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ANIMAL SCIENCES - CONCENTRATIONS IN ANIMAL AGRIBUSINESS, ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY, BEHAVIOR/WELL-BEING, Biosciences

Vincennes University
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences – Agriculture Concentration 4461, A.S. Transfer

Semester I

  • AGRI 100 - Agriculture Lectures 1 hr -or- GEOS 131 - Agriculture and Natural Resources Explorations 1 hr
         AGRI 100 = AGR 1XXXX 1 credit or GEOS 131 = EAPS 1XXXX 1 credit
         Approved for AGR 10100 & 11400 1 credit
  • AGRI 106 - Animal Agriculture 3 hrs
         ANSC 10200 3 credits
         Approved for STS
  • CHEM 105 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs
    CHEM 105L - General Chemistry/Quantitative Analysis Laboratory 2 hrs
         CHM 11500 4 credits & 1XTRA 1 credit
  • COMM 143 - Speech 3 hrs
         COM 11400 3 credits
  • ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 hrs
         ENGL 1XUWC 3 credits
Total Hours: 15

Semester II

  • AGRI 101 - Introductory Agricultural Business and Economics 3 hrs
         AGEC 20300 3 credits
  • AGRI 104 - Crop Production 3 hrs (S)
         AGRY 10500 3 credits
  • CHEM 106 - General Chemistry II 3 hrs
  • CHEM 106L - General Chemistry/Qualitative Analysis Laboratory 2 hrs (WR)
         CHM 11600 4 credits & 1XTRA 1 credit
  • MATH 115 - Survey of Calculus I 3 hrs
         MA 16010 3 credits
Total Hours: 14

Semester III

  • AGRI 103 - Fundamentals of Horticulture 3 hrs -or- AGRI 204 – Soil Science 3 hrs
         AGRI 103 = H0RT 10100 3 credits
         Approved for CoA Core – ADD MA/SCI
         OR
         AGRI 204 = AGRY 25500 3 credits (Required for Digital Agronomy major)
  • BIOL 105 - Principles of Biology I 3 hrs -and- BIOL 105L - Principles of Biology Laboratory I 1 hr
         BIOL 11000 4 credits
         BIOL 105/105L + 106/106L = BIOL 11000 4 credits & 11100 4 credits
  • ENGL 205 - Business Communications 3 hrs
         COM 2XXXX 3 credits
         Approved for CoA Core – ADD COMM
  • 200-level Directed Electives 5 hrs
         ACCT 201 = MGMT 20000 3 credits (Required for Animal Agribusiness concentration)
         AGRI 206 = ANSC 22100 3 credits (Required for All concentrations)
         BIOL 230/230L = BIOL 22100 4 credits (Required for Animal Production and Industry concentration; Recommended for Biosciences concentration)
         PSYC 142 = PSY 12000 3 credits (Recommended for Behavior/Well-Being concentration)
         SOCL 245 or 252 = SOC 31000 3 credits or SOC 22000 3 credits (Recommended for All concentrations)

Total Hours: 15

Semester IV 

  • BIOL 106 - Principles of Biology II 3 hrs -and- BIOL 106L - Principles of Biology Laboratory II 1 hr
         BIOL 11100 4 credits
         BIOL 105/105L + 106/106L = BIOL 11000 4 credits & 11100 4 credits
  • MATH 110 - Statistics 3 hrs
         STAT 30100 3 credits
  • 200-level Directed Elective 3 hrs
         See 200-level Directed Electives listed above
  • 200-level Humanities Elective 3 hrs
         PHIL 111 = PHIL 11000 3 credits (Recommended)
  • 200-level Social Science Elective 3 hrs
         HIST 235 or 236 = HIST 2XXXX or 10400 3 credits (Recommended)
Total Hours: 16

Total Hours: 60


RECOmMENDED PLAN OF STUDY

Courses to be Taken at Purdue
Animal Agribusiness Concentration
SEMESTER 1:
  • CHM 25700: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC 25500: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 12100: 2 credit hours
  • AGEC 20201: 3 credit hours
  • ECON Selective: 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

SEMESTER 2:
  • AGEC 33000: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 23000: 4 credit hours
  • AGEC Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 24000: 3 credit hours
  • 30000+ HUM/SS: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 18100: 1 credit hour
Total: 17 credit hours
SEMESTER 3:
  • ANSC 48100 (Fall Only): 1 credit hour
  • AGEC Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 31100: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 3 to 4 credit hours
  • AGEC Selective: 3 credit hours
Total: 14-15 credit hours
SEMESTER 4:
  • ANSC 33300: 3 credit hours
  • Animal Production: 3 credit hours 
  • AGEC/MGMT Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 6 to 7 credit hours
Total: 15-16 credit hours
ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION
SEMESTER 1:
  • CHM 25700: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC 25500: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 12100: 2 credit hours
  • Financial MGMT Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

SEMESTER 2:
  •  BCHM 30700: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 23000: 4 credit hours
  • ENTR MGMT Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 24000: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 181: 1 credit hour
Total: 14 credit hours
SEMESTER 3:
  • ANSC 48100 (Fall Only): 1 credit hour
  • ANSC Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 33300: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 3 to 4 credit hours
  • 30000+ HUM/SS: 3 credit hours
  • ENTR MGMT Selective: 3 credit hours
Total: 16-17 credit hours
SEMESTER 4:
  •  ANSC 31100: 4 credit hours
  • Animal Production: 3 credit hours
  • Animal Products Selective: 3 credit hours
  • Animal Mgmt Selective: 3 credit hours
Total: 13 credit hours
BEHAVIOR/WELL-BEING CONCENTRATION
SEMESTER 1:
  • CHM 25700: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC 25500: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 12100: 2 credit hours
  • ANSC Selectives: 6 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

SEMESTER 2:
  • BCHM 30700: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 23000: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC 30300 (Spring Only): 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 24000: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 18100: 1 credit hour
  • ANSC Selective: 2 credit hours
Total: 16 credit hours
SEMESTER 3:
  • ANSC 48100 (Fall Only): 1 credit hour
  • ANSC 40400 (Fall Only): 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 31100 : 4 credit hours
  • 30000+ HUM/SS: 3 credit hours
  • Behavior Selective: 3 credit hours 
Total: 14 credit hours
SEMESTER 4:
  •  ANSC 33300: 3 credit hours
  • Animal Mgmt Selective : 3 credit hours
  • Behavior Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selctive: 2 credit hours
  • Elective: 2 to 3 credit hours
Total: 13-14 credit hours
Biosciences CONCENTRATION
SEMESTER 1:
  • CHM 25700: 4 credit hours
  • ANSC 25500: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 12100: 2 credit hours
  • Science Selective : 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 3 credit hours

Total: 15 credit hours

SEMESTER 2:
  • BCHM 30700: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 23000: 4 credit hours
  • Science Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 24000: 3 credit hours
  • BCHM 30900: 1 credit hours
  • ANSC 18100: 1 credit hours
Total: 15 credit hours
SEMESTER 3:
  • ANSC 48100 (Fall Only): 1 credit hour
  • Science Selective : 3 credit hours
  • ANSC 31100 : 4 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 4 credit hours
  • 30000+ HUM/SS: 3 credit hours
Total: 15 credit hours
SEMESTER 4:
  • ANSC 33300: 3 credit hours
  • Animal Mgmt Selective: 3 credit hours
  • ANSC Selective: 3 credit hours
  • Elective: 4 credit hours
Total: 13 credit hours
Purdue requires 32 credit hours at Purdue taken at the 300 level or higher. 120 total credits required.