Animal Sciences BS-MANSC
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Animal Sciences and Master of Animal Sciences in Animal Science
department website: https://ansc.illinois.edu/
department faculty: Animal Sciences Faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
The joint BS/MANSC program in Animal Sciences integrates a baccalaureate (BS) in Animal Sciences preparation with a non-thesis Master of Animal Sciences (MANSC) preparation. Students enrolled in the BS in Animal Sciences program that have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours of degree requirements and that have a minimum GPA of 3.0 are eligible to apply and be admitted to this program. Students that have a GPA above 2.75 may be admitted on probationary status. The Department of Animal Sciences will support the application to the MANSC program of the students in this joint program that have completed the required 126 credit hours towards a BS in Animal Sciences degree (including a minimum of 40 hours of 300- or 400- level courses) and that have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Up to 12 graduate-level (400- or 500-level) credit hours from the BS program will count towards the 32 credit-hour requirement of the MANSC program.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Animal Sciences and Master of Animal Sciences in Animal Science
The joint BS/MANSC program in Animal Sciences integrates a baccalaureate (BS) in Animal Sciences preparation with a non-thesis Master of Animal Sciences (MANSC) preparation. Students enrolled in the BS in Animal Sciences program that have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours of degree requirements and that have a minimum GPA of 3.0 are eligible to apply and be admitted to this program. Students that have a GPA above 2.75 may be admitted on probationary status.
The Department of Animal Sciences will support the application to the MANSC program of the students in this joint program that have completed the required 126 credit hours towards a BS in Animal Sciences degree (including a minimum of 40 hours of 300- or 400- level courses) and that have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Up to 12 graduate-level (400- or 500-level) credit hours from the BS program will count towards the 32 credit-hour requirement of the MANSC program.
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Animal Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| RHET 105 | Writing and Research (or equivalent) (see college Composition I requirement) | 4 |
| CMN 101 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 3-4 | |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| Select one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culture, and one from U.S. minority culture from campus approved lists. | 9 | |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Applied Statistical Methods | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Intro to Statistics | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Intro to Social Statistics | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| CHEM 102 & CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| CHEM 104 & CHEM 105 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | 4 |
| MCB 100 & MCB 101 | Introductory Microbiology and Intro Microbiology Laboratory | 5 |
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Courses selected from campus approved list | 6 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| or ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | |
| Additional social or behavioral science course; cannot be an economics course. | 3-4 | |
| ACES Required | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| Animal Sciences Required | ||
| ANSC 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 |
| ANSC 101 | Contemporary Animal Issues | 3 |
| ANSC 103 | Working With Farm Animals | 2 |
| ANSC 221 | Cells, Metabolism and Genetics | 3 |
| ANSC 222 | Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| ANSC 223 | Animal Nutrition | 3 |
| ANSC 224 | Animal Reproduction and Growth | 4 |
| ANSC 298 | Undergraduate Seminar | 1 |
| ANSC 398 | UG Experiential Learning 1 | 1 |
| ANSC 498 | Integrating Animal Sciences | 2 |
Other Requirements
| Minimum 300- and 400- level courses included in the 126 hours for the B.S. degree | 40 |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
| 1 | ANSC 398 only fulfills the degree requirement when taken for a standard letter grade. |
For the Bachelor of Science students must choose one of the concentrations, Companion Animal & Equine Science, Food Animal Production & Management, or Science, Pre-Veterinary & Medical listed below:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Companion Animal and Equine Science Concentration Required | ||
| Choose one group: 1 | 6 | |
| Companion Animals in Society and Companion Animal Management | ||
| or | ||
| Horse Management and Equine Science | ||
| Select two of the following Applied Sciences courses: 1 | 6 | |
| Principles of Dairy Production | ||
| Intro Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| World Animal Resources | ||
| Horse Management 1 | ||
| Breeding Animal Evaluation | ||
| Meat Technology | ||
| Companion Animals in Society 1 | ||
| Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | ||
| Human Animal Interactions | ||
| Equine Science | ||
| Companion Animal Management 1 | ||
| Meat Production and Marketing | ||
| Meat Selection and Grading | ||
| Advanced Livestock Evaluation | ||
| Horse Appraisal | ||
| Adv Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Companion Animal Policy | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Advanced Dairy Management | ||
| Animal Shelter Management | ||
| Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | ||
| Milk Quality and Udder Health | ||
| Adv Reproductive Management | ||
| ANSC Leaders & Entrepreneurs | ||
| Select two of the following Basic Sciences courses: | 6 | |
| Epidemics and Infectious Diseases | ||
| Biology of Reproduction | ||
| Cellular Metabolism in Animals | ||
| Behavior of Domestic Animals | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Zoo Animal Conservation Sci | ||
| Meat Science | ||
| Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Minerals and Vitamins | ||
| Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Reproductive Biology | ||
| Lactation Biology | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods I | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Applied Animal Genetics | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Advanced Genetics and Genomics | ||
| Math Modeling in Life Sciences | ||
| Biological Modeling | ||
| Comparative Immunobiology | ||
| Microbes and the Anim Indust | ||
| Animal Growth and Development | ||
| Stem Cell Biology | ||
| Applied Animal Ecology | ||
| Muscle Biology | ||
| Protein and Energy Nutrition | ||
| Regulation of Metabolism | ||
| Advanced Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Techniques in Animal Nutrition | ||
| Nonruminant Nutrition Concepts | ||
| Topics in Nutrition Research | ||
| Adv Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Repro Physiology Lab Methods | ||
| Regression Analysis | ||
| Applied Bioinformatics | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Immunobiological Methods | ||
| Animal Stress Physiology | ||
| Additional elective courses must be completed to yield at least 126 total Hours for graduation. | 25-29 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | ANSC 206, 250, 306 and 307 may NOT be used to meet more than one requirement. |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Food Animal Production and Management Concentration Required | ||
| Select four of the following Applied Sciences courses: | 12 | |
| Principles of Dairy Production | ||
| Intro Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| World Animal Resources | ||
| Horse Management | ||
| Breeding Animal Evaluation | ||
| Meat Technology | ||
| Companion Animals in Society | ||
| Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | ||
| Human Animal Interactions | ||
| Equine Science | ||
| Companion Animal Management | ||
| Meat Production and Marketing | ||
| Meat Selection and Grading | ||
| Advanced Livestock Evaluation | ||
| Horse Appraisal | ||
| Adv Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Companion Animal Policy | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Advanced Dairy Management | ||
| Animal Shelter Management | ||
| Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | ||
| Milk Quality and Udder Health | ||
| Adv Reproductive Management | ||
| ANSC Leaders & Entrepreneurs | ||
| Select two of the following Basic Sciences courses: | 6 | |
| Epidemics and Infectious Diseases | ||
| Biology of Reproduction | ||
| Cellular Metabolism in Animals | ||
| Behavior of Domestic Animals | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Zoo Animal Conservation Sci | ||
| Meat Science | ||
| Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Minerals and Vitamins | ||
| Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Reproductive Biology | ||
| Lactation Biology | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods I | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Applied Animal Genetics | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Advanced Genetics and Genomics | ||
| Math Modeling in Life Sciences | ||
| Biological Modeling | ||
| Comparative Immunobiology | ||
| Microbes and the Anim Indust | ||
| Animal Growth and Development | ||
| Stem Cell Biology | ||
| Applied Animal Ecology | ||
| Muscle Biology | ||
| Protein and Energy Nutrition | ||
| Regulation of Metabolism | ||
| Advanced Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Techniques in Animal Nutrition | ||
| Nonruminant Nutrition Concepts | ||
| Topics in Nutrition Research | ||
| Adv Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Repro Physiology Lab Methods | ||
| Regression Analysis | ||
| Applied Bioinformatics | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Immunobiological Methods | ||
| Animal Stress Physiology | ||
| Additional elective courses must be completed to yield at least 126 total Hours for graduation. | 20-29 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Pre-Veterinary and Medical Concentration Required | ||
| Select two of the following Applied Sciences courses: | 6 | |
| Principles of Dairy Production | ||
| Intro Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| World Animal Resources | ||
| Horse Management | ||
| Breeding Animal Evaluation | ||
| Meat Technology | ||
| Companion Animals in Society | ||
| Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | ||
| Human Animal Interactions | ||
| Equine Science | ||
| Companion Animal Management | ||
| Meat Production and Marketing | ||
| Meat Selection and Grading | ||
| Advanced Livestock Evaluation | ||
| Horse Appraisal | ||
| Adv Dairy Cattle Evaluation | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Companion Animal Policy | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Advanced Dairy Management | ||
| Animal Shelter Management | ||
| Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | ||
| Milk Quality and Udder Health | ||
| Adv Reproductive Management | ||
| ANSC Leaders & Entrepreneurs | ||
| Select four of the following Basic Sciences courses: | 12 | |
| Epidemics and Infectious Diseases | ||
| Biology of Reproduction | ||
| Cellular Metabolism in Animals | ||
| Behavior of Domestic Animals | ||
| Animal Behavior | ||
| Zoo Animal Conservation Sci | ||
| Meat Science | ||
| Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Minerals and Vitamins | ||
| Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Advanced Reproductive Biology | ||
| Lactation Biology | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods I | ||
| Human Genetics | ||
| Applied Animal Genetics | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Population Genetics | ||
| Advanced Genetics and Genomics | ||
| Math Modeling in Life Sciences | ||
| Biological Modeling | ||
| Comparative Immunobiology | ||
| Microbes and the Anim Indust | ||
| Animal Growth and Development | ||
| Stem Cell Biology | ||
| Applied Animal Ecology | ||
| Muscle Biology | ||
| Protein and Energy Nutrition | ||
| Regulation of Metabolism | ||
| Advanced Ruminant Nutrition | ||
| Techniques in Animal Nutrition | ||
| Nonruminant Nutrition Concepts | ||
| Topics in Nutrition Research | ||
| Adv Companion Animal Nutrition | ||
| Repro Physiology Lab Methods | ||
| Regression Analysis | ||
| Applied Bioinformatics | ||
| Bioinformatics | ||
| Statistical Genomics | ||
| Immunobiological Methods | ||
| Animal Stress Physiology | ||
| Additional elective courses must be completed to yield at least 126 total Hours for graduation. | 20-29 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | ANSC 398 only fulfills the degree requirement when taken for a standard letter grade. |
For the Degree of Master of Science in Animal Sciences Major in Animal Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANSC 590 | Animal Sciences Seminar 1 | 2 |
| or ANSC 591 | Grad Bioinformatics Seminar | |
| ANSC 440 | Applied Statistical Methods I 1 | 3-4 |
| or ANSC 445 | Statistical Methods | |
| or ANSC 448 | Math Modeling in Life Sciences | |
| or ANSC 449 | Biological Modeling | |
| Elective 400- or 500-level ANSC courses | (excludes ANSC 590, ANSC 591, ANSC 593) 2 | 18 to 19 |
| ANSC 593 | Res Studies in Animal Sciences 3 | 8 |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
Other Requirements
| Other Requirements and conditions may overlap | |
| Maximum Hours Overall Required Within the Unit | 12 |
| Maximum graduate-level credit hours from the B.S. degree that will count towards the MANSC degree | 12 |
| Minimum 500-level Hours Required Overall | 12 |
| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 |
| 1 | Equivalent course requires departmental approval |
| 2 | In consultation with their Animal Sciences faculty advisor, students will select courses that support the individual research studies project and strengthen career opportunities. |
| 3 | The individual research studies project or internship experience and a written report will fulfill the ANSC 593 (Research Studies in Animal Sciences) capstone project requirement. The project or internship and the written product will be supervised by the Animal Sciences faculty mentor and provide evidence that the student can understand and apply the scientific method, interpret scientific information; and effectively communicate scientific information in a field of animal sciences. |