ANIMAL SCIENCE CORE CONCEPTS CERTIFICATE
Program Course Requirements

ANSI 1100  Introduction to Animal Science, 4 cr
ANSI 1110  Food Safety From Farm to Fork, 3 cr
ANSI 1115  Companion Animal Biology and Care, 3 cr
ANSI 2100  Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition, 4 cr
ANSI 2104  Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals, 4 cr
ANSI 2102  Principals of Animal Health, 3 cr

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT - 21 credits

Click here to download the Animal Science Certificate Program Planning Form (PDF)

Career Description: Students completing this certificate could be eligible for a career as an animal technician in any of the following animal industry segments: an animal production or care facility, humane society, COOP, zoo, farm retail sales, or any agriculturally related industry that serves or works with animals, including companion animals.

Program Information: The Animal Science Core Concepts Certificate provides students with a broad introduction to the basic science and management behind raising healthy, content, agricultural production animals, profitably and humanely as well as how to care for companion animals including: reptiles, amphibians, birds, rodents, dogs, cats and horses. Specific topics included in the certificate are: nutrition, animal anatomy & physiology, animal health, companion animal biology and care, animal behavior, biosecurity on the farm, zoonotic diseases and food safety.

Program Outcomes:
Graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate a general understanding of the scientific and management practices involved in the agricultural animal production industries: dairy industry, beef industry, swine industry, poultry industry, aquaculture industry, rendering industry and feed industry;
• Locate and identify common anatomical features of domestic animals and explain the physiological function of the 11 major body systems and their primary organs;
• Read and interpret a feed tag or nutrition label and determine if the product is adequate to meet nutritional requirements of a specific species and class of animal;
• List the major causative agents of disease in domestic animals, the organs/tissues/systems they affect and diseases they result in and explain the function of the basic body defense systems and the principals of prevention of disease;
• Explain how to choose, feed, house, breed, care for and manage the major species of companion animals kept as pets in the U.S.; and
• Describe the types of substances that fall into the three categories of food contaminants and the risk factors associated with each sector of the food chain - production, harvest, transporting, processing, distribution, retail sale and home use.

Special Program Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements, students must meet the following conditions in order to graduate:

1. College Cumulative GPA Requirement: cumulative grade point average (GPA) of credits attempted and completed at CLC must be at least 2.0;
2. College Technical Core GPA Requirement: cumulative GPA of credits attempted and completed towards the technical core of the diploma or degree must be at least 2.0;
3. Residency Requirement: students must complete 25% of their credits at Central Lakes College.

Accreditation:

None

Admissions:

All but one Animal Science course is open to students satisfying general admission requirements for Central Lakes College.

ANSI 2104 Anatomy & Physiology of Domestic Animals prohibits registration of PSEO students.

Transfer Opportunities: Many animal science courses can be transferred to a variety of four year colleges and universities that offer agriculture or animal related degrees including: Agricultural Education, Animal Science, pre-Veterinarian, an pre-Veterinary Technician degrees. No articulation agreements or specific transfer pathways have been established at this time.

Advisory Board: Members Include: Lyle & Sue Westrom - U of M, Crookston Gerald Toland - SMSU, Marshall John & Deb Chute - Cattlemen's & Cattlewomen's, Farm Bureau Pam Debele - Mn. Turkey Growers Association Shantel Koering - Farm Bureau Chuck Horsager - Wadena Co. Commissioner Jordan Przybilla - Centra Sota COOP Samantha Lang - Wakefield pork Eric Smude - Midwest Machinery

Faculty Biography:

Ann Domagala DVM, ND
Animal Science Instructor
phone: 218 825-4963
ann.domagala@clcmn.edu