Animal Sciences: Companion & Equine Science, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Animal Sciences, Companion & Equine Science Concentration
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 companion animal and equine science concentration is designed for students intending to pursue a career in those industries generally not associated with traditional meat animal or dairy production. Students will take courses that prepare them for careers in specialized fields of animal care, animal health and animal well-being associated with zoos, kennels, research laboratories, and the racing industry.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Animal Sciences, Companion & Equine Science Concentration
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| 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 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | |
| 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 |
| 1 | ANSC 398 only fulfills the degree requirement when taken for a standard letter grade. |
| 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 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 | ||
| Science of Animal Well-Being | ||
| 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. |
| 2 | ANSC 398 only fulfills the degree requirement when taken for a standard letter grade. |