Graduate Program

Master of Animal Science (MAS, non-thesis)

The Master of Animal Science degree program is designed to give students a deeper academic background in sub-disciplines associated with the field of Animal Science which include nutrition, physiology, genetics, biotechnology and animal management.  Students are required to have a graduate committee consisting of at least three (3) members and to complete a special topics research project involving up to six (6) credit hours of activity.

Requirements 

• A minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent in residence as a graduate student at the University.
• The non-thesis Master of Animal Science degree requires a minimum of 36 credit hours, of which a minimum of 9 credits are in Animal Science courses at the 500 or above level and 3 to 6 credits are for a special topics project (ANS 610).  Non-thesis programs may include no more than six (6) hours of independent student study credits in the minimum 36-credit program.
• Research credit is not permitted in non-thesis programs, except upon approval by an Associate Dean of the Graduate School in cases where the student was initially enrolled in a thesis program but later transferred to a non-thesis program.
• No more than ten (10) hours of 400-level courses may be counted toward the 36-credit hour requirement.
• Non-thesis Masters Examination (ANS 690) credits may not be used to satisfy the 36-credit hour requirement.
• Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration (ANS 688 and ANS 689) credits may NOT be sure to satisfy the 30-credit hour requirement.
• No more than two credit hours of departmental seminar may be included in the minimum 36-credit hour program.
• No more than three credit hours of Masters supervised teaching ANS 685) may be included in the minimum 36-credit hour program.
• Special topics project written in report form.
• Student must demonstrate competence in basic principles of nutrition, physiology and breeding.
• A final oral exam is given when the course work and special topics project are completed.

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