Minor
A student may declare a minor in any program which offers a minor either within or outside the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. A minor consists of 20 credits with C or better and a 2.0 grade point average in subjects that the minor department approves. Courses taken on the pass/fail basis cannot be used for a minor. No more than eight credits used to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.
A student should write a letter to the department in which he/she plans to minor declaring his/her interest in the earning a minor. This should be done during the junior year. He/she should file an application for a minor during his/her senior year.
A Minor in Animal Sciences
A minor in Animal Sciences consists of 20 credits of Animal Science courses with a maximum of 6 credits at the 400-level; ANSC 400 (Food and People) and ANSC 405 (Food and Society) cannot be used. The conditions stated above for MINORS apply also to a minor in Animal Sciences.
Additional information and questions regarding the Animal Science Programs may be obtained by e-mailing: ansc.dept@unh.edu.
A Minor in Dairy Management
For a minor in Dairy Management, students are required to register for ANSC 552/554- Introductory Dairy Herd Management, ANSC 710 - Dairy Nutrition, ANSC 715 - Physiology of Lactation. An additional four credits of coursework, approved by the student's minor advisor, must also be taken. Acceptable courses used to satisfy this requirement may include (but are not restricted to): ANSC 603 - Dairy Cattle Selection, ANSC 701 - Physiology of Reproduction, ANSC 724 - Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination, EREC 411 - Introduction to Resource Economics, and EREC 504 - Business Management. The conditions stated above for MINORS apply also to a minor in Dairy Management.
Additional information and questions regarding the Animal Science Programs may be obtained by e-mailing: ansc.dept@unh.edu.
