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Dec 17, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Animal and Veterinary Sciences: Preveterinary and Science Concentration, BS
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Program Description
The Animal and Veterinary Sciences curriculum provides students with both a basic and applied understanding of the scientific principles needed for successful careers in the scientific, technical, and business phases of livestock and poultry production, processing, and marketing. Strengths of this program include extensive hands-on instruction at Clemson’s six animal farms, personalized advising, and the opportunity for valued-added experiences, including involvement in research, teaching, extension, international travel, and internships. Students choose from three concentrations.
The Animal Agribusiness Concentration prepares students for careers in the many facets of the animal industries, including production, sales and marketing, business management, advertising, and extension. The Equine Business Concentration prepares students for such professions as trainers, managers, riding instructors, sales or media representatives, breed association representatives or for equine entrepreneurial careers such as owners of tack shops, boarding facilities, or riding schools. The Preveterinary and Science Concentration prepares students to meet the requirements for most veterinary schools, graduate schools, and medical and dental schools. Students with South Carolina residency may compete for contract seats at Mississippi State, Tuskegee, and University of Georgia Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. Experienced preprofessional advising is provided for all students pursuing advanced degrees.
Change of Major into Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Students who change majors into Animal and Veterinary Sciences must have a 2.5 minimum cumulative grade-point average.
First Semester
- Capstone Course Requirement 3 Credits 3, 7
- General Advanced Science Course Requirement 3 Credits 3, 4
- Global Challenges Requirement 6 Credits 1 or Elective 6 Credits
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 1
Second Semester
- AVS 4100 - Domestic Animal Behavior 3 Credits
- Advanced AVS Nutrition/Physiology Req. 3 Credits 3, 5
- AVS Hands-On Course Requirement 2 Credits 2, 3
- AVS Products or Production Course Req. 3 Credits 3, 8
- General Advanced Science Requirement 3 Credits 3, 4
Footnotes
1 See General Education Requirements . The Global Challenges Requirement is a total of six credits. Students applying to professional schools should consult schools of interest for more specific requirements for COMM. Social Science courses must be selected from two different fields. AGRB and ECON are considered the same field. Three of these credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section.
2 Select from AVS 2000 , AVS 2010 , AVS 2030 , AVS 2040 , AVS 2060 , AVS 2080 , AVS 2090 , AVS 2110 , AVS 2120 , AVS 3020 , AVS 3090 , AVS 3600 , AVS 3900 , AVS 4050 , AVS 4410 , AVS 4420 , AVS 4460 , AVS 4550 , AVS 4570 , AVS 4910 , or AVS 4920 . A minimum of two hands-on course credits must be taken from the following courses: AVS 2000, AVS 2010, AVS 2030, AVS 2040, AVS 2060, AVS 2080, AVS 2090, AVS 2110, AVS 2120, AVS 3020, AVS 3090 or AVS 4550.
3 Course may be taken in either the fall or spring semester.
4 Select any 3000-level or higher graded course (standard letter grade only) in BCHM, BIOL, GEN, MICR, or WFB, or any course listed in footnote 5 that is not already fulfilling another requirement. The following courses are not eligible: BCHM 4900 , BCHM 4910 , BCHM 4920 , BIOL 3940 , BIOL 4880 , BIOL 4890 , BIOL 4910 , BIOL 4920 , BIOL 4940 , BIOL 4950 , BIOL 4960 , BIOL 4970 , GEN 4900 , GEN 4910 , GEN 4920 , MICR 3940 , MICR 4910 , MICR 4920 , MICR 4940 , MICR 4950 , WFB 4630 , WFB 4930 , or WFB 4980 .
5 Select from AVS 3750 , (BIOL, MICR) AVS 4140 , AVS 4160 , AVS 4530 , AVS 4560 , AVS 4650 , AVS 4670 , AVS 4700 , or (BIOL) AVS 4800 .
6 Select from AVS 3100 , AVS 3150 , or AVS 3850 .
7 Select from AVS 4000 , AVS 4060 , AVS 4150 , or AVS 4170 .
8 Select from AVS 4010 , AVS 4110 , AVS 4120 , AVS 4130 , or AVS 4500 .
NOTE: Students may not use one course to satisfy two major requirements.
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