Animal Science, B.S. - Pre-Veterinary Science/Graduate School Subplan/Option: 180 units

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: 33-35 units

• AHS 302/302L - Animal Parasitology (3/1)
• AVS 327/327L - Meat Science and Industry (3/1)

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

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• BIO 303 - Genetics (4) or
• AVS 305 - Genetics of Domestic Animals (4)

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• AVS 404/404A - Animal Breeding (3/1)
• AVS 412 - Mammalian Endocrinology (4)
• 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)

Required Support Courses: 82 units

• BIO 122/122L - Foundations of Biology: Reproduction and Development (3/2)
• BIO 123/123L - Foundations of Biology: Biodiversity (3/2)

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• CHM 122 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 123 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 123L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 314 - Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 317L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 315 - Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 318L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 316 - Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHM 321/321L - Elements of Biochemistry (3/1)
• MAT 105 - College Algebra (4)
• MAT 106 - Trigonometry (4)
• MIC 201/201L - Basic Microbiology (3/1)

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• PHY 121 - College Physics (3) and
• PHY 121L - College Physics Laboratory (1)

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• PHY 122 - College Physics (3) and
• PHY 122L - College Physics Laboratory (1) (B3)

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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.

   

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

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• BIO 121/121L - Foundations of Biology: Energy and Matter - Cycles and Flows (3/2) (B2, B3)
• STA 120 - Statistics with Applications (4) (B4)
• AG 101 - Agriculture and the Modern World (4) (D2)
• AVS 311 - The Animal Industries and Society (4) (B5)
• AG 401 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Industries (4) (C4)
• AVS 211 - Drugs and Society (4) (E)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-3 units

Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support ”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 122 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.

• General Education