Undergraduate Curriculum

Individualize Your Program

Students in classWe enable our students to be first picks among organizations throughout the world. There are many positions available in the areas of animal, dairy and meat science. Some of those include: pharmaceutical sales specialist, nutritionist, feed mill manager, poultry industry engineer, veterinarian, horse breeder, jockey, dairy farm manager,  beef embryologist, feed consultant, food safety manager or meat locker manager.

Some students also choose to obtain a Master’s degree upon graduation. Whatever choice you make, our academic program is very flexible and broad-based. Our students study all species and can emphasize a variety of disciplines including pre-veterinary medicine, business, sales and marketing, meat science, journalism and agricultural communications, nutrition, breeding and genetics, reproductive physiology and many others. The options are endless!

Looking to add a Major, Double Major, or add a Minor?

Contact Dr. Jodi Sterle, Undergraduate Teaching Coordinator
Department of Animal Science
119C Kildee Hall
Ames, IA 50011
jsterle@iastate.edu

Undergraduate Curriculum

Animal Science Major

Dairy Science Major

Animal Science Minor

Required Courses (8 credits)ANS 1140, ANS 1010, ANS 2140, ANS 2140L
Species Options (3 credits)ANS 2160, ANS 2230, ANS 2240, ANS 2250, ANS 2260, ANS 2290, ANS 2350, ANS 2700/ANS 2700L 
One of the Following (3 credits)ANS 3130, ANS 3190, ANS 3310, ANS 3450, ANS 3520 
One of the Following (3 credits)

ANS 3190, ANS 3200, ANS 3241, ANS 3310, ANS 3360, ANS 3370, ANS 3450, ANS 3520, 

ANS 3600, ANS 4190 

Meat Science Minor

Required Courses (8 credits)ANS 2700, ANS 2700L, ANS 3600, ANS 4600
One of the Following (1 credit)ANS 4900C
One of the Following (3 credits)

ANS 3241, FSHN 3050, FSHN 3110, FSHN 4030, FSHN 4060, FSHN 4100, FSHN 4120, FSHN 4200, 

FSHN 4710, MICRO 4070 

Animal Nutrition Minor

  • Meat Science Minor Coursework (16 credits)
Required Courses (12 credits)ANS 3190, ANS 3200, ANS 4190, TSM 4550 
One of the Following (1 credit)ANS 4210X, ANS 4220X
One of the Following (3 credits) ANS 3241, AGRON 3340, TSM 4570, ANS 3730D, ANS 5180, ANS 5200, VDPAM 7491

Pre-Veterinary Option

  • Pre-Vet Coursework
  • Be Advised: These requirements are unique to Iowa State University. Other Colleges and Universities may have different pre-requisites.

Production Animal - Veterinary Early Acceptance Program (PA - VEAP)

Certificate Programs

Transfer Plans

Concurrent Master's Programs

Master of Business Administration (Concurrent MBA)

Master of Science in Animal Science (Concurrent BS-MS)

Graduate Curriculum

Animal Science Masters Programs

Links to Interdepartmental Programs