Dairy Manufacturing (DS) Major

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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Requirements for Dairy Manufacturing Major, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

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

Group I Electives Credits: 4

DS 130-130L - Introduction to Dairy Science and Lab Credits: 3
MICR 311-311L - Food Microbiology and Lab Credits: 4

Major Requirement Credits: 47

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
AST 443-443L - Food Processing and Engineering Fundamentals and Lab Credits: 3 (Fall)
CHEM 108-108L - Organic and Biochemistry and Lab* (COM) Credits: (4, 1) or
CHEM 120-120L - Elementary Organic Chemistry and Lab* Credits: (3, 1)
DS 101 - Opportunities in Dairy Science Credits: 1
DS 202 - Dairy Products Judging Credits: 1
DS 301-301L - Dairy Microbiology and Lab Credits: 3
DS 313-313L - Technical Control of Dairy Products I and Lab Credits: 3
DS 321-321L - Dairy Product Processing I and Lab Credits: 5
DS 322-322L - Dairy Product Processing II and Lab Credits: 5
DS 421 - Dairy Plant Management Credits: 3
DS 422-422L - Technical Control of Dairy Products II and Lab Credits: 4
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

Elective Credits: 31

Communications Elective (to be selected from:
ENGL 379
; courses prefixed MCOM; courses prefixed SPCM numbered 200 or above) Credits: 2
ECON, BADM, STAT, ACCT, or ENTR Elective, except ECON 202 and ACCT 210 Credits: 3
NFS Elective Credits: 3
Other Elective Credits: 23

Total Required Credits: 128

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

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

Plus 12 hours to be chosen from:

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
BADM 280 - Personal Finance (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 476-576 - Marketing Research Credits: 3
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Science Specialization Requirements: 13

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

Microbiology Specialization Requirements:

System General Education Requirements*: 32

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 112-112L
and
CHEM 114-114L
Credits: 8

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

Specialization Requirements: 84

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
AST 443-443L - Food Processing and Engineering Fundamentals and Lab Credits: 3
BIOL 103-103L - Biology Survey II and Lab* (COM) Credits: 3
BIOL 202-202L - Genetics and Organismal Biology and Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 204 - Genetics and Cellular Biology Credits: 3
BIOL 204L - Genetics and Cellular Lab Credits: 1
CHEM 326-326L - Organic Chemistry I and Lab(COM) Credits: (3, 1)
CHEM 328-328L - Organic Chemistry II and Lab(COM) Credits: (3, 1)
CHEM 464 - Biochemistry I (COM) Credits: 3
CHEM 466 - Laboratory Methods- Biochemistry Credits: 1
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 301-301L - Dairy Microbiology and Lab Credits: 3
DS 313-313L - Technical Control of Dairy Products I and Lab Credits: 3
DS 321-321L - Dairy Product Processing I and Lab Credits: 5
DS 322-322L - Dairy Product Processing II and Lab Credits: 5
DS 421 - Dairy Plant Management Credits: 3
DS 422-422L - Technical Control of Dairy Products II and Lab Credits: 4
DS 490 - Seminar (AW) Credits: 1
DS 496 - Field Experience Credits: (3-12)
MICR 231-231L - General Microbiology and Lab (COM) Credits: 4
MICR 310-310L - Environmental Microbiology and Lab Credits: 4
MICR 311-311L - Food Microbiology and Lab Credits: 4
MICR 332 - Microbial Physiology Credits: 2
MICR 332L - Microbial Physiology Lab Credits: 2
MICR 436 - Molecular and Microbial Genetics Credits: 4
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Dairy Manufacturing (DS) Major

Requirements for Dairy Manufacturing Major, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

System General Education Requirements*: 31

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

College Requirements: 11

Major Requirement Credits: 47

Elective Credits: 31

Total Required Credits: 128

Curriculum Notes:

Business Specialization Requirements: 21

Plus 12 hours to be chosen from:

Science Specialization Requirements: 13

Microbiology Specialization Requirements:

System General Education Requirements*: 32

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

Specialization Requirements: 84

Electives: 0-4

Total Required Credits: 128