Minor: Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: None.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: None.

Contact Information: James Weber, AVS Program Coordinator, 5735 Hitchner Hall, (207)581-2774; jweber@umext.maine.edu

Prior to enrolling in the minor, students must consult with the Chairperson of the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences to select the courses most appropriate to their background and career goals, and to request appropriate course substitutions, if necessary.

Courses:

AVS 145 - Animal Science Credits: 4
AVS 466 - Feeding Dairy Cattle Credits: 2

The student selects two courses from the following (5 to 6 credits):

AVS 203 - Equine Management Credits: 3
AVS 249 - Laboratory and Companion Animal Science Credits: 2
AVS 346 - Dairy Cattle Technology Credits: 3
AVS 347 - Dairy Cattle Technology Laboratory Credits: 2
AVS 349 - Livestock Management Credits: 3
AVS 351 - Animal Science Techniques Credits: 3

The student selects at least two additional courses from the following to make a total of at least 18 credits:

AVS 437 - Animal Diseases Credits: 3
AVS 455 - Animal Nutrition Credits: 4
AVS 461 - Animal Breeding Credits: 3
AVS 480 - Physiology of Reproduction Credits: 3