Core Courses (14-17 credit hours)

• AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
• ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3
• ASI 396 - Dairy Cattle Judging Credits: 2
• ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction Credits: 3
• ASI 621 - Dairy Cattle Management Credits: 3
• ASI 680 - Ruminant Nutrition Credits: 1
• ASI 681 - Dairy Cattle Nutrition Credits: 1
• ASI 685 - Stored Forage Systems for Ruminant Animals Credits: 1

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  Credit for at least one of the following experiential learning courses (maximum of 3 credits; dairy-related)

• ASI 561 - Undergraduate Research in Animal Sciences & Industry Credits: 0-3
• ASI 599 - Animal Science Internship Credits: 1-6
• ASI 661 - Animal Sciences and Industry Problems Credits: 1-18 (example: Dairy Challenge)

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Electives (3-6 credits to reach 20 credits total)

• AGEC 420 - Commodity Futures Credits: 3
• AGRON 550 - Forage Management and Utilization Credits: 3
• AGRON 551 - Forage Management and Utilization Laboratory Credits: 1
• ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science Credits: 1
• ASI 405 - Fundamentals of Milk Processing Credits: 3
• ASI 420 - Advanced Dairy Cattle Judging Credits: 1
• ASI 510 - Animal Breeding Principles Credits: 3
• ASI 512 - Bovine Reproductive Technologies Credits: 2
• ASI 540 - Principles of Animal Disease Control Credits: 3
• ASI 601 - Endocrinology and Lactation Credits: 3
• ASI 608 - Dairy Foods Processing & Technology Credits: 3
• ASI 655 - Behavior of Domestic Animals Credits: 3
• ASI 662 - Special Topics in Animal Science Credits: 0-6 (must be daily-related)
• ASI 682 - Formulation of Livestock and Poultry Diets Credits: 1

Required Prerequisite Courses

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

• AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
• ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science Credits: 3
• ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: 3
• ASI 320 - Principles of Feeding Credits: 3
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
• CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: 3

Total hours required: 20

Note

To receive the certificate students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the 20 required credit hours. Course(s) from junior college and/or technical school programs will not be applied toward the certificate unless the course(s) are equivalent to a K-State course(s).