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Major: Animal Science
The curriculum is designed to prepare students for leadership careers in livestock
production and related industries. Courses in horse, swine, poultry, sheep, dairy
and beef cattle production and management may be elected, providing the opportunity
for special or additional training in the dynamic livestock and husbandry technology
(production) areas. Through course selection, students may prepare for general
or livestock farming, management, business, or science, or elect the pre-veterinary
courses preparatory for specialization. Elective selection permits special training
for work with feed companies, meat animal, milk, egg, or poultry production, managerial
or marketing groups, other educational agencies, supply and equipment business,
agricultural extension services, agricultural communication, public relations,
and various organizations associated with agriculture.
Concentrations:
Production/Business
Science Technology
Science/Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program (3+1)
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Program (3+1)
This program allows students to be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal
Science after the successful completion of the first two semesters in the College
of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Students must begin this program early in the pre-veterinary
curriculum. The specific requirements are:
- Completion of all pre-veterinary requirements.
English Composition 101-102
Humanities and Social Sciences Electives – 18 hours
Elements of Physics 221-222
General Chemistry 120-130
Organic Chemistry 350-360 and Laboratory 369
Cellular and Comparative Biochemistry 410
General Biology 130, 140
Biology 240 or Animal Science 340
Biology Elective–4 hours
- The last 30 hours of the three-year pre-veterinary curriculum
must have been taken at UT.
- At least 12 hours of upper division (300- and 400-level courses) technical
agriculture courses must be taken at UT.
- In addition to all the required pre-veterinary medical courses, the following
(or approved equivalents) must be completed before entering the College of Veterinary
Medicine:
Mathematics 123-125 or 141-142 or 151-152
Animal Science 160, 220, 280, 320, 330, 340, 380
Agriculture and Natural Resources 290
Economics 201
Speech 210 or 240
NOTE: Economics 201 and Speech 210 or 240 will be accepted by the CVM as
meeting requirements in the Humanities/Social Science category. The remainder
must be a Social Science elective, a Humanities elective, and a Humanities elective
described as writing intensive. Writing intensive History courses may also be
used.
- Satisfactory completion of the first two semesters in the College of Veterinary
Medicine professional program.
- No later than the first day of the first semester of the student’s
first year in the CVM (s)he should contact the Animal Science Department in order
to check on graduation procedures for this program.
- A total of 124 hours must be completed by the end of the first year in the
CVM.
For more information about undergraduate and other departmental programs, please
visit us on the Web at: http://animalscience.ag.utk.edu/.
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