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2026-2027 UWYO New Catalog

Agricultural Business, Livestock Business Management Option, B.S.

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Build skills to work in any sector of the livestock and meat industry, from input suppliers to meat processing, by combining courses in farm and ranch management, finance and marketing, with animal, range and food science, biology, and data analysis.

University Studies Program

This degree requires that The University Studies Program 2015 requirements are met before graduation. Some of the courses required for this major fulfill USP requirements, but not all. Students should check their degree evaluations and consult with their assigned academic advisor to discuss their specific course plan.

C 1 - Communication 1 (U5C1) (COM1) Credits: 3
C 2 - Communication 2 (U5C2) (COM2) Credits: 3
C 3 - Communication 3 (U5C3) (COM3) Credits: 3
Q - - Quantitative Reasoning (U5Q) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (1) (U5PN) Credits: 3
PN - - Physical and Natural World (2) (U5PN) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (1) (U5H) Credits: 3
H - - Human Culture (2) (U5H) Credits: 3
V - - U.S. & WY Constitution (U5V) Credits: 3
FYS or USP Elective - - Any 3-credit hour of FYS or 3-credit hours of USP electives Credits: 3
Note: FYS courses have been paused. 3 hours from any additional USP designated courses is still required.

Quantitative: 11 Hours

MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 2350 - Business Calculus Credits: 4
STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4
OR STAT 2070 - Statistics for Social The Social Sciences

Science (PN): 8 Hours

CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4
LIFE 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4

Agricultural Economics: 40 Hours

AGEC 1010 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
AGEC 1020 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
AGEC 1499 - Ag Business Pathways for Success Credits: 3
AGEC 2020 - Farm and Ranch Business Management Credits: 4
AGEC 2040 - Excel Applications in Ag Business Credits: 3
AGEC 3030 - Applied Economic Decisions Credits: 3
AGEC 3400 - Agricultural Law Credits: 3
AGEC 4050 - Agribusiness Marketing Credits: 3
AGEC 4060 - Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
AGEC 4965 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 OR AGEC 4970 - Technical Communication for Agribusiness Credits: 3
AGEC 4830 - Agricultural Commodities and Futures Markets Credits: 3 OR AGEC 4840 - Agricultural Market Analysis Credits: 3
AGEC 4880 - International Agricultural Trade, Markets and Policy Credits: 3 OR AGEC 4280 - International Food and Farm Cultures Credits: 3 OR AGEC 4500 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
ECON 4740 - International Economics and Policy Credits: 3

Biology of Livestock: 17 Hours

LIFE 2022 and LIFE 3050 are only required if pursuing a minor in Animal Science.

LIFE 2022 - Animal Biology Credits: 4
LIFE 3050 - Genetics Credits: 4
FDSC 2040 - Principles of Meat Animal Evaluation Credits: 3
FDSC 3060 - Principles of Meat Science and Muscle Biology Credits: 3
ANSC 4540 - Principles of Animal Breeding Credits: 3

Additional Biology of Livestock

For Animal Science minor: 20 Hours

Must earn a C or better in all courses to earn the minor.

ANSC 2010 - Domestic Animal Metabolism Credits: 3
ANSC 3010 - Domestic Animal Systems Physiology Credits: 4
ANSC 3100 - Principles of Animal Nutrition Credits: 3
ANSC 4120 - Principles of Mammalian Reproduction Credits: 4
PATB 4110 - Diseases of Food Animals Credits: 3
ANSC 3150 - Equine Nutrition and Physiology Credits: 3
OR
ANSC 4220 - Advanced Beef Production and Management Credits: 3
OR
ANSC 4230 - Advanced Sheep Production & Management Credits: 3
OR
ANSC 4240 - Advanced Swine Production and Management Credits: 3

For Non-minor: 17 Hours

ANSC 1010 - Introduction to Animal Science Credits: 4
ANSC 2020 - Feeds and Feeding Credits: 4
REWM 2000 - Principles of Rangeland Management Credits: 3
REWM 4100 - Nutritional Ecological Management of Range Herbivores Credits: 3
REWM 4000 - Poisonous Plants and Plant Toxins Credits: 3

Supporting Business: 6 Hours

ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ECON 3020 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3

Total: 120 Hours