Department of Animal and Food Sciences

Animal Biosciences BS Four-Year Plan***

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ANFS 101 - Animals, Science and Society	ANFS 240 - Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals
ANFS 111 - Animal and Food Science Laboratory	BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry or CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
MATH 221 - Calculus I	CHEM 104 - General Chemistry or CHEM 108 - General Chemistry for Life Sciences II
Breadth Requirement (1/3)
First Year Seminar
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Second Year
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice	ANFS 251 - Animal Nutrition
ANFS 345 - Introduction to Animal Physiology	ANFS 265 - Perspectives in Career and Professional Development
AGRI 224 - One Health	BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I	CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
Breadth Requirement (2/3)	Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
ANFS 332 - Introduction to Animal Diseases	ANFS 310 - Animal and Plant Genetics Laboratory
ANFS 350 - Animal Behavior	PLSC 300 - Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics
BISC 300 - Introduction to Microbiology	ANFS 475 - Veterinary Biochemistry or CHEM 527 - Biochemistry
Free Elective (1/6)	ANFS 450 - Applied Biomedical Communication
Interest Area (1/3)*	Interest Area (2/3)*
	Free Elective (2/6)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
Interest Area (3/3)*	Free Elective (4/6)
Capstone/DLE Requirement*	Free Elective (5/6)
Multicultural Requirement	Free Elective (6/6)
Free Elective (3/6)
Credits: 14	Credits: 14
Total Credits: 124

*See program page for approved courses.

**If selecting Protecting the Food Supply Interest Area; Fourth Required Course

***Students may not double major in Animal Biosciences & Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.