Dairy Production (DS) Major

System General Education Requirements*: 31

• Goal #1 Written Communication:
  ENGL 101
    and
  ENGL 201
    Credits: 6
• Goal #2 Oral Communication:
  SPCM 101*
    Credits: 3
• Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity
   :
  ECON 202
    and an additional non ECON class Credits: 6
• Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
    Credits: 6
• Goal #5 Mathematics:
  MATH 102
    or
  MATH 115
    Credits: 3
• Goal #6 Natural Sciences:
  CHEM 106-106L
    or
  CHEM 112-112L
    and
  BIOL 103-103L
    Credits: 7

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

• Goal #1 Land and Natural Resource Stewardship:
  BIOL 101-101L
    Credits: 3
• Goal #2 Personal Wellness
    Credits: 2-3
• Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness
    Credits: 3

College Requirements: 11

• AGEC 271-271L - Farm and Ranch Management and Lab Credits: 4
• AS 233-233L - Applied Animal Nutrition and Lab Credits: 4
• PS 103-103L - Crop Production and Lab Credits: 3

Major Requirement Credits: 53

• AS 323 - Advanced Animal Nutrition Credits: 3
• AS 433-433L - Livestock Reproduction and Lab Credits: 3
• BIOL 371 - Genetics (COM) Credits: 3
• CHEM 108-108L - Organic and Biochemistry and Lab* (COM) Credits: 5

• or

• CHEM 120-120L - Elementary Organic Chemistry and Lab* Credits: 4
• DS 101 - Opportunities in Dairy Science Credits: 1
• DS 130-130L - Introduction to Dairy Science and Lab Credits: 3
• DS 202 - Dairy Products Judging Credits: 1
• DS 212 - Dairy Cattle Evaluation Credits: 2
• DS 301-301L - Dairy Microbiology and Lab Credits: 3
• DS 411-411L - Dairy Breeds and Breeding and Lab Credits: 3
• DS 412-412L - Dairy Farm Management and Lab Credits: 4
• DS 413-513 - Physiology of Lactation Credits: 3
• DS 432 - Dairy Cattle Feeding Credits: 3
• DS 490 - Seminar (AW) Credits: 1
• DS 496 - Field Experience Credits: (3-12)
• MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
• PHYS 101-101L - Survey of Physics * (COM) and Lab Credits: 4

• or

• PHYS 111-111L - Introduction to Physics I and Lab* (COM) Credits: 4

• or

• PHYS 211-211L - University Physics I and Lab* (COM) Credits: 4
• VET 223 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Credits: 4
• VET 223L - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Lab Credits: 0

Electives: 25

• Communications Elective (to be selected from: 
  ENGL 379
   ; courses prefixed MCOM; courses prefixed SPCM numbered 200 or above) Credits: 2
• Plant Science Elective (to be selected from
  PS 213-213L
    or
  PS 313
   ) Credits: 3
• General Elective Credits: 20
   

Total Required Credits: 128

Business Specialization Requirements: 21

• ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
• BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
• ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * (COM) Credits: 3

Science Specialization Requirements: 13

• Chemistry, Mathematics, and/or Physics Credit: 11
• Biological Science to be selected from the following areas: Botany, Entomology-Zoology or Plant Pathology Credits: 2