College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Curricula in Dairy Science

Dairy Manufacturing Option

This major is designed to prepare students for careers in dairy plant operation and management; plant field work and dairy product quality control; teaching and research work in milk and dairy food processing; and merchandising and sales. Fundamental technical and business courses offer a well-rounded program of training in these areas.

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
AGLS 101 Modern Ag. Systems (1-0) 1   BIOL 112 Introductory Biology II (3-3) 4
BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I (3-3) 4   CHEM 102 Fund. of Chemistry II (3-3) 4
CHEM 101 Fund. of Chemistry I (3-3) 4   DASC 202 Dairying (2-2) 3
ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric (3-0) 3   Social and behavioral sciences elective1   3
MATH 166 Topics in Contemp. Math. (3-0) 3   Visual and performing arts elective1   3
** KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity (0-2) 1   ** KINE 199 Required Physical Activity (0-2) 1
    16       18

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
CHEM 222 Elements of Organic and Biological Chemistry (3-0) 3   * POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. (3-0) 3
CHEM 242 Elem. Organic Chemistry Lab. (0-3) 1   * American history elective 1   3
MGMT 211 Legal and Social Environ. of Business (3-0) 3   Computer appl. elective   3
* POLS 207 State and Local Govt. (3-0) 3   Economics elective   3
* American history elective 1   3   Entomology elective   3
Physics elective   3   Elective   2
    16       17

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting Prin. (3-0) 3   DASC 314 Food Analysis (1-4) 3
DASC 312 Food Chemistry (2-0) 2   DASC 331 Dairy and Food Tech. (3-3) 4
DASC 326 Food Bacteriology (3-0) 3   FSTC 213 Food Plant Engineering (2-3) 3
DASC 327 Food Bacteriology (0-3) 1   Accounting or finance elective   3
DASC 330 Dairy and Food Tech. (3-3) 4   Elective   3
Agricultural economics or economics elective   3       16
    16        

SENIOR YEAR

First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
BICH 401 Human Nutrition (3-0) 3   ANSC 481 Seminar (1-0) 1
ENGL 301 Technical Writing (3-0) 3   COMM 203 Public Speaking (3-0) 3
PHIL 240 Intro. to Logic (3-0) 3   Management elective   3
Humanities elective1   3   Electives   11
Electives   5       18
    17        
NOTE:
  1. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. The University Core Curriculum includes a requirement for 6 hours of international and cultural diversity courses. Refer to University Core Curriculum, item 6 for a list of acceptable courses. A course satisfying another Core category, a college/department requirement, or as a free elective can be used to satisfy these requirements.

* See Requirement in Political Science (Government) and History.

** See University Core Curriculum, item 7.