Production Animal Scholars Concentration

Production Animal Scholars (PAS) is an academic concentration for undergraduate students who aspire to work with animals that produce food for humans in veterinary medicine or an advanced aspect of animal science. Horses and companion animals are excluded from this concentration. The PAS concentration is based strongly in science and will prepare students for many professions in science and is not limited to preparation for veterinary college.

⇒ Course Descriptions

Department Requirements

All of the Following Courses

ANS 201 - Animal Products

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen. Recommended Background: ANS 110
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring

BS 162 - Organisms and Populations

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or BS 181H or LB 145
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

BS 172 - Organismal Biology Laboratory

  • Credits: 2
  • Prerequisites: (BS 162 or concurrently) or (BS 182H or concurrently)
  • Not open to students with credit in BS 192H or LB 144.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

CEM 161 - Chemistry Laboratory I

  • Credits: 1
  • Prerequisites: (CEM 141 or concurrently) or (CEM 151 or concurrently) or (CEM 181H or concurrently) or (LB 171 or concurrently)
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

CEM 252 - Organic Chemistry II

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: CEM 251. Not open to students with credit in CEM 352.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

CEM 255 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory

  • Credits: 2
  • Prerequisites: (CEM 252 or concurrently) and (CEM 161 or LB 171L or CEM 185H)
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

BMB 401 - Comprehensive Biochemistry

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: CEM 252 or CEM 352. Not open to students with credit in BMB 461.
  • Recommended Background: BS 161 or BS 181H or LB 145
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

PHY 231 - Introductory Physics I

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: MTH 114 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (MTH 152H or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently)
  • Recommended Background: MTH 116
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

PHY 232 - Introductory Physics II

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or PHY 231 or PHY 231C or LB 273. Not open to students with credit in PHY 184 or PHY 184B or PHY 232 or PHY 294H or LB 274.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

PHY 251 - Introductory Physics Lab I

  • Credits: 1
  • Prerequisites: (PHY 183 or concurrently) or (PHY 183B or concurrently) or (PHY 193H or concurrently) or (PHY 231 or concurrently) or (PHY 231C or concurrently). Recommended Background: MTH 103
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

PHY 252 - Introductory Physics Lab II

  • Credits: 1
  • Prerequisites: (PHY 251 or PHY 191 or LB 273) and (PHY 232 or concurrently) or (PHY 232C or concurrently) or (PHY 184 or concurrently) or (PHY 184B or concurrently) or (PHY 294H or concurrently)
  • Not open to students with credit in LB 274 or PHY 192.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

TOTAL CREDITS 33

One of the Following Courses

(In addition to the required species management course from ANS Core for a total of two courses. ANS 242 and 282 are excluded.)

ANS 222 - Introductory Beef Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Recommended Background: ANS 110
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 232 - Introductory Dairy Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 252 - Introductory to Management of Avian Species

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall - Odd

ANS 262 - Introductory Sheep Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 272 - Introductory Swine Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Semesters: Fall

TOTAL CREDITS 3

Two of the Following Courses

ABM 435 - Financial Management in the Agri-Food System (W)

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: ABM 130 or ACC 201 or ACC 230
  • Recommended Background: (ABM 303) or (ABM 203 and EC 301)
  • Semesters: Spring

ABM 437 - Agribusiness Strategic Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: (FIM 220) and ((ABM 435 or FI 320) and completion of Tier I writing requirement).
  • Recommended Background: (ABM 303) or (ABM 203 and EC 301)
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 413 - Non-Ruminant Nutrition

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: ANS 110 and ANS 313 and (STT 200 or STT 201 or STT 464). Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
  • Recommended Background: BMB 200 or BMB 401
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 483 - Ruminant Nutrition

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: ANS 313. Not open to freshmen and not open to sophomores.
  • Recommended Background: (ANS 315 or concurrently) and (BMB 200 or concurrently) or (BMB 401 or concurrently)
  • Semesters: Spring

TOTAL CREDITS 6 - 7

One of the Following Courses

ANS 305 - Applied Animal Behavior

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 309 - Animal Health Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: ANS 110 and (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H)
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 409 - Advancements in Reproduction

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or PSL 250
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 425 - Principles of Biotechnology

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: (BS 161 or BS 181H or LB 145) and (CEM 143 or CEM 251)
  • Semesters: Spring

ANS 435 - Mammary Physiology

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H) and (ANS 313 and ANS 315). Not open to freshmen and not open to sophomores.
  • Semesters: Spring

TOTAL CREDITS 3 – 4

One of the Following Courses

ANS 422 - Advanced Feedlot Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 222
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 432 - Advanced Dairy Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 232
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 472 - Advanced Swine Management

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisite: ANS 272
  • Recommended Background: ANS 313
  • Semesters: Spring - Even

TOTAL CREDITS 3

One of the Following Courses

ANS 407 - Food and Animal Toxicology

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H
  • Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 418 - Animal Agriculture and the Environment

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: (BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H) and (CEM 143 or CEM 251)
  • Recommended Background: CSS 210
  • Semesters: Fall

ANS 455 - Avian Physiology

  • Credits: 4
  • Recommended Background: ANS 315
  • Semesters: Spring

IBIO 313 - Animal Behavior

  • Credits: 3
  • Prerequisites: BS 162 or LB 144 or BS 182H. Not open to freshmen.
  • Semesters: Spring, Summer

IBIO 341 - Fundamental Genetics

  • Credits: 4
  • Prerequisites: BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H. Can replace ANS 314.
  • Semesters: Fall, Spring, Summer

TOTAL CREDITS 3 – 4

**For a complete list of requirements for application to MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, please consult the pre-vet academic requirements website.**

 

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ANS majors also must complete Core Courses requirements along with their selected concentration.

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