Equine Science Preveterinary Medicine/Pregraduate Studies

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Requirements in the Core Curriculum for the Equine Science Department:

Specifics on these requirements can be found in The Academic Program .

Integrative Studies - 50 hrs
Foreign Language - 10 hrs for B.A. or 15 hrs for B.S.
Mathematics - 5 hrs for B.A. (MATH 115 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA or MATH 116 - TRIGONOMETRY AND COLLEGE ALGEBRA II or MATH 120 - ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS ) or 15 hrs for B.S. (MATH 120 - ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS , MATH 170 - CALCULUS I and MATH 180 - CALCULUS II )
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series - 3 hrs
Senior Year Experience - hrs depend upon course selected

Requirements in the major (73 hrs or equivalent):

CHEM 140 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 141 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
CHEM 150 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 151 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
CHEM 160 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY III
CHEM 161 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY
EQSC 110 - INTRODUCTION TO THE HORSE INDUSTRY
EQSC 111 - BASIC HORSE HANDLING
EQSC 120 - EQUINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
EQSC 125 - EQUINE MANAGEMENT & HEALTH MONITORING
EQSC 130 - CONFORMATION AND JUDGING
EQSC 141 - PRACTICUM
EQSC 280 - FARRIER SCIENCE I
EQSC 290 - FARRIER SCIENCE II
EQSC 295 - SYSTEMS COURSE I
EQSC 296 - SYSTEMS COURSE II
EQSC 301 - SYSTEMS COURSE III
EQSC 302 - SYSTEMS COURSE IV
EQSC 311 - EQUINE NUTRITION
EQSC 341 - SERVICE LEARNING
LSCI 101 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I (MOLECULES, GENES, AND CELLS)
LSCI 102 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II (PLANTS, GENETICS, AND EVOLUTION)
LSCI 103 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III (ANIMALS AND ECOLOGY)
Internship experiences are strongly recommended.
Suggested support courses for the Preveterinary Medicine student include:
CHEM 240 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 241 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
CHEM 250 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 251 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
CHEM 260 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III
CHEM 261 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY
CHEM 450 - BIOCHEMISTRY I
CHEM 460 - BIOCHEMISTRY II
LSCI 201 - GENETICS
LSCI 202 - CELL BIOLOGY
LSCI 301 - MOLECULAR GENETICS
LSCI 304 - MICROBIOLOGY
MATH 170 - CALCULUS I
MATH 180 - CALCULUS II
PHYS 171 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
PHYS 172 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
PHYS 173 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS III
Students will work closely with their advisers to fulfill specific prerequisites of each individual science-related graduate program including veterinary medicine.

Residence Requirement:

Must be fulfilled by all transfer students (see The Academic Program .)

Required total hours for the degree:

At least 180 - also see exceptions/additional comments in The Academic Program .

Application for Degree:

A prospective graduate must request an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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Equine Science Preveterinary Medicine/Pregraduate Studies

Requirements in the Core Curriculum for the Equine Science Department:

Requirements in the major (73 hrs or equivalent):

Residence Requirement:

Required total hours for the degree:

Application for Degree: