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Equine Science (AS) Agriculture & Natural Resources Total Units: 30
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Term Effective: Spring 2007

Description:

The Equine Science Major provides training in the selection, feeding, and management of horses.

For students interested in an Career Certificate, an Equine Science certificate is available. Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence. For more information see the Agriculture Department website.

Forty percent of all people gainfully employed in the United States today are engaged in some kind of agricultural work. California alone needs over 8,000 additional trained people each year for employment in agriculture. The training program at SRJC prepares the student for a choice of jobs on the farm as well as off-farm related jobs. Working conditions in agricultural jobs are ideal for those individuals who like to work out-of-doors with living things.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Equine Science (AS) program are:

  • Complete 30 units from
    • Equine Science Requirements

Equine Science Requirements - complete 30.00 units
AGBUS 50Introduction to Agribusiness3.00
AGRI 99IAgriculture Occupational Work Experience Internship0.50-8.00
ANSCI 20Basic Animal Science3.00
EQSCI 102ABeginning Horsemanship and Riding1.50
EQSCI 102BIntermediate Horsemanship and Riding1.50
EQSCI 102CAdvanced Horsemanship/Riding1.50
EQSCI 170Farrier Science3.00
EQSCI 180Equine Business Management2.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
EQSCI 25Equine Science3.00
EQSCI 100Survey of Equine Science3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 5.50 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
EQSCI 51Equine Nutrition1.00
EQSCI 53Equine Reproduction1.00
EQSCI 101Horse Handling Skills1.50
EQSCI 120Introduction to Therapeutic Riding Principles1.00
EQSCI 121Therapeutic Riding Program Procedures1.50
EQSCI 122Therapeutic Riding Program Operations3.00
EQSCI 150Equine Health Care - Preventative and First Aid0.50
EQSCI 151Introduction to Equine Accupressure and Massage1.00
EQSCI 160Horse Housing & Facilities1.00

Term Effective: Spring 2007

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Summer 2007

Previous Versions:

Equine Science - effective Fall 2002

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

The EQSCI 25 course also fulfills the Information Learning Resource requirement of the major.

Contact
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(707) 527-4408
srjcmajor002005@santarosa.edu