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Equine Management: Entrepreneur Option, AAS

Program Description

The Associate of Applied Science in Equine Management: Entrepreneur Option Degree is designed for the student who may or may not own their own horse, but is seeking a career in the equine industry. The student will gain equine facility management skills. The student will develop an entrepreneurial mindset which includes investigating business opportunities, financing a business and strategic planning. Program electives allow the student to select additional equine courses to complement specific interests.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1) 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
MATH/APPM/LSCI 3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of General Education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL.
ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2 6 credits
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
ANSC 1030Equine Management

3 credits
BADM 2100Small Business Practices

3 credits
ENTR 1505Entr I: Entrepreneurial Mindset

3 credits
ENTR 1525ENTR II: Opportunity Analysis

3 credits
ENTR 2510ENTR III: Financing Your Business

3 credits
ENTR 2520Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs

3 credits
ENTR 2535ENTR IV: Strategic Planning

3 credits
EQST 1510Equine Nutrition

3 credits
EQST 1605Equine Facility Mgmt I

3 credits
EQST 2705CHA Equine Facility Mgt Certification

3 credits
 
MKT 1000Advertising & Sales Promotion

3 credits
OR
MKT 1510Entrepreneurial Marketing

3 credits

Program Electives

Choose twelve (12) credits from the following:

Course NumberTitleCredits
EQST 1590Horsemanship I

3 credits
EQST 1595Horsemanship II

3 credits
EQST 1600Training for Timed Events

3 credits
EQST 1601Horse Event Production

2 - 4 credits
EQST 1670Training the Roping Horse I

3 credits
EQST 1640Fundamentals of Teaching Riding I

3 credits
EQST 1690English Equitation I

3 credits
EQST 1695English Equitation II

3 credits
EQST 1805Farrier Science I

3 credits
EQST 1810Farrier Science II

3 credits
EQST 1811Farrier Science III

3 credits
EQST 2210CHA Standard Certificiation

3 credits
EQST 2600Horse Showmanship I

3 credits
EQST 2615Stock Horse Use & Showing I

3 credits
EQST 2625Stock Horse Use & Showing II

3 credits
EQST 2640Fundamentals of Teaching Riding II

3 credits
EQST 2720Training the Cutting Horse I

3 credits
EQST 2725Training the Cutting Horse II

3 credits
WELD 1700General Welding

4 credits

Total Credit Hours: 61