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Academic Program Model
Academic Program Model
Pre-Veterinary Medicine (AA.PVET)
The Pre-Veterinary Medicine major is designed for those students who are planning to transfer to a university such as the University of Illinois to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science with a pre-veterinary medicine concentration or seek early admission to a College of Veterinary Medicine. This major can also be used to meet requirements for the pre-veterinary medicine concentration at Eastern Illinois University.
The associate in arts degree requires the completion of 64 credit hours. The sample course sequence below includes the required 64 credit hours plus additional courses recommended for this major.
This program follows Math Pathway #4. Math requirements for a specific major may vary from one institution to another. Please consult with an academic counselor or academic advisor to confirm the pathway that is applicable to your major and transfer institution.
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Hours
ENG-119
Composition I Pathway
ENG-119
Composition I Pathway
Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion.
Course Outline
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ENG-120
Composition I
ENG-120
Composition I
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.
Course Outline
*
3.0
BIO-100
Bio Science I
BIO-100
Bio Science I
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental processes and structures common to all living things along with their applications to society.
Course Outline
4.0
AGR-206
Intro/Animal Science
AGR-206
Intro/Animal Science
Focuses on a study of beef, swine, sheep, poultry, and horses; and the scientific factors affecting nutrition, selection and genetics, products, environment, and physiology.
Course Outline
4.0
PSY-271
Intr/Psychology
PSY-271
Intr/Psychology
Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing Concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology.
Course Outline
OR
SOC-280
Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S)
SOC-280
Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S)
Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance.
Course Outline
3.0
MAT-140
Algebra With Trigonometry
MAT-140
Algebra With Trigonometry
A unified study of the algebraic and trigonometric concepts needed for calculus. Credit not granted for both this course and College Algebra. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendations.
Course Outline
*
5.0
Semester Totals
19.0
Second Semester
ENG-121
Composition II
ENG-121
Composition II
Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
Course Outline
*
3.0
BIO-116
General Zoology
BIO-116
General Zoology
An introduction to the basic concepts of animal life and its diversity. Including: taxonomy, cellular and organismic structure and function, development and economic importance.
Course Outline
*
4.0
ECO-231
Principles of Econ I (Macro)
ECO-231
Principles of Econ I (Macro)
Focuses on the nature and method of economics, basic supply and demand analysis, national income accounting, business cycles, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, and monetary policy.
Course Outline
3.0
MAT-211
Math Analysis
MAT-211
Math Analysis
This course covers mathematical analysis of polynomial calculus with applications to business and social sciences. It includes the mathematics of finance, techniques and applications of differentiation & integration, optimization theory and area. Graphing calculator required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendation.
Course Outline
*
OR
MAT-241
Analytical Geom-Calc I
MAT-241
Analytical Geom-Calc I
Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions of one variable, such as polynomial, rational, radical, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, will be covered. Applications include rates of change, optimization, curve sketching and area. A graphing calculator is required. Ask instructor for calculator recommendations.
Course Outline
*
4.0
HIS-252
West Civil/1660-Present
HIS-252
West Civil/1660-Present
Survey of Western Civilization with topics including absolutism, the rise of modern science, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Ideology, Imperialism, the Russian Revolutions, World War I, the Rise of Totalitarianism, World War II and the Contemporary Age.
Course Outline
OR
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Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI H)
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Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI H)
No Description Available
3.0
Semester Totals
17.0
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
Hours
SPE-111
Intro to Speech Communication
SPE-111
Intro to Speech Communication
Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
Course Outline
3.0
CHM-150
General Chemistry I
CHM-150
General Chemistry I
General principles of chemistry for students majoring in chemistry, engineering or science professions. Topics include atomic theory, bonding, stoichiometry, gas laws and thermochemistry.
Course Outline
*
4.0
HIS-153
History/Culture of Third World
HIS-153
History/Culture of Third World
The course will introduce the student to history and culture in the third world from ancient civilizations to the modern era. This course will focus upon broad themes in history and culture and will examine those themes in each major historical era.
Course Outline
OR
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Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI H)
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Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI H)
No Description Available
3.0
AGR-207
Intro/Ag Economics
AGR-207
Intro/Ag Economics
Principles of economics applied to problems in agriculture, marketing of agricultural products, agricultural policy, and the role of agriculture in the U.S. and world economies.
Course Outline
4.0
Semester Totals
14.0
Second Semester
CHM-151
General Chemistry II
CHM-151
General Chemistry II
Continuation of the General principles of chemistry for students majoring in chemistry, engineering or science professions. Topics include solids/liquids, solutions, kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics and electrochemistry.
Course Outline
*
4.0
ART-250
Understanding Art
ART-250
Understanding Art
A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms.
Course Outline
3.0
BIO-235
Microbiology
BIO-235
Microbiology
This course covers a survey of microorganisms with detailed study of the biology, metabolism, growth, death, genetics, and methods of differentiation of bacteria. Also classification, control of organisms by physical and chemical methods, immunology and diseases are covered.
Course Outline
*
4.0
POS-160
American National Government
POS-160
American National Government
The fundamental principles of the American Government are summarized. Such topics as federalism, civil liberties, citizenship, parties and elections, the Presidency, Congress, Judiciary, and national policies and politics are discussed within the framework of the American Constitutional system.
Course Outline
3.0
Semester Totals
14.0
Total Program Hours
64.0
Suggested Electives
MAT-124
Statistics Pathway
MAT-124
Statistics Pathway
Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-125 Statistics. Includes supplemental instruction lab.
Course Outline
OR
MAT-125
Statistics
MAT-125
Statistics
Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required.
Course Outline
*
3.0
PHY-130
College Physics I
PHY-130
College Physics I
This course covers Newtonian Mechanics, heat, fluid motion. Intended for students in the pre-professional areas, arts and sciences, and four year technology majors. It is not intended for students who plan to major (or minor) in physics or engineering.
Course Outline
4.0
PHY-131
College Physics II
PHY-131
College Physics II
An introduction to electricity and magnetism, wave motion, optics and basic modern physics for pre-professional, arts and sciences, and four year technology majors. This course is to be taken with PHY-130 to form a complete sequence.
Course Outline
4.0
AGR-064
Beef/Dairy Production Skills
AGR-064
Beef/Dairy Production Skills
Prepares students with the necessary skills required in modern cattle production, the different methods and tools used to perform these skills and a close inspection of handling facilities.
Course Outline
1.5
AGR-065
A.I. Management-Cattle
AGR-065
A.I. Management-Cattle
Provides a basic understanding of reproductive physiology and trains individuals to artificially inseminate beef or dairy cattle. Explains and gives hands-on experience in actual insemination producers.
Course Outline
1.5
AGR-071
Swine Reproduction and A.I.
AGR-071
Swine Reproduction and A.I.
Trains individuals to understand reproductive physiology, semen collection and artificial insemination.
Course Outline
1.0
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