Animal Science, B.S. - Animal Industries Management Subplan/Option

Required Core Courses for Major: 22-23 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses including subplan courses for the major in order to receive a degree in the major.

• AG 100 - Orientation to the College of Agriculture (1)
• AVS 101 - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (4)
• AVS 112 - Animal Science 1: Food Animal Science (4)

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• AVS 113 - Animal Science II: Companion, Lab, and Exotic Animal Science (4) or
• AVS 125/125L - Equine Management Science (3/1) (Lecture Component Only)

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• AVS 114L - Animal Science I: Food Animal Management Laboratory (1)

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• AVS 115L - Companion, Lab, and Exotic Animal Science Lab (1) or
• AVS 125/125L - Equine Management Science (3/1)  (Laboratory Component Only)

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• AVS 201 - Animal Diseases (3)
• AVS 350/350L - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals (4/1)

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 40-43 units

• AHS 302/302L - Animal Parasitology (3/1)

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• AVS 402 - Animal Nutrition (3) or
• AVS 303/303L - Applied Animal Feeding (3/1)

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• AVS 404/404A - Animal Breeding (3/1) or
• AVS 305 - Genetics of Domestic Animals (4)

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• AVS 414/414L - Physiology of Reproduction and Lactation (3/1)
• AVS 430/430L - Biotechnology Applications in Animal Science (3/1)

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• AVS 463 - Undergraduate Seminar (2) or
• AG 464 - Development of Leadership Skills (3)

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• ABM 224 - Accounting for Agribusiness (4) or
• ACC 207/207A - Financial Accounting for Decision Making (4/1)

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• ABM 326 - Financial Analysis for Agribusiness I (4)
• ABM 328 - Agribusiness Enterprise Management (4)
• AVS 125/125L - Equine Management Science (3/1)
• ABM 329 - Equine Enterprise Management (3)

Required Support Courses: 37 units

• AG 128/128L - Computer Applications in Agriculture (2/1)
• MAT 105 - College Algebra (4)

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• Note(s):         

• The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirements. 

   

  If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 180 units.

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• CHM 121 - General Chemistry (3) (B1) and
• CHM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1) (B3)

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• BIO 115/115A/115L - Basic Biology (3/1/1) (B2, B3)
• STA 120 - Statistics with Applications (4) (B4)
• AVS 311 - The Animal Industries and Society (4) (B5)
• AG 401 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Industries (4) (C4)
• AG 101 - Agriculture and the Modern World (4) (D2)
• AVS 211 - Drugs and Society (4) (E)

Restricted Support Courses: 30 units

• AVS 234 - Farrier Science (2)
• AVS 235L - Farrier Science (2)
• AVS 335L - Horsemanship (2)
• AVS 345 - Equine Genetics and Breeding Principles (3)
• AVS 355 - Equine Nutrition (3)
• AVS 365/365L - Equine Herd Health Care and Management (3/1)
• AVS 434 - Equine Reproduction (3)
• AVS 435 - Equine Exercise Physiology (3)
• PLT 223/223L - Pastures and Forage Systems (3/1)
• PLT 231/231L - Basic Soil Science (3/1)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-8 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Core”, “Required Subplan“, “Required Support”, GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 150 units.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the catalog website www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/ for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, see the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (4 units)