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 100 | Into the Woods, Out of the Woods, Communities and Education | 3 |
| CO 111 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| EN 111 | English Composition and Research Writing | 3 |
| HI 222 | World History Since 1900 | 3 |
| TH 200 | Love and Justice: The Faith and Spirituality of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin | 3 |
| EN 211 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
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| PH 320 | Ethics | 3 |
| BI 330 | Bioethics for Healthcare Professionals | 3 |
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| FR 111 | Basic French I | 3 |
| SP 111 | Basic Spanish I | 3 |
| WC 150 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
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| BU 131 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PS 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SO 211 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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| MA 117 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MA 253/PS 253 | Statistics | 3 |
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| AD 200 | Studies in the Visual Arts | 3 |
| MU 200 | American Music: From Jamestown to James Brown and Beyond | 3 |
| TA 213 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
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| WC 401 | Social Justice | 3 |
| WC 402 | Sustainability | 3 |
| WC 403 | Global Women Leading Change | 3 |
| WC 480 | Woods Core Capstone Topics | 3 |
| WC 404 | Christian Spirituality throughout the Centuries | 3 |
Required Equine Pre-Veterinary Courses (30 credit hours)
| EQ 100 | Orientation to Equine Studies | 0 |
| EQ 103 | First Year Stable Management: Routine Horse Care/First Aid | 1 |
| EQ 105 | First Year Stable Management: Routine Horse Care/First Aid | 1 |
| EQ 111 | Training and Handling I | 3 |
| EQ 208 | Equine Nutrition | 2 |
| EQ 209 | Applied Equine Feeding | 2 |
| EQ 210 | Equine General Health | 4 |
| EQ 212 | Facilities and Farm Equipment Operations and Management I | 2 |
| EQ 213 | Facilities and Farm Equipment Operations and Management II | 2 |
| EQ 294 | Equine Genetics | 2 |
| EQ 295 | Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Horse | 4 |
| EQ 306 | Equine Lameness | 3 |
| EQ 402 | Equine Assisted Reproductive Technologies | 4 |
Required Pre-Veterinary Courses (40 credit hours)
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.