Program: Dairy Science Certificate - Kansas State University

Apr 03, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

The certificate program requires the completion of a minimum of 20 credits, focusing primarily on dairy cattle management. 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 (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
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)

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).