Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Animal Sciences — Meat Science Option (ANMS)

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 1100 Orientation to Animal Sciences1ANSC 1000 Introduction to Animal Sciences4
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory1
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
MATH 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry3 
 15 15
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 2720 The Meat We Eat3ANSC 3760 Value Based Marketing of Livestock3
BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I3BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology II3
BIOL 2501 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory1BIOL 2511 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory1
ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics3CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry3
Core Literature3STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3
Core History 13Core History 23
 16 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 3410 Animal Metabolism and Nutrition3ANSC 3610 Animal Growth and Development4
BCHE 3200 Principles of Biochemistry3ANSC 3700 Muscle Foods4
AGRI 3000 Agricultural Genetics (OR BIOL 3000 & BIOL 3001)4ANSC 3800 Careers in Animal Science1
Core Fine Arts3Meat Science Support Course13-4
Core Humanity3Core Social Science3
 16 15-16
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
ANSC 4700 Meat Processing4ANSC Core23-4
BIOL 3200 General Microbiology3High Impact Experience32
BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory1Free Electives5-8
Meat Science Support Courses13-4UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
COMM 1000 Public Speaking3 
 14-15 10-14
Total Hours: 117-123

Note: A minimum of 120 hours is required.


Bolded courses constitute the meat science major (38 hrs; 2.0 GPA required for these courses).
 

1

Meat Science Support courses (any 6-8 hours) of the following:

AGEC 4000, ANSC 4800, ANSC 4810ANSC 5700, BATM 5140BATM 5550, MKTG 3310, POUL 5140, POUL 5160

2

ANSC Core choose one of the following courses: ANSC 3420,  ANSC 3500 or ANSC 3600.

3

High Impact Experience (2 hours):

ANSC 2100 Dairy Goat U Program Planning

ANSC 2200 Dairy U Program Planning

ANSC 2300 Beef U Program Planning

ANSC 2400 Horse U Program Planning

ANSC 3840 Study/Travel in ANSC

ANSC 4920 Internship

ANSC 4980 Undergraduate Research

AGRI 4000 Agriculture Study Abroad