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Twin Cities Campus

Animal Sciences Minor

Animal Science
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
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Contact Information
Department of Animal Science, 305 Haecker Hall, 1364 Eckles Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108 (612-624-3491; fax: 612-625-5789)
  • Program Type: Graduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2012
  • Length of program in credits (master's): 6
  • Length of program in credits (doctoral): 12
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
Students pursuing a minor in animal sciences concentrate on one of the animal sciences subdisciplines: genetics, growth biology, nutrition, physiology, or production systems. Students have the option of tailoring their program to include study in more than one subdiscipline and to emphasize basic or applied science.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
Requirements are designed to fit the student's needs. A master's minor requires 6 credits in areas not closely related to the major; no more than 2 of these credits may be in research or special problems. A doctoral minor requires 12 credits in areas not closely related to the major; no more than 3 of these credits may be in research or special problems.
 
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