AGS 497 - Animal Science Undergraduate Capstone Project

Credit Hours: 3
Students, working closely with an animal science faculty member, will demonstrate the capacity to synthesize and apply information, and demonstrate analytical, practical, and interpretive skills by completing a robust management plan for a livestock or companion animal operation. The plan will include health care, nutrition, reproduction, marketing, acquisition of property, facilities and equipment, labor, and financial analysis. In addition, students will complete a written report to include how the operation addresses at least two elements of the MSU public affairs mission.

Prerequisite: 90 hours; AGS 101 and AGS 102; and at least three of the following; AGS 301, AGS 302, AGS 306, AGS 310, AGS 311, AGS 316, AGS 366, AGS 432, AGS 452, AGS 453, AGS 461, AGS 485.
Typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer