Required Courses: 11.5 credit hours

• ASI 106 - Dairy Lab Credits: 0.5
• 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

Electives: 6.5 credit hours

In addition to the courses listed below, students may apply up to 3 credits of experiential learning courses (ASI 561, ASI 599, ASI 661, and ASI 662) to the certificate. The courses must be dairy related.

• ACCTG 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credits: 3

• OR

• AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
• AGEC 420 - Commodity Futures Credits: 3
• AGRON 550 - Forage Management and Utilization Credits: 3
• AGRON 551 - Forage Management and Utilization Laboratory Credits: 1
• ASI 405 - Fundamentals of Milk Processing Credits: 3
• ASI 420 - Advanced Dairy Cattle Judging Credits: 1

• Select one course:

• ASI 500 - Genetics Credits: 3

• AND

• ASI 501 - Principles of Animal Breeding Credits: 1

• OR

• ASI 511 - Applied Animal Breeding and Genetics Credits: 4
• ASI 512 - Bovine Reproductive Technologies Credits: 2
• ASI 540 - Principles of Animal Disease Control Credits: 3
• ASI 601 - Endocrinology and Lactation Credits: 3
• ASI 308 - Dairy Foods Processing and Technology Credits: 3
• ASI 655 - Behavior of Domestic Animals Credits: 3
• ASI 682 - Formulation of Livestock and Poultry Diets Credits: 1