Veterinary Degrees Online

The Smith Ranch provides hands-on opportunities for brush and range management, soil and water conservation, and wildlife management.
Numerous scholarships, clubs and internships are unique offerings of this department, including hosting an annual university-wide rodeo.
ACU is a member of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), the Agriculture Consortium of Texas and the Consortium of Agriculture Programs at Independent Colleges and Universities.

Exceptional Degrees
The department prepares students for careers in agribusiness, animal health, production agriculture, government agencies and more.
ACU students have gone on to attend Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and completed internships with such organizations as the Texas Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services and the Philmont Scout Ranch.
Our alumni are now leaders in their fields as teachers, naturalists, researchers, management/consulting experts, farmers and ranchers.

The EM-ABG MSc Course generally combines a first year (M1 slot) in one institute / institution with a second year (M2 slot) in a second institute / institution. Optional choices are proposed to the students depending on their previous personal experience of scientific own professional goals.
The EM-ABG MSc Course will concentrate on use of quantitative and molecular genetics for animal breeding purposes. This involves the following concepts:
• understanding of and measuring genetic variation (Statistical Genomics)
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EM-ABG Consortium Agreement
• molecular genetics and bioinformatics (Genomics)
• design and evaluation of breeding programmes (Animal Breeding)
• understanding of intra-animal biological relationships (other)
The EM-ABG MSc course will be truly international and have many links to global research and to capacity building in developing countries. The length of the EM-ABG is 2 years (120 ETCS). The EM-ABG builds on existing MSc courses and consists of required and elective subjects: Orientation Period, Applied Period, Problem Oriented Subjects, Complementary Subjects, and Thesis Research.
The EM-ABG offers a tailor-made study plan that meets the needs of the individual student. Each EM-ABG student makes his/her own study plan. Coherence and quality are discussed and approved by the mentors to ensure that the study plan meets the requirements to award the double degree. A more detailed description of the EM-ABG Curriculum is given in 3.

Majors of Interest:
Agribusiness, BS
Animal Science: Pre-Vet/Science, BS
Animal Science: Production Management, BS
Pre-Vet/Science (Animal Science), BS
Environmental Science: Natural Resource Management, BS
Natural Resource Management (Environmental Science), BS
Veterinary (Animal Science; Pre-), BS

The Department of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Over the past four years, 100% acceptance rate into Veterinary School with a degree in Animal Science.
Rhoden Farm located eight miles from campus, provides students access to a cattle feedlot, confinement swine unit, crop land, and range and pasture land.
Smith Ranch in View, TX is a research and application lab.
Experiential learning in brush and range management, soil & water conservation, and wildlife management.

The Smith Ranch provides hands-on opportunities for brush and range management, soil and water conservation, and wildlife management.
Numerous scholarships, clubs and internships are unique offerings of this department, including hosting an annual university-wide rodeo.
ACU is a member of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), the Agriculture Consortium of Texas and the Consortium of Agriculture Programs at Independent Colleges and Universities.

Exceptional Degrees
The department prepares students for careers in agribusiness, animal health, production agriculture, government agencies and more.
ACU students have gone on to attend Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and completed internships with such organizations as the Texas Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Services and the Philmont Scout Ranch.
Our alumni are now leaders in their fields as teachers, naturalists, researchers, management/consulting experts, farmers and ranchers.

ACU’s agricultural and environmental sciences faculty are nationally recognized and award-winning in research, publication and teaching.
Students and faculty regularly collaborate on research projects.
Several professors are North American College and
Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Teacher Fellows.