Animal Science-Meat Science Option, AS

Program Description

The Associate of Science in Agriculture - Animal Science Option, Range Management Option or Meat Science Option prepares the student for a bachelor's degree in Agriculture. Program electives allow the student to select additional coursework to complement this degree.

General Education Requirements

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

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course Number	Title	Credits
AGEC 2020	Farm and Ranch Business Management	4 credits
ANSC 1010	Intro to Animal Science	4 credits
BADM 1020	Business Communications	3 credits
BIOL 1010	General Biology I	4 credits
CHEM 1000	Intro to Chemistry	4 credits
COMM 2010	Public Speaking	3 credits
ECON 1020	Microeconomics	3 credits
FDSC 1410	Scientific Study of Food	3 credits
FDSC 1500	Meat Animal Fabrication	9 credits
FDSC 1510	Livestock Harvest	3 credits
FDSC 2040	Principles of Meat Animal Evaluation	3 credits
MATH 1400	College Algebra	4 credits
STAT 2050	Fundamentals of Statistics	4 credits
	OR
STAT 2070	Intro Statistics for the Social Sciences	4 credits

Program Electives

Student must choose a minimum of four (4) credits from the following courses:

Course Number	Title	Credits
AECL 1000	Agroecology	4 credits
AGEC 2010	Farm and Ranch Business Records	3 credits
ANSC 2020	Feeds and Feeding	4 credits
REWM 1000	Intro to Range Management	1 credits

Total Credit Hours: 65