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 Exploration *	BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I ^
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry ^ and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory ^ or CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing
MATH 221 - Calculus I	CHEM 104 - General Chemistry ^ and CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory ^ 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 252 - Animal Nutrition Applications *
AGRI 224 - One Health *	ANFS 265 - Perspectives in Career and Professional Development *
CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I	BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II ^
CHEM 325 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II
Breadth Requirement (2/3) (can be combined with Multicultural Requirement)	CHEM 326 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
	Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
ANFS 332 - Introduction to Animal Diseases *	ANFS 300 - Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics *
ANFS 350 - Animal Behavior and Welfare *	ANFS 310 - Animal and Plant Genetics Laboratory *
BISC 300 - Introduction to Microbiology	ANFS 340 - Introduction to Animal Environmental Management *
Oral communication requirement:***	ANFS 475 - Veterinary Biochemistry * or CHEM 527 - Biochemistry
Interest Area (1/3)***	Second Writing Requirement*
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
Interest Area (2/3)***	Interest Area (3/3)***
Capstone/DLE Requirement***	Free Elective (3/6)
Multicultural Requirement	Free Elective (4/6)
Free Elective (1/6)	Free Elective (5/6)
Free Elective (2/6)	Free Elective (6/6)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*Minimum grade of C- required.

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

***See program page for approved courses.

^Minimum grade of C- required in one of these courses to also satisfy the Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology University Breadth Requirements.

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.