Agriculture (Animal Science Track), AAS Degree

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Offered at ECC (Code: EVANS)

The animal science major is designed for students who have an interest in animal production, management, sales, research, and health care. Your course work will focus on domestic animals - beef and dairy cattle, cats, dogs, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, and the services related to these animals.

An animal science degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers in agriculture and veterinary medicine, livestock production, agribusiness and finance, livestock sales and promotion, biotechnology, pre-law and pre-medicine, and international agriculture.

Plan of Study

General Education

AGC 103 - Ag Computers 3 credit(s)
MAT 772 - Applied Math 3 credit(s)
SDV 108 - The College Experience 1 credit(s)

Social/Behavioral Science/Humanities - Credit Hours: 3

(Select from AA Approved Courses list below)

Must Select 6 Credit Hours

ENG 105 - Composition I 3 credit(s)
ENG 111 - Technical Writing 3 credit(s)
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
SPC 122 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 16

Program Requirements

AGB 330 - Farm Business Management 3 credit(s)
or
ACC 111 - Introduction to Accounting 3 credit(s)
AGC 216 - Career Seminar 2 credit(s)
AGC 907 - Co-op Field Experience 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)
BIO 112 - General Biology I 4 credit(s)
BIO 186 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
PEH 142 - First Aid 3 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours 32

Electives (must select 18 credit hours)

AGA 114 - Principles of Agronomy 3 credit(s)
AGA 159 - Livestock Nutrient Management 2 credit(s)
AGB 212 - Agriculture Law and Taxation 3 credit(s)
AGB 235 - Introduction to Agriculture Markets 3 credit(s)
AGB 336 - Agricultural Selling 3 credit(s)
AGB 437 - Commodity Marketing 3 credit(s)
AGC 240 - Global Agriculture 3 credit(s)
AGE 115 - Light Horse Management 2 credit(s)
AGE 121 - Horse Evaluation 3 credit(s)
AGE 140 - Introduction to Equine Riding 3 credit(s)
AGE 165 - Horse Husbandry 2 credit(s)
AGE 200 - Stable Management 2 credit(s)
AGE 204 - Equine Anatomy and Physiology 3 credit(s)
AGE 207 - Introduction to Veterinary Tech. 2 credit(s)
AGE 208 - Breeding Management 3 credit(s)
AGE 220 - Young Horse Care and Handling 2 credit(s)
AGS 225 - Swine Science 3 credit(s)
AGS 226 - Beef Cattle Science 3 credit(s)
AGS 270 - Foods of Animal Origin 3 credit(s)
AGS 305 - Livestock Evaluation 3 credit(s)
AGS 505 - Swine Unit Maintenance 1 credit(s)
AGS 510 - Swine Confinement Systems 2 credit(s)
AGS 515 - Swine Management Skills 1 credit(s)
AGS 520 - Swine Records and Analysis 3 credit(s)
AGS 552 - Beef Feedlot Production 3 credit(s)
AGS 555 - Beef/Cow Calf Production 3 credit(s)
AGS 946 - Swine Management Seminar 1 credit(s)
BIO 146 - Genetics 3 credit(s)
DSL 837 - Commercial Driver’s License & Tools 1.5 credit(s)

Total Credit Hours: 18

Total Required Hours: 66

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)

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)
ASL 131 - American Sign Language I 3 credit(s)
ASL 161 - American Sign Language 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 112 - Western Civ: Ancient to Early Modern 4 credit(s)
HIS 113 - Western Civ: Early Modern to Present 4 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 133 - Minority Voices in U.S. Literature 3 credit(s)
LIT 150 - World Literature I 3 credit(s)
LIT 151 - World Literature II 3 credit(s)
LIT 164 - Modern Short Novel 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 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 121 - Elements 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.