2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - R

Agriculture: Animal Science Concentration (1132), B.S.Ag.


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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.Ag.) - Major in General Agriculture


The Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources offers five degree programs in Agriculture, Agricultural Business, Geosciences, Natural Resources, and Veterinary Science and Technology with multiple concentrations within each degree program.    

The animal science concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing a career or graduate degree in animal science. Career opportunities exist in both public and private sectors in livestock, poultry, equine, companion animals and zoo animals, and in areas of animal behavior, nutrition, genetics, reproduction, physiology, health, and welfare. Careers may focus on management, sales, technical services, education, extension, and research. 

Students focus on food animal production and the management of horses and companion animals. Students can tailor their coursework to meet their career goals upon graduation and interests in livestock, poultry, horses or companion and zoo animals. Training is provided through classroom instruction and hands-on experience at the UT Martin Teaching Farm/Demonstration Complex which includes beef, swine, sheep and goat, poultry, and equine units. Students participate in tours to commercial farms, ranches, businesses and marketing and processing facilities. Students gain high impact learning experiences by participating in industry-oriented internships, travel studies, undergraduate research and cooperative education experiences which allow students to strengthen their training and education in a specific area of animal science and develop contacts with potential employers.

 

General Education Requirements 

  38 hours 

Laboratory Science Requirements 

    8 hours 

Animal Science Course Requirements 

  74 hours 

TOTAL 

120 hours 

 

For more information on the animal science concentration, please contact: 

Dr. Wesley Totten, Chair 
Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources 
257 Brehm Hall 
731-881-7968 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS


  

  • Complete 120 credit hours 
  • Minimum of 30 credit hours completed at The University of Tennessee at Martin 
  • 30 credit hours in upper division coursework (courses numbered 300-499) 
  • Minimum 60 credits earned at an accredited four-year institution 
  • Minimum overall GPA of 2.0 
  • Minimum institutional GPA of 2.0 
  • Must meet all General Education Requirements 
  • Must meet all Major Requirements 
  • If a Minor is required, must meet all Minor Requirements  
  • Must meet all Exit Exam Requirements 
    • General Education Exam 
    • Major Field Test / Exit Exam 
  • If a student is admitted to the University of Tennessee at Martin with documented entrance deficiencies OR is subject to mandatory placement requirements, then the student must meet those requirements.  

COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE


  

Note to students: Some degree programs include required courses for the major that are also options within the university-wide general education requirements. A biology sequence, BIOL 110-120 or BIOL 130-140, and a chemistry sequence, CHEM 111-112 or CHEM 121-122, are required as prerequisites for some required courses in this concentration. 

Major in Agriculture with an Animal Science Concentration (82 credit hours)


Program-Specific Degree Requirements  

  • 30 credit hours in Upper Division coursework (courses numbered 300-499) 

Animal Science Concentration Requirements


Laboratory Science Requirements (8-16 hours)


Complete the courses below so that with your Biological and Physical Science requirements from the University-wide General Education requirements you have completed at least 16 hours that include one biology sequence and one chemistry sequence. 

Choose one biology sequence (if not completed as part of the general education requirements): 

Either 

Animal Science Course Requirements (74 hours)


A minor is optional.


If students are interesting in completing a minor, preferred minors would include Business Administration (M-4010), Agricultural Business (M-1171), Spanish (M-2620),  or Biology (M-6210). Students should work with their advisors to choose a minor that would complement their career plans.

ADDITIONAL NOTES


Some courses in this concentration require handling and care of livestock, poultry, horses, and companion animals which involves physical activity. 

Students can gain additional species-specific animal knowledge and experiences by participating in national or international study programs. 

Students can select additional coursework (12 credit hours) that allow them to meet the course prerequisites for application to UT Knoxville School of Veterinary Medicine while maintaining a focus on food animal production. 

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