Animal Sciences Advising Information

Undergraduate Program

The Animal Sciences Department offers outstanding academic advising and academic programs. Additional departmental highlights are listed below.

Advising

Each student has his/her own undergraduate advisor. Most faculty will have between 15-20 advisees. The Department tries to match students with faculty who have similar interests in a discipline or species area.
Four concentrations are offered:

• The Animal Business, Management, and Industry Concentration exposes students to the business related aspects of livestock production and related industries. Students study the principles of economics, finance, risk, and the decision-making process; as well as the scientific disciplines associated with animal production.
• The Companion, Recreational, and Laboratory Animal Science Concentration is designed for students intending to pursue a career in those industries not associated with meat, animal, or dairy production. Students take courses that prepare them for careers in specialized fields of animal care, animal health and well-being associated with zoos, kennels, research laboratories, and the racing industry.
• The Food Animal Science Concentration emphasizes the scientific disciplines involved in animal production and is designed for students who want to pursue a career in animal management or associated industries.
• The Science, Biotechnology, and Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration is designed for students interested in graduate school, professional training, or technical positions. Completion of the concentration should satisfy most entrance requirements to post graduate programs and emphasized basic science courses. The program enables students to meet all pre-veterinary medicine requirements while completing a B.S. degree.

Undergraduate students have unique opportunities to conduct research projects with Animal Sciences' faculty. In addition, many students gain animal experience by working part-time at the U of I Farms. Internships and field study trips are additional avenues of gaining knowledge and experience.  Study Abroad experiences are also strongly encouraged.

Extra-curricular Activities

The Department of Animal Sciences sponsors several undergraduate clubs including the Hoof and Horn Club, Equestrian Club, the Illini Dairy Club, the Illini Rodeo Club and the Companion Animal Club. In addition, the Department sponsors five intercollegiate judging teams that compete throughout the United States. The Meats, Livestock, Dairy, and Horse Judging Teams have all won regional and national contests in the past ten years. The Meat Animal Evaluation Team has the most envious record, having won the National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest twenty-one times since the first national contest conducted in 1964.

Contact

Graduate Program

Website: http://www.ansci.uiuc.edu/

Email:AnSci@uiuc.edu