Journalism and Mass Communications (18 total credit hours).  For specialization in the field, students taking the minor must take three classes totaling nine credit hours above the 100-Level, one of which must have a prerequisite in Journalism and Mass Communications.  One class must be at the 400-level or higher. Enroll in the following courses: MC 110 and MC 466.  Choose one of the following 100-level electives: MC 111, MC 112, MC 120, MC 180.

Suggested Courses

Agriculture Courses

One credit hour courses not accepted

(Business option students cannot use AGEC courses)

Humanities and Social Science Courses

(Must be taken from more than one department)

  • Art - Any course
  • Communication Studies, Theatre and Dance - Theatre & interpretation (maximum three credit hours in performance courses)
  • Economics - ECON 120-799
  • English - Any except courses in composition
  • Geography - Any except GEOG 220-221
  • History - Any course
  • Human Ecology - FSHS 100-799
  • Modern Language - Any course
  • Music - Any course
  • Philosophy - Any course
  • Political Science - Any course
  • Psychology - Any course
  • Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work - Any course

Business Courses

  • Agriculture Economics - Any course numbered 202 or higher except 490
  • Accounting - Any course
  • Finance - Any course
  • Management - Any course
  • Marketing - Any course

Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science Courses

Communications Courses

Any Mass Communications Courses

General Education Courses

Eighteen hours of General Education courses with a minimum of six credit hours at the 300 level or higher are required in at least four of the following areas (a course may be used in only one category):

  • Biological Sciences (e.g. Biology, Botany)
  • Communications (e.g. writing or verbal intensive courses)
  • Economics
  • Humanities
  • Physical Sciences (e.g. Chemistry, Geology, Physics)
  • Quantitative Sciences (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics)
  • Social Sciences
  • A course from a professional college - Architecture, Agriculture (one Agriculture course outside one’s major can be used only as a free or restricted elective), Business, Education, Human Ecology, Engineering

Any student who has completed 8 or more transfer credit hours is not required to meet the multiple category requirement described above.

Total credit hours required for graduation (126)

45 hours must be at the 300-level or above