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Equine Studies Pre-Veterinary Science - B.S.

The Equine Studies Pre-Veterinary Science B.S. program serves the needs of the local area by providing educational opportunities not offered anywhere else in the state and few offered within the United States due to the current equine resources available on campus.

This Pre-Vet Science program is solely focused on equine and/or large animal veterinary science. This degree plan will allow the department to attract a more diverse student population and will allow students who are interested in attending Veterinary Medical School to become an Equine Vet to complete courses requiring hands-on experience with horses that will make these students more competitive. Students opting for this Pre-Vet degree will have a requirement to work at the barn for two full semesters as all equine majors are required but will not have to complete a gateway process for this specific degree plan.

120 credit hours

Required Woods Core (36 credit hours)

WC 100Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education

3

CO 111Introduction to Human Communication

3

EN 111English Composition and Research Writing

3

HI 222World History Since 1900

3

TH 200Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

3

EN 211Introduction to Literature

3

 

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PH 320Ethics

3

BI 330Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals

3

 

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FR 111Basic French I

3

SP 111Basic Spanish I

3

WC 150Intercultural Communication

3

 

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BU 131Macroeconomics

3

PS 111General Psychology

3

SO 211Introduction to Sociology

3

 

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MA 117Quantitative Reasoning

3

MA 253/PS 253Statistics

3

 

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AD 200Studies in the Visual Arts

3

MU 200American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond

3

TA 213Introduction to Theatre

3

 

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WC 401Social Justice

3

WC 402Sustainability

3

WC 403Global Women Leading Change

3

WC 480Woods Core Capstone Topics

3

WC 404Christian Spirituality throughout the Centuries

3

Required Equine Pre-Veterinary Courses (30 credit hours)

 
EQ 100Orientation to Equine Studies

0

EQ 103First Year Stable Management: Routine Horse Care/First Aid

1

EQ 105First Year Stable Management: Routine Horse Care/First Aid

1

EQ 111Training and Handling I

3

EQ 208Equine Nutrition

2

EQ 209Applied Equine Feeding

2

EQ 210Equine General Health

4

EQ 212Facilities and Farm Equipment Operations and Management I

2

EQ 213Facilities and Farm Equipment Operations and Management II

2

EQ 294Equine Genetics

2

EQ 295Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse

4

EQ 306Equine Lameness

3

EQ 402Equine Assisted Reproductive Technologies

4

Required Pre-Veterinary Courses (40 credit hours)

 
BI 141Principles of Biology I

4

BI 141LPrinciples of Biology I Laboratory

0

BI 142Principles of Biology II

4

BI 142LPrinciples of Biology II Laboratory

0

BI 351Microbiology

4

BI 351LMicrobiology Laboratory

BI 342Genetics

4

BI 342LGenetics Laboratory

0

CH 115General Chemistry I

4

CH 115LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 116General Chemistry II

4

CH 116LGeneral Chemistry II Laboratory

0

CH 222Organic Chemistry I

4

CH 222LOrganic Chemistry I Laboratory

0

CH 323Biochemistry

4

CH 323LBiochemistry Laboratory

0

PY 220General Physics I

4

PY 220LGeneral Physics I Laboratory

0

PY 221General Physics II

4

PY 221LGeneral Physics II Laboratory

0

Open Electives (14 credit hours)

Student must complete 14 credit hours of undistributed elective credit hours to reach 120 total credit hours required for the B.S. degree.