Program: Beef Cattle Ranch Management Certificate - Kansas State University

Mar 06, 2025

2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

This certificate program will require the completion of 23 credit hours of defined beef cattle production and management courses. The courses will provide practical application of scientific knowledge to beef cattle production and ranch management issues. Students may choose to complete the Certification Program concurrent with the pursuit of a degree in any of the eight colleges at Kansas State.

Core Courses (19 credit hours)

AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: (3)
or
AGEC 318 - Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: (3)
AGRON 501 - Range Management Credits: (3)
or
AGRON 550 - Forage Management and Utilization Credits: (3)
ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction Credits: (4)
ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles Credits: (3)
ASI 620 - Beef Systems Management Credits: (2)
ASI 680 - Ruminant Nutrition Credits: (1)
ASI 683 - Grazing Livestock Nutrition Credits: (1)
CS 611 - Cow-Calf Health Systems Credits: (2)

Electives (minimumof 4 credit hours)

ASI 402 - Calving Credits: (1)
ASI 512 - Bovine Reproductive Technologies Credits: (2)
ASI 650 - Identification and Data Management of Food Animals Credits: (2)
ASI 661 - Animal Sciences and Industry Problems Credits: (Variable)

Required Prerequisite Courses

Students are expected to meet all prerequisites for the courses listed or have consent of the instructor. Prerequisite courses other than the courses listed do not count toward the total hours for the certificate program.

AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: (3)
ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: (3)
ASI 320 - Principles of Feeding Credits: (3)
ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: (3)
ASI 515 - Beef Science Credits: (3)
BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: (3)
and
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: (1)
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

Notes

To receive the certificate students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the 23 required credit hours.

Course(s) from junior colleges and/or technical school programs will not be applied toward the certificate unless the course(s) are equivalent to a K-State course.