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Animal Biosciences - B.S.

Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)

Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS	120 hours


I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E


II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L)

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L)


III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): BIOS 2010 or PHYS 1111-1111L or STAT 2000


IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s): COMM 1110

V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Area VI
(ADSC 2010, ADSC 2010L)
ADSC 2520
(BIOL 1108, BIOL 1108L)
(CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212L)
(CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L)


Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.

Required Courses (26-28 hours)
ADSC 3110 or GENE 3200-3200D
ADSC 3300
ADSC 3400
ADSC 3910 or ADSC 4960 or other Experiential Learning class approved by advisor
ADSC 4250/6250
ADSC(POUL) 4380/6380
ADSC 4820
BCMB 3100
MIBO 3000-3000L or MIBO 3500

Major Electives (16-17 hours)

Complete one of the following:
1. General Animal Biosciences Track
2. Area of Emphasis in Companion Animal Biosciences
3. Area of Emphasis in Food Animal Biosciences

General Animal Biosciences Track

Select one of the following:
(ADSC 3410, ADSC 3410L)
CBIO 2200-2200L
CBIO 3010-3010L

Select one of the following:
ADSC 3420
ADSC(FDST) 3650-3650L
ADSC 4230/6230-4230L/6230L
ADSC 4430/6430-4430L/6430L
CBIO 2210-2210L
VPHY 3100

Select one of the following:
ADSC 3600-3600L
ADSC 3610-3610L
ADSC 3620-3620L
ADSC 3630-3630L
ADSC 3670

Select two of the following:
ADSC 3130
ADSC 4230/6230-4230L/6230L
ADSC 4350/6350
ADSC 4390/6390-4390L/6390L
ADSC 4410/6410-4410L/6410L
ADSC 4430/6430-4430L/6430L*
ADSC 4520/6520
ANNU(ADSC) 4360/6360
ANNU(ADSC)(POUL) 4370/6370
FDST(ADSC) 4140/6140-4140L/6140L

*course cannot be used to fulfill more than one degree requirement