Students: Undergraduate Programs: Majors and Minors

Animal Science
Do more than study animals - become a cow whisperer.

Animal Science is a major that gets you out of constant classroom lecturing and gives you the opportunity to get up close with horses, pigs, cows, bulls, sheep and goats. Really close. Whether you're interested in vet school or owning your own goat farm, Animal Science is the way to go. In this major, you'll learn animal selection, breeding, nutrition, reproduction, feeding and management for the production of meat, milk and wool, and for you horse lovers, recreation. Plus, this program has nine clubs specifically designed to speed your career, and one of them hosts the only student-run professional rodeo in the nation.

Sound like your kind of science or pre-vet degree? Check out more information below or go ahead and apply now to study Animal Science.

What Can I Study?

Visit the course plans below for typical course sequences for an Animal Science major. You will determine the right classes for your interests with the help of your advisor.

• Animal Science: Animal Biology Emphasis (4-Year Course Plan) (pdf)
• Animal Science: Equine Science Management Emphasis (4-Year Course Plan) (pdf)
• Animal Science: Production Management Emphasis (4-Year Course Plan) (pdf)

The UGA Bulletin has more information about required classes and available electives for the animal science major.

Additional Opportunities

Pre-professional opportunities:
Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Study Abroad:
Costa Rica: Avian Biology, Thailand: Cultural, Social, and Environmental Sustainability, France: French and European Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Internships:
Congressional Agricultural Fellowship, Cooperative Extension Internship, Emerging Scholars Internship, Georgia Farm Bureau Legislative Internship, Rural Caucus Legislative Internship, Winegrowers of Georgia Internship

Clubs:
Ag Hill Council, AGHON (Honorary), Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Alpha Zeta (Honorary), Block and Bridle, CAES Ambassadors (Honorary), Cattlemen's Association at UGA, Collegiate 4-H, Collegiate FFA, Collegiate FFA (Tifton campus), Dairy Science Club, Horse Judging Team, Horsemen's Association, Livestock Judging Team, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), Pre-Vet Club, Sigma Alpha Sorority, Student Government Association

High School Programs:
Animal Science in Action, Avian Adventures, Weekend in the Classic City, Young Scholars Internship Program