The Animal Science minor is designed for students who wish to supplement their academic major with studies in animal science.
Requirements
Students are required to complete a minimum of 20 credits, at least six of which must be at the 400 level. A grade of C or better must be obtained in each course in order to complete the minor. The core of prescribed courses develops a foundation in the various basic disciplines of animal science. Additional courses may be selected by the student to emphasize the production/management of beef cattle, companion animals, dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, or swine, or to emphasize genetics, nutrition or physiology.
Prescribed Courses
- ANSC 201 (4): Animal Science ANSC 290 (1): Careers in Animal Agriculture
- ANSC 207 (2): (FDSC) Animal Products Technology and
- ANSC 208 (1): (FDSC) Animal Products Technology Lab or
- ANSC 300 (GN) (3): Integrated Animal Biology
- ANSC 301 (3): Principles of Animal Nutrition
Additional Courses
The student must select 3 credits from the following list:
- ANSC 305 (3): Companion Animal Nutrition
- ANSC 306 (3): Swine Production and Management
- ANSC 308 (3): Sheep and Goat Production and Mgmt.
- ANSC 309 (4): Beef Cattle Production and Management
- ANSC 310 (3): Dairy Cattle Production and Mgmt.
- ANSC 311 (4): Poultry Production and Management
- ANSC 327 (4): Horse Production and Management
The student must select, in consultation with the Minor Coordinator, at least 6 credits at the 400 level from the following list:
- ANSC 410 (4): Advanced Dairy Herd Management
- ANSC 413 (3): Transgenic Biology
- ANSC 415 (3): Companion Animal Behavior
- ANSC 418 (3): Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
- ANSC 419W (3): Applied Animal Welfare
- ANSC 420 (4): Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
- ANSC 421 (3): Poultry Evaluation and Selection
- ANSC 422W (3): Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection
- ANSC 423 (3): Comparative Physiology of Domestic Animals
- ANSC 424 (3): Livestock Breeding Evaluation and Selection
- ANSC 425 (3): (VB SC) Principles of Avian Diseases
- ANSC 426 (2): Advanced Judging and Selection
- ANSC 427 (3): Milk Secretion
- ANSC 429 (3): Advanced Beef Cattle Production
- ANSC 431 (4): Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction
- ANSC 432 (1): Techniques in Cattle Reproduction
- ANSC 437 (3): Equine Facilitated Therapy
- ANSC 450 (3): Dairy Farm Management Systems
- ANSC 447 (3): Equine Exercise Physiology
- ANSC 457 (3): Equine Reprod. and Breeding Farm Mgmt.
- ANSC 467W (3): Equine Nutrition and Feeding
- ANSC 480 (3): Animal Growth and Development
Procedure for Enrollment
Students enroll in the minor via Lion PATH after they have completed 29.1 or more credits. For additional information contact the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Dr. Robert E. Mikesell, 109E AVBS Building, University Park, PA 16802, phone (814) 865-2987. Email address: rem9@psu.edu.
