Animal Science Major [ALES]

General Information

Students registered in the Animal Science Major are eligible for Pre-Veterinary Medicine.

Program Requirements (★39)

• ★3 ENGL
• ★6 Free Electives  

• ALES 204 - Communication Fundamentals for Professionals
• AN SC 101 - Principles of Animal Agriculture
• AREC 200 - Current Economic Issues for Agriculture and Food
• BIOL 107 - Introduction to Cell Biology
• ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON 102 - Introduction to Macroeconomics
• PL SC 221 - Introduction to Plant Science
• REN R 210 - Introduction to Soil Science
• STAT 151 - Introduction to Applied Statistics I

Major Requirements (★78)

• ★6 from Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry or Physics
• ★18 Approved Program Electives  
• ★6 Free Electives  

• AN SC 310 - Physiology of Domestic Animals
• AN SC 311 - Metabolic Physiology of Domestic Animals
• AN SC 312 - Reproductive Physiology of Domestic Animals
• AN SC 375 - Animal Health and Disease
• AN SC 377 - Food Animal Behaviour
• AN SC 384 - Principles of Animal Genetics
• AN SC 461 - Ruminant Digestion, Metabolism, and Nutrition
• AN SC 462 - Monogastric Nutrition
• AN SC 485 - Animal Genetics and Breeding
• BIOL 108 - Introduction to Biological Diversity
• BIOL 207 - Molecular Genetics and Heredity
• BIOL 208 - Principles of Ecology

Capstone Requirement (★3)

• AN SC 479 - Integrative Project in Animal Science