University General Course Catalog 2014-2015

Dec 22, 2024

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Veterinary Science, B.S. in Vet. Sc.

The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Science. The degree can be obtained by two different mechanisms. The Three-Year Program requires that students complete a three year basic pre-veterinary curriculum (including the University Core Curriculum and total unit requirements) that satisfies the entrance requirements for most schools of veterinary medicine. The student must then be accepted into a veterinary school and complete 30 semester units. The Four-Year Program requires that the student complete the same three year basic pre-veterinary curriculum (including the University Core Curriculum and total unit requirements) plus an additional one year of undergraduate classes leading to a four year BS degree in Veterinary Science.

Qualified Nevada residents may participate in a program funded through the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The contract program allows Nevada residents access to enrollment at certain professional schools and helps offset out-of-state tuition.

The university’s pre-veterinary program offers students intensive advisement, and internship with veterinary practitioners and scholarships from the Gordon MacMillan endowment. Students are selected by schools of veterinary medicine based on the following factors: high academic performance, written application, practical experience in some phase of veterinary medicine, references, motivation, personal interview, and results of written examinations.

I. University Core Curriculum Requirements (39-46 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy”.

A. English (3-8 units)

Refer to the “English” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101 .

B. Mathematics (4-6 units)

Refer to the “Mathematics” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

Select one of the following:

MATH 126 - Precalculus I (3 units) AND
MATH 127 - Precalculus II (3 units)
OR
MATH 181 - Calculus I (4 units)

C. Natural Sciences (8 units)

CHEM 121A - General Chemistry I (3 units) AND
CHEM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 unit)
OR
CHEM 201 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers I (4 units)
CHEM 122A - General Chemistry II (3 units) AND
CHEM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory II (1 unit)
OR
CHEM 202 - General Chemistry for Scientists and Engineers II (4 units)

D. Social Sciences (3 units)

Refer to the “Social Sciences” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

E. Fine Arts (3 units)

Refer to the “Fine Arts” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

F. Core Humanities (9 units)

Refer to the “Core Humanities” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

G. Capstone Courses (6 units)

VM 481 - Animals in Human Cultures (3 units) OR
AGSC 415 - Ethics and Economics of Biotechnology (3 units) OR
NUTR 485 - Nutrition Research and Contemporary Issues (3 units)
One additional acceptable Capstone course (3 units)

H. Diversity (3 units)

Refer to the “Diversity” section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

II. Additional College Requirements (0 units)

III. Major Requirements (72-83 units)

A. Group One Department Requirements (37-39 units)

AGSC 100 - Elements of Livestock Production (3 units)
VM 100 - Veterinary Medicine (1 unit)
AGSC 206 - Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition (3 units)
BIOL 190 - Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology (3 units)
BIOL 191 - Introduction Organismal Biology (3 units)
BIOL 192 - Principles of Biological Investigation (2 units)
BIOL 251 - General Microbiology (4 units)
PHYS 151 - Gen Physics I & Lab (4 units)
PHYS 152 - General Physics II & Lab (4 units)
APST 207 - Practical Statistics (3 units) OR
APST 270 - Introduction to Statistical Methods (4 units)
CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I (3 units) OR
CHEM 341 - Organic Chemistry for Scientists and Professionals I (3 units)
CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II (3 units) OR
CHEM 342 - Organic Chemistry for Scientists and Professionals II (3 units)
CHEM 220L - Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1 unit) OR
CHEM 345 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 units)

B. Group Two Department Requirements (31 units)

AGSC 310 - Physiology of Reproduction (3 units)
AGSC 413 - Range-Livestock Interactions (3 units)
BCH 400 - Introductory Biochemistry (4 units)
AGSC 400 - Seminar (1 unit)
AGSC 406 - Advanced Nutrition Management (4 units)
COM 329 - Business and Professional Speaking (3 units)
VM 328 - Veterinary Physiology and Applied Anatomy (4 units)
VM 475 - Disease Domestic Animals (3 units)
AGSC 325 - Animal Genetics (3 units) OR
BIOL 300 - Principles of Genetics (3 units)
AGSC 410 - Sheep Management (3 units) OR
AGSC 418 - Beef Cattle Management (3 Units)

C. Directed Electives (4 -13 units)

NOTE: All three and four hundred level classes with the following prefixes are automatically approved as directed electives: AGSC, ACC, BCH, BIOL, COM, ECON, MATH, MKT, NRES, NUTR, and VM. Please contact your advisor for the use of elective courses that are 100 or 200 level or in other disciplines.