Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.G.) Major in Animal Science (Pre-Veterinary Concentration)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. Students cannot enroll in upper-level (3000 or 4000) agriculture courses until they have successfully completed MATH 1315 or MATH 1319, or MATH 2417, and CHEM 1341 and CHEM 1141
  2. If two years of the same modern language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of modern language taken in high school, then two semesters of the same modern language (1410 and 1420) must be taken at the college level, and the requirement will be added to the student's degree audit.

  3. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  4. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
  5. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

Course Requirements

Freshman
Fall SemesterHoursSpring SemesterHours
US 11001Communication Component Code 0103
AG 11101POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306])3
ENG 1310 (Communication Component Code 010 [TCCN ENGL 1301])3Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 0803
MATH 1315, 1319, or 2417 (Mathematics Component Code 020 [TCCN MATH 1314, MATH 1324, or MATH 2412])3BIO 1131 (TCCN BIOL 1107)1
BIO 1330 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN BIOL 1306])3BIO 1331 (TCCN BIOL 1307)3
BIO 1130 (TCCN BIOL 1106)1AG 23183
AG 14454 
 16 16
Sophomore
Fall SemesterHoursSpring SemesterHours
CHEM 1341 (Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 [TCCN CHEM 1311] )3CHEM 1342 (TCCN CHEM 1312)3
CHEM 1141 (TCCN CHEM 1111)1CHEM 1142 (TCCN CHEM 1112)1
American History Component Code 0603AG 33143
POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305])3ART 2313, DAN 2313, MU 2313, or TH 2313 (Creative Arts Component Code 050 [HUMA 1315])3
COMM 1310 (Component Area Option Code 090/091 [TCCN SPCH 1311])3American History Component Code 0603
ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)3PHIL 1305 or 1320 (Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 [TCCN PHIL 1301 or PHIL 2306])3
 16 16
Junior
Fall SemesterHoursSpring SemesterHours
AG 33013AG 33313
CHEM 23413AG 33253
CHEM 21411CHEM 23423
COMM 2330 or 23383CHEM 21421
BIO 24004ENG 33033
 14 13
Senior
Fall SemesterHoursSpring SemesterHours
CHEM 43753AG 43073
PHYS 13153PHYS 13253
PHYS 11151PHYS 11251
AG 43253AG 33523
Agriculture Elective (3000-4000 level AG course)6AG 4326 or 43283
 16 13
Total Hours: 120