Program: Dairy Production (DS) Major - South Dakota State University

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 13, 2025

Vikram Mistry, Head
Dairy Science Department
Dairy-Microbiology 109
605-688-4116
e-mail: vikram.mistry@sdstate.edu
website: http://dairysci.sdstate.edu

Requirements for Dairy Production Major - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Freshman Year:

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3
* (Fall)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
* (Fall and Spring)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2
** (Spring)

DS 101 - Opportunities in Dairy Science Credits: 1
(Fall)
DS 130 - Introduction to Dairy Science Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
DS 130L - Introduction to Dairy Science Lab Credits: 0
(Fall or Spring)
DS 212 - Dairy Cattle Evaluation Credits: 2
(Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
PS 103 - Crop Production Credits: 2
(Spring)
PS 103L - Crop Production Lab Credits: 1
(Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Choose from the following:

CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
* (Spring)
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
* (Spring)

Or:

CHEM 112 - General Chemistry I (COM) Credits: 3
* (Spring)
CHEM 112L - General Chemistry I Lab (COM) Credits: 1
* (Spring)

Choose one from the following:

MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
MATH 115 - Precalculus (COM) Credits: 5
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

Plant Science Elective Credits: 3
See note two below (Fall or Spring)

AS 233 - Applied Animal Nutrition Credits: 4
(Fall)
AS 233L - Applied Animal Nutrition Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall) IGR Goal 1
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall) IGR Goal 1
BIOL 103 - Biology Survey II (COM) Credits: 3
* (Spring)
BIOL 103L - Biology Survey II Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Spring)
DS 202 - Dairy Products Judging Credits: 1
(Spring)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Fall)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall)
MICR 231 - General Microbiology (COM) Credits: 4
(Spring)
MICR 231L - General Microbiology Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Spring)

Junior and Senior Years

Communications Elective Credits: 2
See note one below (Fall)
IGR Goal 3: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3
** (Fall or Spring)
Electives Credits: 10 in Fall and 11 in Spring

AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 4
(Spring)
AGEC 271L - Farm and Ranch Management Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
AS 323 - Advanced Animal Nutrition Credits: 3
(Spring)
AS 433 - Livestock Reproduction Credits: 3
(Fall)
AS 433L - Livestock Reproduction Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
BIOL 371 - Genetics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
DS 301 - Dairy Microbiology Credits: 3
(Spring)
DS 301L - Dairy Microbiology Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
DS 411 - Dairy Breeds and Breeding Credits: 3
(Fall)
DS 411L - Dairy Breeds and Breeding Credits: 0
(Fall)
DS 412 - Dairy Farm Management Credits: 4
(Spring)
DS 412L - Dairy Farm Management Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
DS 413-513 - Physiology of Lactation Credits: 3
(Spring)
DS 432 - Dairy Cattle Feeding Credits: 3
(Fall)
DS 490 - Seminar (AW) Credits: 1
(Fall)
DS 496 - Field Experience Credits: (3-12)
(Fall)
VET 223 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Credits: 4
(Spring)
VET 223L - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)

Specializations:

The following specializations have been approved for the curricula in Agriculture. Students may use elective credits in the major to fulfill requirements for the specialization.

Business Specialization:

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 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 476-576 - Marketing Research Credits: 3
STAT 281 - Introduction to Statistics (COM) Credits: 3

Science Specialization:

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

Notes:

Note One: Communication elective to be selected from: ENGL 379; courses prefixed MCOM; courses prefixed SPCM numbered 200 or above.

Note Two: Plant Science elective to be selected from PS 213 or 313.