You are in the official 1999-2000 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Animal Sciences
and Agricultural Education
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Animal Sciences Major
Choose one option and one specialization under that option.
Options: Basic Science, Production Management.
Program requirements (73-83 units)
(including 20 upper-division units)
Animal Science Core (39 units)
A SCI 1, 11, 35, 65, 101, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 171, 186
AG EC 76 or IS 50
Production Management Option
Career specialization -- choose one
--- Livestock Business Management ---
- Specialization (21-22 units)
Select 12 units from:
A G EC 28 or B A 18; AG EC 31 or ACCT 4A; AG EC 110** or 110N or 120; AG EC 117, 130; AG EC 160 or 164; A SCI 81, 156
Choose two of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 91
Choose one of: A SCI 121, 131, 151, 161, 172** - Additional requirements (14 units)
MICRO 20; BIOL 10 or ZOOL 10; CHEM 3A; CHEM 8 or 3B
--- Dairy Science ---
- Specialization (30 units)
AG EC 110N or 117 or 120; FSC 3; A SCI 61
Choose one of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 51, 91
A SCI 146, 156, 161, 163
7 units of approved electives - Additional requirements (14 units)
MICRO 20; BIOL 10 or ZOOL 10; CHEM 3A; CHEM 8 or 3B
--- Equine Science ---
- Specialization (18-21 units)
AG EC 110N or 117 or 120; A SCI 51
Choose one of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 61, 91
Choose two of: A SCI 52, 53, 54, 55
A SCI 151, 156
A SCI 185T (topics related to equine)
MICRO 20 - Additional requirements (14 units)
MICRO 20; BIOL 10 or ZOOL 10; CHEM 3A; CHEM 8 or 3B
--- Meat Technology ---
- Specialization (18 units)
FSC 1, 41, 110, 125, 178
Choose one of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 91
MICRO 20 - Additional requirements (23 units)
MICRO 20; BIOL 10 or ZOOL 10; CHEM 1A, 1B, 150; CHEM 8
Basic Science Option
Career specialization (choose one)
--- Basic Animal Science ---
- Specialization (10-11 units)
Choose two of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 91
Choose one of: A SCI 121, 131, 151, 161, 172**
A SCI 156 - Additional requirements (22 units)
MICRO 20 or 140; BIOSC 1A, 1B; CHEM 3A, 8, 150
--- Preveterinary Medicine ---
- Specialization (6 units)
Choose two of: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 91 - Additional requirements (33-37 units)
MICRO 20 or 140; CHEM 1A, 1B; CHEM 8 or 128A/B; CHEM 109 or 129A/B; BIOSC 1A, 1B; PHYS 2A
General Education (51 units)
Consult the department for recommended G.E. courses.
Electives* (0-10 units)
Total minimum requirements (128 units)
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* It is anticipated that 6 units required for the major will also satisfy
General Education requirements
** This course has a prerequisite course not listed among the requirements.
Advising Notes
- Mandatory advising is required of all students in the degree program. See the department administrative assistant for the name of your assigned adviser.
- New students should request an option advising check sheet from the department office.
- All students should make an appointment with their assigned faculty adviser prior to registration each semester.
- CR/NC grading is not permitted for courses included in the major unless the courses have been designated CR/NC grading only.
- Fifty-two units of General Education may be exceeded depending upon the selection of courses.
- Some General Education courses may be double counted to simultaneously satisfy major as well as General Education requirements. Consult your adviser for clarification.
- The upper-division writing skills requirement can be met by passing the university examination (UDWE) or by taking an approved upper-division writing skills course, to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed. One unit of credit in ENGL 100W may be earned for passing the exam if requested by the student; three to four units of credit will be earned by obtaining a letter grade of C or higher in an approved course.
- One semester prior to graduation make an appointment with your faculty adviser to prepare an official Certification of Major Requirements form.
- Preveterinary medicine students should consult their faculty adviser regarding entrance requirements and admissions procedures to the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis. Total number of units will exceed 128 if a student chooses to meet all of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine entrance requirements.
- Preveterinary medicine students should take the following courses as their electives: A SCI 68, CHEM 150, PHYAN 135, PHYS 2B.
Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements
Agricultural Education Major
Options: Agricultural Communications, Teacher Preparation
Major (54-59 units)
(including 20 upper-division units)
Select Teacher Preparation or Agricultural Communications
---Teacher Preparation Core (36 units)
Agricultural Economics (6 units)
AG EC 31, 110N or 120
---Animal Science (9 units)
A SCI 1, 11; select one of the following: A SCI 21, 31, 41, 61, 91
---Plant Science (12 units)
CR SC 1; OH 1; SW 100; VTF 110
---Mechanized Agriculture (9 units)
ME AG 1, 50, 114
Teacher Preparation Career Specialty (18 units)
Select one: Animal Science, Mechanized Agriculture, or Plant Science (see
Teacher Preparation Option check sheet)
Agricultural Communications Core (47 units)
---Agricultural Economics (6 units)
AG EC 153, 166
----Agricultural Education (3 units)
AG ED 150
---Mass Communication and Journalism (11 units)
MCJ 1, 10, 104
---Plant Science (12 units)
CR SC 1; OH 1; SW 100; VTF 110
---Mechanized Agriculture (3 units)
ME AG 20
---Enology, Food Science, and Nutrition (3 units)
FSC 3
---Animal Science (9 units)
A SCI 1, 11, 21 or 31 or 41 or 51 or 61 or 91
Agricultural Communications Career Specialty (14-16 units)
Select one: Advertising, News-Editorial, Photo Communications, Public Relations,
Radio and Television (see Agricultural Communications Option check sheet)
Additional requirements (14-30 units)
CHEM 3A; BOT 10 or ZOOL 10; ENGL 20
Teacher Preparation (19 units)
Upper-division writing skills
Teacher Education requirements: AG ED 135, 150, 187, 189; EHD 50; H S 121
Agricultural Communications (3 units)
Upper-division writing skills (MCJ 102W required)
(Note: It is anticipated that some of the aforementioned courses will also
meet General Education requirements. Consult the Schedule of Courses for
a current list of approved G.E. courses.)
General Education (51 units)
Consult the department for required G.E. courses.
Electives (2-11 units)
Courses supplementary to the major are strongly recommended.
Total minimum requirements (128 units)
(including 40 upper-division units)
Advising Notes
- See advising notes 1-8 following animal sciences major.
- Teacher preparation majors seeking a Single Subject Teaching Credential are urged to take the Upper-Division Writing Examination (UDWE) at least once. Those who pass the examination may receive one unit of credit. (For details consult the Office of Testing Services.)
- Contact the Admissions Office of the School of Education and Human Development for requirements related to the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
- Agriculture courses titled Tours or Lectures may be used to satisfy upper-division unit requirements but may not be counted to satisfy agricultural education core or specialized field requirements in the major.
- Candidates for the Agriculture Specialist Credential must possess 3,000 hours or two years of occupational experience in agriculture. (For details, consult the agricultural education credentialing coordinator.)
- Agricultural communications students must take and pass the Language Qualification Examination. A screening examination administered by the Mass Communication and Journalism Department must be passed before permission is given for enrollment in MCJ 10 and in most of the other journalism writing and editing courses. (See prerequisites for each course before attempting to enroll.) Students who do not pass the Language Qualification Examination may retake it the following semester.
Single Subject Credential Waiver Program
Completion of the Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education
meets the requirements of the Single Subject Waiver Program. The Single
Subject Credential authorizes the holder to teach general agriculture in
grades 7-12. Students with a B.S. degree in another agricultural major may
obtain a Single Subject Credential by completing the remaining coursework
required for the B.S. degree in Agricultural Education.
Credential candidates must pass examinations in reading, writing, and mathematics
in addition to other numerous state of California and California State University,
Fresno requirements. Consult the agricultural education major adviser and
the School of Education and Human Development for details; file an official
program of study.
Agricultural Specialist Credential Program
The Agricultural Specialist Credential, which authorizes holders to teach
secondary school vocational agriculture, is offered jointly by the School
of Agricultural Sciences and Technology and the School of Education and
Human Development. It requires completion of the Single Subject Waiver Program
(see above), professional education courses (see Education
Single Subject Credential Program Requirements, Professional
Preparation), and an approved fifth-year program of 30 postgraduate
units including AG ED 135, 150, 187, 189; EHD 155B; CTET 161; and AGRI 280,
281.
Animal Sciences Minor
This program is designed for agricultural business majors. Students in
other majors who desire additional technical and animal management skills
may also opt for this minor. Additional livestock knowledge and experience
will help the manager or consultant relate to and communicate with employees
or clients.
Students should consult with a faculty adviser in the Animal Sciences Department
to plan the minor. The adviser and department chair must approve the minor
program before it can be certified by the school dean. It is then filed
with the Evaluations Office and recorded on the transcript.
A Minor in Animal Sciences consists of a minimum of 21 units. Nine of the
units must be upper division.
Core Requirements
Intro Animal Sciences: A SCI 1 (3 units)
Livestock Evaluation: A SCI 11 (3 units)
Animal Nutrition: A SCI 35 (3 units)
Farm Animal Environment: A SCI 101 (3 units)
Focus Areas
Animal Science Principles (3-6 units)
Production and Management (3-6 units)
Total 21 units
Advising Notes
- Obtain Animal Sciences Minor advising sheet from a faculty adviser for selection of courses in each of the focus areas.
- Courses in a major cannot be applied toward a minor unless designated as additional requirements.
- All courses in the minor must be taken for a letter grade. CR/NC grading is not acceptable.
- A minor may be earned only at the time a student earns the first baccalaureate degree.
Master of Arts Degree Program
The Master of Arts in Special Major is a program of advanced study in animal science available through a specially constructed M.A. in Special Major. This program is a 30-unit degree program designed to extend professional competence in animal research, production, and agricultural education, and to provide the first graduate degree for students anticipating advanced graduate work in the animal sciences. Coursework in animal science includes animal nutrition, meats, physiology, breeding and genetics, management, and health. Appropriate coursework in agricultural education, chemistry, biology, food science or business may also be taken with approval to meet the needs of individual student programs. Full-time graduate students may earn the degree within two years when working closely with an adviser. To accommodate part-time students, graduate courses are offered in the late afternoon or evening.
Admission Requirements. The Master of Arts in Special Major with a focus on Animal Science assumes preparation equivalent to a bachelor of science degree in animal science or agricultural education from an accredited institution. The preparatory baccalaureate degree must include the following courses or their equivalents:
- A SCI 35 and three of the following five courses: A SCI 125, 135, 145, 155, 165;
- BIOSC 1A or ZOOL 10;
- CHEM 1A or 3A;
- two of the following courses: CHEM 8, 150; MICRO 20, PHYS 2A and 2B; and
- two animal science production courses.
The above courses or equivalents must be completed prior to enrollment in courses which will be applied to the master's program.
Admission to postbaccalaureate standing by the university does not imply acceptance in the Master of Arts in Special Major program.
Applicants whose preparatory education was principally in a language other than English must earn a minimum TOEFL score of 550.
Admission Materials. To be considered for admission to the graduate program, the candidate must submit the following materials: evidence of a baccalaureate degree in animal science or agricultural education, or a related field with appropriate preparatory coursework from an accredited institution; official transcripts of all college work; scores from the Graduate Records Examination General Test (GRE); an application for graduate/post baccalaureate admission; three letters of reference from employers or faculty at the university attended most recently; and a statement of 500 words or less indicating reasons for pursuing a master's degree.
Admission Criteria. Candidates for admission will be evaluated using the following criteria: undergraduate coursework; grade point average of 3.0 or better (last 60 semester units); recommended GRE scores (480V/580Q are equivalent to the 50th percentile); 500-word statement of professional goals; and three letters of recommendation. Students lacking in any area with compensating strengths in other areas are encouraged to apply.
Classified standing will be granted to students who meet all of the admission criteria. Conditional classified standing may be granted to applicants with a 2.75-2.99 GPA (last 60 semester units) and/or those required to complete prerequisite coursework. Prerequisite coursework is not included in the 30-unit master's program. Students must request classified standing in the program by the semester in which a maximum of 10 units to be used toward the degree are completed.
Prerequisite Requirements. PLANT 99, AG EC 71 or MATH 101 (one course), and BOT 130, CHEM 105, 109, 151, or FSC 115 (one course), are required.
Program Requirements
The student, under the direction of a graduate adviser, prepares and submits a coherent program individually designed within the following framework:
Core (12 units)
AGRI 200, 201 (or BIOL 274), 220, 229 (1+1+1)
Electives (14 units)
100-200 level courses with prior approval of adviser and thesis committee.
Courses may be chosen from the following:
AGRI 240T, 241, 242, 246, 247, 248, 290
AG ED 280, 281
CHEM 150, 151, 153, 156
Courses in agriculture, business, food science, biology, or other
Culminating experience (4 units)
AGRI 299
Total minimum requirements (30 units)
Graduate Advising Notes
- Several of the 200-level and approved elective courses have prerequisites other than courses listed as admission requirements.
- Students must request specific information concerning the program from the department office.
- Upon admission, students should see the graduate coordinator for assistance in program planning, selection of graduate adviser, and selection of a thesis committee.
- To progress through the graduate program, the student must: (a.) Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA (b.) Complete all prerequisite coursework (c.) Attain classified standing (d.) Meet university graduate writing requirement (e.) File for advancement to candidacy (f.) Complete the program requirements (g.) File a master's thesis committee assignment form (h.) Formally present and defend the thesis research results
- Advancement to candidacy requires the completion of 9 program units in residence (minimum GPA of 3.0), meeting the university graduate writing skills requirement, departmental requirements, and filing a petition of advancement to candidacy no later than one semester prior to enrollment in thesis and by the deadline.
- The student shall meet the university graduate writing skills requirement by earning a B or better in AGRI 220.
- The student may apply a maximum of 2 units of independent study to the master's program.
- A maximum of 9 units of 100-level courses may be used to meet degree requirements.
- See Division of Graduate Studies in this catalog for university requirements.
