Equine - Minor

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College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

A minor can be valuable when associated with a major in agricultural education, agricultural economics, plant science, nutrition and food science, business, economics, computer science, rangeland resources, and in other disciplines where the animal industry has direct or indirect involvement. The same departmental standards applying to the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences major also apply to all minors. Transfer students must have a minimum of one 3-credit upper-division course in residency with the approval of the ADVS academic advisor. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in ADVS courses.

Equine Minor

The Equine minor offers courses that cover equine healthcare and maintenance, basic equine conformation, and topics essential to current equine industry careers. The Equine minor is designed to enrich students’ general equine studies and provide hands-on learning experiences throughout their education. The minor is appropriate for students who are interested in reaching agriculturally-based career goals and would like to broaden their equine knowledge.

Requirements:

The following is a listing of courses for the minor emphasis area. A specific course may not be used to fulfill the requirements of more than one ADVS minor.

ADVS 1110 - Introduction to Animal Science (BLS) 3 credit(s)
ADVS 2190 - Horse Production Practices 3 credit(s)
ADVS 2300 - Horse Health Care 2 credit(s)
ADVS 3100 - Equine Evaluation and Judging 3 credit(s)
Choose one course from the following:
ADVS 1200 - Basic Horsemanship Skills 3 credit(s)
ADVS 2500 - Feeds and Feeding 3 credit(s)
ADVS 3520 - Equine Nutrition and Exercise Physiology 3 credit(s)
Or one other equine-related ADVS course with the approval of the ADVS academic advisor.