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The Animal Production concentration trains students for employment in traditional broad-based animal agiculture such as livestock production, business, and services related to livestock. Ranching, extension, livestock consultants, market livestock analysis, meat grading and animal recreationalists are additional examples of professional career opportunities available.
The following is a suggested sequence of courses for students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with an Animal Production Concentration.

Animal Science
1101, 1401, 2305, 2406, 2413, 3201, 3302, 3305, 3308, 3309, 3315, 3402, 4304, 4305, 4306

Natural Resource Management
Select from 1402, 2302, 2401 – 3-4 hrs

Core Curriculum
English 1301, 1302, 2315, or other literature, and English 2304 – 12 hrs
Communication 1303, or Theatre 2304 – 3 hrs
Fine Art: Select from Fine Arts 1301; Art 1301; Music 1312, 1313; or Theatre 1302 – 3 hrs
History 1301, 1302 – 3 hrs
Mathematices: Select from 1310, 1315, 1316, 1320 or 1342 – 6 hrs
Physical Education 1150 and one activity course – 2 hrs
Political Science 2305, 2306 – 6 hrs
Science: 4 courses from 2 fields: Select from Biology 1401, 2406; Chemistry 1401, 1402 – 16 hrs
Social Science (including 3 hrs Mulitcultural): Select from Anthropology 1301, Economics 2300, 2305; Geography 1302, 2302;
Philosophy 1301; Psychology 1302; Sociology 2303 – 6 hrs

Grand Total 120 hrs

The Animal Health Management concentration provides the courses necessary to train students properly in the area of management pertaining to disease prevention. This concentration is desirable for those students seeking employment in feedlots, cattle and horse breeding operations, and in general farm and ranch work where knowledge of clinical pathology and related courses is advantageous to the profession. The curriculum meets the requirements for state and federal employment opportunities in the field of animal health.
The following is a suggested sequence of courses for students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with an Animal Health Management Concentration.

Animal Science: 1101, 1401, 2406, 2413, 3308, 3315, 4304, 4305, 4306 – 28 hrs
Select 19 sch from: 1302, 1303, 134, 1403, 2300, 2501, 3306, 3404, 3408, 4310

Natural Resource Management: Select 3-4 sch from 1402, 2301, 2302, or 3405

Core Curriculum:
English 1301, 1302, 2315, or other literature, and English 2304 – 12 hrs
Communication 1303, or Theatre 2304 – 3 hrs
Fine Arts: select from Fine Arts 1301, Art 1301, Music 1312,1313; or Theatre 1302 – 3 hrs
History 1301, 1302 – 6 hrs
Mathematics: select from 1310, 1315, 1316, 1320 or 1342 – 6 hrs
Physical Education 1150 and one activity course – 2 hrs
Political Science 2301, 2302 – 6 hrs
Science: Biology 1401, 2406; Chemistry 1401, 1402 – 16 hrs
Social Science (including 3 hrs Multicultural): select from Anthropology 1301; Economics 2300, 2305; Geography 1302, 2302; Philosophy 1301; Psychology 1302; Sociology 2303 – 6 hrs

Grand Total 120 hrs

Undergraduate admission to the Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition is accomplished through the University admissions process. Please visit the Admissions Office website at:

This site contains all the information you will need to assist you with undergraduate enrollment to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It covers admissions information for freshmen, transfer students, international students, and off-campus military programs. It also provides information about Illinois residency eligibility, costs, financial aid, housing (on and off-campus), campus maps, class schedule information, special events for prospective students and placement procedures for math courses.

New Undergraduates: 2008-09 Academic Year
SD Residents MN Reciprocity Non-Residents
Tuition (per credit) $88 $130 $132
Tuition (16 credits per semester) $1,408 $2,080 $2,112
General Activity Fee ($24/credit; 16 credits/semester) $384 $384 $384
University Support Fee ($82/credit; 16 credits/semester) $1,312 $1,312 $1,312
Books Estimate, per semester $400 $400 $400
Residence Hall Rent Double occupancy, per semester. $1,225 $1,225 $1,225
Average Meal Plan Per semester. $1,175 $1,175 $1,175
Total Semester Cost $5,904 $6,576 $6,608
TOTAL YEARLY COST $11,808 $13,152 $13,216

General Activity Fee
Supports student activities, health services, student union fees, and athletic and intramural programs.

University Support Fee
Covers instruction-related costs such as computer equipment, library materials, salary enhancement, and deferred maintenance.

Residence Hall Rent
Double occupancy. Internet access included. Computers must have a network card.

Average Meal Plan
Amount an average on-campus student spends per semester.

Parking Fees
General parking: $59/nine months
Reserved parking space: $177/nine months

Self-Support Courses
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Cost of Attendance
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Throughout history, animals have contributed to human society by providing food, materials and companionship and by performing key roles in the workplace, in recreation and in sport.

Animal science is not only a fascinating subject to study. It is also vital for improving standards of animal welfare, protecting livestock from disease epidemics and safeguarding public health from animal borne diseases.

Animal science is also central to addressing other issues of today, such the growing global demand for meat, milk and eggs and how climate change will affect the spread of animal diseases. With current concerns about greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, knowledge of animal science will also be critical in the drive to reduce the environmental impact and improve the sustainability of livestock production systems.

The Applied Animal Science course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills required for a career in animal science, where employment opportunities continue to be excellent.

Credit Tuition Student Activity Fee Transportation and Safety Fee Technology Fee Total Tuition and Fees
In-state (OR, CA, ID, WA, NV)** per credit $60.79 $2.21 $1.00 $2.00 $66.00
Out-of-state (except OR, CA, ID, WA, NV)*** per credit $161.79 $2.21 $1.00 $2.00 $167.00
Foreign/International per credit $179.79 $2.21 $1.00 $2.00 $185.00

Undergraduate
ANSC514 Animal Genetics (3)
BIOC435 Biochemistry (3)
BIOL511 General Biology I (2)
BIOL512 General Biology II (3)
BIOL513 Biology Lab. (1)
BIOL521 Animal Comparative Anatomy (3)
CHEM203 Organic Chemistry I (2)
CHEM204 Organic Chemistry II (2)
CHEM503 Analytical Chemistry (2)
CHEM533 Chemistry Lab. (1)
GENE501 Cell Molecular Biology (3)
MBIO251 General Microbiology (3)
PETE201 Animal Science (3)
PETE221 Zoo & Wild Animal Science (3)
PHYS605 Physics Lab. (1)
STAT542 Introductory Biostatistics (3)
VETE601 Medical English (2)

Animal Sciences and Industry is a comprehensive unit supported by about 50 faculty devoted to research, teaching, and extension activities related to domestic farm animals species. Currently, the department has approximately 700 undergraduate students advised in the department and about 75 graduate students pursuing both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

For graduate training, the department has animal research and teaching units located conveniently to the main campus. Those units include sheep, poultry, purebred beef, dairy, swine, and horse teaching and research units and the beef, forage, range and cow-calf research units. In addition, laboratories in both Call and Weber Halls contain state-of-the-art equipment that allow the student access to most analytical techniques required for their research.

Graduate training in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry is organized within six functional discipline groups including animal breeding and genetics, food science, meat science, monogastric nutrition, physiology, and ruminant nutrition.

FEES AND TUITION
Manhattan campus
Kansas resident: $198.47 per credit hour
Out-of-state: $541.95 per credit hour
14 hours (average freshman hours)
Kansas resident
Out-of-state
$2,778
$7,587
$5,557
$15,175
Privilege fee
Health, student newspaper, recreation complex, and other items
$337
(if 12 hrs. or more)
$673
(if 12 hrs. or more)
Salina campus
Kansas resident: $187.50 per credit hour
Out-of state: $512.00 per credit hour
14 hours (average freshman hours)
Kansas resident
Out-of-state
$2,625
$7,168
$5,250
$14,336
Privilege fee
Students taking 1 to 12 hours pay $24.93 per credit hour $299
(maximum for 12 or more hrs.) $598
(maximum for 12 or more hrs.)
HOUSING
Manhattan campus
Residence hall
20-meal plan
15-meal plan
10-meal plan
$3,224
$3,184
$3,154
$6,448
$6,368
$6,308
Fraternity
One-time first-year costs average $475 (includes pledge/associate fee and initiation fee) $2,937 $5,874
Sorority
First-year costs average $1,268 (includes pledge fee, initiation fee, building fund, and out-of-house member fee) $2,813 $5,626
Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship House (women) $2,709 $5,418
Smith Scholarship House (men) $1,937 $3,875
Clovia 4-H House (women) $1,450 $2,900
Off-campus living
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Salina campus
Residence hall
19-meal plan
14-meal plan
$2,850
$2,664
$5,700
$5,328
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES $450 to $550 $900 to $1,100
MISCELLANEOUS $800 to $1,800 $1,600 to $3,600