Equine Science, AAS Degree

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Offered at ECC (Code: EVEQS)

This program prepares students for employment in the equine industry or prepares students to continue their education by seeking an advanced degree. Graduates manage their own equine businesses, continue their education, or are employed as stable managers, riding instructors, equine reproduction specialists, veterinarian assistants, retail sales associates, marketing assistants, nutrition specialists, horse transportation operators, or other equine industry related fields.

Entrance requirements: Application and acceptance for college admission completed and signed at least 5 business days prior to the Equine Placement Testing Day. Complete Equine Placement Testing and receive a cumulative score of 70% or higher. Equine Placement Testing consists of three phases: Equine Riding, Personal Interview, and Written Exam. Upon acceptance into the Equine Management program, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. All required documents must be completed and returned to the Equine Office no later than the required submission dates. Any questions regarding admission into the Equine Program should be directed to Equine Faculty. There is a prescribed schedule for progression through the Equine Program; students will register with their advisor according to the schedule of courses.

Plan of Study

Term One

Select one course (3 credits) from approved AA Communications.

Select one course (3 credits) from approved AA Math.

AGE 140 - Introduction to Equine Riding 3 credit(s)
OR
AGE 145 - Fundamentals of Riding 3 credit(s)
AGE 115 - Light Horse Management 2 credit(s)
AGE 121 - Horse Evaluation 3 credit(s)
AGE 165 - Horse Husbandry 2 credit(s)
AGE 214 - Horse Operation Management 1 credit(s)
SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)

Term Two

Select one course (3 credits) from approved AA Communications.

AGE 145 - Fundamentals of Riding 3 credit(s)
OR
AGE 175 - Equitation I 3 credit(s)
AGE 200 - Stable Management 2 credit(s)
AGE 204 - Equine Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit(s)
AGE 208 - Breeding Management 3 credit(s)
AGE 214 - Horse Operation Management 1 credit(s)
AGE 260 - Introduction to Farrier Science 1 credit(s)

Term Three

Select two courses (6 credits) from approved Electives.

AGE 160 - Instructing Horsemanship 2 credit(s)
AGE 214 - Horse Operation Management 1 credit(s)
AGE 220 - Young Horse Care and Handling 2 credit(s)
AGE 225 - Young Horse Training I 2 credit(s)
PEH 142 - First Aid 3 credit(s)

Term Four

Select up to two courses (6 credits) from approved Electives.

AGE 207 - Introduction to Veterinary Tech. 2 credit(s)
AGE 214 - Horse Operation Management 1 credit(s)
AGE 945 - Seminar Varied credit(s)
ACC 111 - Introduction to Accounting 3 credit(s)

Term Five

AGE 907 - Co-op Field Experience Varied credit(s)

Electives (must select 9 credit hours)

AGA 154 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit(s)
AGB 235 - Introduction to Agriculture Markets 3 credit(s)
AGB 330 - Farm Business Management 3 credit(s)
AGB 331 - Entrepreneurship in Agriculture 3 credit(s)
AGC 103 - Ag Computers 3 credit(s)
AGE 122 - Horse Evaluation II 3 credit(s)
AGE 151 - Equitation II 1 credit(s)
AGE 215 - Equine Reproduction Techniques 3 credit(s)
AGE 228 - Equine Training Theory I 1 credit(s)
AGE 245 - Equine Driving Skills & Technology 2 credit(s)
AGE 272 - Intercollegiate Horse Show Assoc. 1 credit(s)
AGE 929 - Individual Projects Varied credit(s)
AGS 113 - Survey of the Animal Industry 3 credit(s)
AGS 242 - Animal Health 3 credit(s)
AGS 319 - Animal Nutrition 3 credit(s)
AGS 331 - Animal Reproduction 3 credit(s)

Total Required Hours: 72

Courses Approved for AA

Communications

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 106 - Composition II 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
or
SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)

Humanities

No more than 6 credits from one prefix. LIT courses not on this list will satisfy this requirement and transfer to all three Iowa Regent Universities as Humanities electives.

ART 101 - Art Appreciation 3 credit(s)
ART 203 - Art History I 3 credit(s)
ART 204 - Art History II 3 credit(s)
CLS 150 - Latin American History and Culture 3 credit(s)
DRA 102 - Elements of Theatre 3 credit(s)
DRA 110 - Introduction to Film 3 credit(s)
FLS 241 - Intermediate Spanish I 4 credit(s)
FLS 242 - Intermediate Spanish II 4 credit(s)
HIS 110 - Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern 3 credit(s)
HIS 111 - Western Civilization Early Modern to Present 3 credit(s)
HIS 142 - Middle Eastern Studies 3 credit(s)
HIS 145 - Modern East Asian Cultures 3 credit(s)
HIS 214 - Russian History and Culture 3 credit(s)
LIT 101 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
LIT 110 - American Literature to Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 111 - American Literature Since Mid-1800’s 3 credit(s)
LIT 120 - American Novel 3 credit(s)
LIT 150 - World Literature I 3 credit(s)
LIT 151 - World Literature II 3 credit(s)
LIT 180 - Mythology 3 credit(s)
LIT 188 - Detective Fiction 3 credit(s)
LIT 199 - Literature of the Fantastic 3 credit(s)
MUS 100 - Music Appreciation 3 credit(s)
MUS 205 - Jazz History and Appreciation 3 credit(s)
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit(s)
PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit(s)
REL 101 - Survey of World Religions 3 credit(s)

Social/Behavioral Science

No more than 6 credits from one prefix.

ANT 105 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credit(s)
ECN 115 - Personal Finance 3 credit(s)
ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
EDU 160 - Human Growth and Development 3 credit(s)
GEO 121 - World Regional Geography 3 credit(s)
HIS 151 - U.S. History to 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 152 - U.S. History since 1877 3 credit(s)
HIS 254 - American Indian History 3 credit(s)
POL 111 - American National Government 3 credit(s)
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 241 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
PSY 251 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
SOC 115 - Social Problems 3 credit(s)
SOC 120 - Marriage and Family 3 credit(s)

Math and Science

Must include at least one math and one lab science course.

BIO 105 - Introductory Biology 4 credit(s)
BIO 112 - General Biology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 113 - General Biology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 146 - Genetics 3 credit(s)
BIO 151 - Nutrition 3 credit(s)
BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit(s)
BIO 186 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
BUS 230 - Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making 3 credit(s)
BUS 235 - Calculus for Business and Soc Science 3 credit(s)
CHM 122 - Introduction to General Chemistry 4 credit(s)
CHM 165 - General Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 175 - General Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
CHM 271 - Organic Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
ENV 120 - Environmental Biology 3 credit(s)
ENV 121 - Environmental Biology Lab 1 credit(s)
ENV 122 - Environmental Biology 4 credit(s)
MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts 3 credit(s)
MAT 117 - Math for Elementary Teachers 3 credit(s)
MAT 129 - Precalculus 5 credit(s)
MAT 156 - Statistics 3 credit(s)
MAT 158 - Statistics II 3 credit(s)
MAT 210 - Calculus I 4 credit(s)
MAT 216 - Calculus II 4 credit(s)
MAT 219 - Calculus III 4 credit(s)
MAT 267 - Differential Equations 4 credit(s)
PHS 120 - Exploring Physical Science 4 credit(s)
PHS 142 - Principles of Astronomy 3 credit(s)
PHY 106 - Survey of Physics 4 credit(s)
PHY 162 - College Physics I 4 credit(s)
PHY 172 - College Physics II 4 credit(s)
PHY 212 - Classical Physics I 5 credit(s)
PHY 222 - Classical Physics II 5 credit(s)

Computer Education

CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3 credit(s)

Physical Education

Two credit hours PE activity
or
PEH 110 - Personal Wellness 2 credit(s)

Student Development

SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)

Electives

All transfer courses may be used here including courses listed above (if additional are taken beyond requirements). Students should plan their elective courses according to their college major if they are planning to transfer on for a four year degree.

A maximum of 16 hours of vocational-technical credits may apply toward elective credit with a maximum of 9 of the 16 being independent projects or experimental courses. No more than 6 activity credits (those having prefixes of PEA, MUA, and some MUS courses) may be applied to elective credits. Developmental courses do not apply towards degree requirements.