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Dec 11, 2024
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2011-2012 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Agricultural Science (B.S.)
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Degree Requirements
Total Hours: 46 - Art, Music, or Theatre Elective2, 3 - 3
- Social Science Elective1, 2 - 3
(Economics, geography, anthropology, government psychology, or sociology) - Approved Elective - 3
- Courses required for concentration - 74
Concentration in Agribusiness
- *Approved Electives - 16
- Approved Mathematics Elective - 3
- Communication Studies Elective - 3
Concentration in Animal Science
- Agricultural Economics Elective - 3
- Agronomy Elective - 3
- Approved Environmental Science or Biology Elective - 3-4
- **Electives - 8-9
- Approved Mathematics Elective - 3
- Communication Studies Elective - 3
- Animal Science Electives - 8
Notes
*All electives must be approved by faculty advisor and department heads. No more than 3 elective hours may be taken in the College of Business. **Required: Animal Science 302 or 303, 441 or 442, and 423. Electives: Six hours of animal science courses (300-400 level) Concentration in Equine Science
- Agricultural Economics Elective - 3
- Agronomy Elective - 3
- Approved Environmental Science or Biology Elective - 3-4
- Approved Electives - 10-11
(A minimum of 3 hrs. must be animal science; all others must be approved.) - Approved Mathematics Elective - 3
- Communication Studies Elective - 3
Concentration in General Agriculture
- Agricultural Economics Elective - 3
- Agronomy Elective - 3
- Animal Science Electives - 6
- Approved Electives - 30
- Mathematics Elective - 3
- Communication Studies Elective - 3
Concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Students interested in pursuing this concentration should consult the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Advisor as early as possible. - *Approved Electives - 29-30
Notes
*Pre-Veterinary medicine students may complete the above curricula (in addition to the University and Agricultural Sciences core courses through the junior year) and after successfully completing the first year of work in an accredited school of veterinary medicine (to make a total of at least 125 semester hours) receive a Bachelor of Science degree from McNeese. Students must fulfill all other degree requirements.
OR Pre-Veterinary medicine students may complete electives approved by the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Advisor to ensure fulfillment of all other degree requirements and of which 15 hours must be Animal Science courses including ANSC 423. Total Hours for Degree: 125
Pre-Veterinary Medicine Course Recommendations
It is strongly recommended that the student consult their advisor concerning specific electives.
The specific requirements for admission vary among schools of veterinary medicine. Students should consult the Pre-Veterinary Medicine Advisor at McNeese as soon as possible concerning the courses required for the schools of veterinary medicine they wish to attend. Students interested in pursuing application to veterinary school follow courses in their freshman and sophomore years: |
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