Animal Science Curriculum Newsletter

Important Dates

Date	Event
March 15-23	Spring Break
March 31	Fall registration begins (Check the Registration Schedule for your specific access dates)
May 5	Last day of Spring 2025 classes
May 6-7	Reading Days
May 8-14	Final Exams
May 9	Summer Session I term bill due date
May 18	University Commencement (SEBS convocation is May 19)
May 27	Summer Session I begins
May 27-28	Summer Session I add/drop period
August 22	Deadline for obtaining medical clearance to work with animals in Fall 2025 classes
September 2	Fall 2025 semester begins.

Schedule of Classes Course Schedule Planner Office of the Registrar Winter Session Office

Help With Advising

Feel free to reach out to your first-year advisor or upper-class advisor for assistance. If you don’t know who your advisor is, go to MyMajor.

Contact Ms. Krista Schnatter, Program Coordinator, with general questions, at the Dept. of Animal Science, 84 Lipman Drive, Room 105, or:

Tawk.to Chat feature on the Animal Sciences website, M-F, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 848-932-1937
Email: anisci-advising@sebs.rutgers.edu

You can also contact Martin Hall, Office of Academic Programs, 88 Lipman Drive, Room 109 for general questions and financial aid/SAP and related advising questions:

Tawk.to Chat feature on the SEBS website, M-F, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 848-932-3000

Comparison of Animal Science Options

Course	Prevet	Lab Animal	Companion Animal	EPAS
General Biology with lab	Yes	Yes	Yes	YesYes/td>
General Microbiology	Yes	Yes	No	No
General Chemistry with lab	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Organic Chemistry with lab	Yes	Yes	Yes One semester Elem Orgo with lab	No
Biochemistry	Yes Two semesters	No	Yes One semester Intro Biochem with lab	No
Math	Yes Calculus I	Yes Precalculus	Yes Precalculus	Yes Precalculus
Stats	Yes Basic Stats for Research	Yes Basic Stats for Research	No	Yes Intro Stats for Business
Physics	Yes	No	No	No

Summer 2025 Course Offerings

Course Offerings: Animal Sciences Undergraduate Program at Rutgers SEBS (PDF)

For info re: courses, tuition, registration, important dates, check Summer Session.

Summer Session I

“D” sections (4 weeks: 5/27/25–6/20/25)

150:D1 Introduction to Animal Handling

“G” sections (8 weeks: 5/27/25–7/18/25)

250:G1 Companion Animal Science (online)
330:G1 Animal Nutrition (online)
411:G1-G7 Studies in Animal Science*
493:G1-G7 Research in Animal Science*

Summer Session II

“R” sections (6 weeks: 7/7/25–8/13/25)

411:R1-R7 Studies in Animal Science*
494:R1-R7 Research in Animal Science*

*Note:

Studies 411:G#, 411:R# and Research 493:G#, 494:R# sections are available with the following faculty members; contact them for SPN:

Bello
Roepke
Snyder
Uzumcu
Zama (UPD)
Shmarakov
Stahl

Fall 2025 Experiential Learning (EL) Courses

Check out the new Experiential Learning website for more details!

150 Introduction to Animal Handling
201 Cattle Practicum
202 Small Ruminant Practicum
203 Swine Practicum
205 Laboratory Animal Practicum
207 Horse Practicum
260 Animal Evaluation and Selection
275 Laboratory Animal Science Mgmt and Techniques
411 Studies in Animal Science
414 Teaching in Animal Science
493 Research in Animal Science
Student to Professional Internship Network (SPIN)
G. H. Cook Honors Program

Working with Animals in the Fall?

Go to the Procedure to Obtain Clearance to Work with Animals page, then follow the directions.

Note: Do this soon because you will be deregistered from your course if you do not have medical clearance by August 22, 2025.

Farm Experiential Learning Courses

Animal Handling Courses and Practicums
Period	Monday				Tuesday				Wednesday					Thursday						Friday
1 8:30-9:50	7-9:50 201:1 CHF-100	7-9:50 203:1 SFH-101		7-9:50 207:1 LTR-102	7-9:50 201:2 CHF-100	7-9:50 203:2 SFH-101	7-9:50 207:2 LTR-102	205:1 BT-145	7-9:50 201:3 CHF-100	7-9:50 202:1 SFH-102	7-9:50 203:3 SFH-101	7-9:50 207:3 LTR-102	205:2 BT-125	7-9:50 201:4 CHF-100	7-9:50 202:2 SFH-102	7-9:50 203:4 SFH-101	7-9:50 207:4 LTR-102	205:3 BT-145	7-9:50 202:3 SFH-102	205:4 BT-145
2 10:20-11:40	150:01 Round House		205 Lec BT-012		150:04 Round House			205:1 BT-145	202 Lec SFH-102				205:2 BT-125	203 Lec SFH-101				205:3 BT-145		205:4 BT-145
3 12:10-1:30	150:02 Round House		201 Lec CHF-100;		150:05 Round House									207 Lec LTR-102
4 2:00-3:20	150:03 Round House				150:06 Round House				150:07 Round House					150:08 Round House

View the full Fall 2025 Animal Sciences Course Offerings Chart (PDF)

Option Electives and Required Courses

Offered in Fall 2025

(R# = requirement in Degree Navigator)

Prevet (R9&R11)

391 Comparative Mammalian Anatomy
404 Animal Diseases
450 Endocrinology
491 Reproductive & Developmental Toxicology

Companion Animal Science (R4&R7)

250 Companion Animal Science
389 Companion Animal Nutrition
395 Animal Assisted Therapy
461 Topics in Companion Animal Issues: Animals Health

Lab Animal Science (R8)

275 Lab Animal Sci: Mgt/Tech
404 Animal Diseases

Equine and Production Animal Science (R6)

260 Animal Eval & Selection
336 Production Animal Mgmt
384 Horse Management

Animal Science Electives

Next offered

101 Careers in Animal Science – Spring 2026
210 Intro to Vet Techniques – Spring 2026
310 Domestic Animal Behavior & Welfare – Spring 2026
322 Dairy Cattle Artificial Insemination – Spring 2026
341 Poultry Production & Mgmt – Spring 2026
390 Equine Nutrition (online) – Spring 2026
398 Advanced Equine Healthcare – Spring 2026
406 Farm Productivity Analysis – Spring 2026
410 Neuroendocrinology – Fall 2026
416 In Vivo Lab Animal Techniques – Spring 2026
430 Animal Microtech & Tissue Culture – Spring 2026
450 Endocrinology – Spring 2026
490 Pathophysiology – Spring 2026

Transfer Courses from Community Colleges

For students anticipating taking summer courses at community colleges, be sure to check with your advisor and complete the Transfer Course Preapproval form.

Check NJTransfer.org for course equivalency.

Transfer Course Preapproval form must be completed and approved prior to registration at the community college.

Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry

SAS Biochemistry vs SEBS Biochemistry
- 01:694:407 (SAS) requires Org Chem I as the prerequisite (01:160:307 OR 01:160:308 OR 01:160:315 or 01:160:316).
- 11:115:403 (SEBS) requires Org Chem I and II as the prerequisites (01:160:308 OR 01:160:316 OR 21:160:336).
- Completion of Org Chem I and II is required for the Pre-Vet and Lab Animal Science tracks.
Elementary Organic Lab (01:160:211)
- Only offered in the Fall semester. Requires prerequisite Intro to Experimentation 01:160:171.
- Completion of Elem Org is required for the Companion Animal Science track.
- Elem OrgoLecture (01:160:209) is not offered in Summer 2025.
General Microbiology (3+1 lecture, 11:680:390) is preferred over the SAS Microbiology, fits better with AniSci schedule. Orgo 307 is the prereq.

Differences between Physics Courses (All are accepted for vet school applications)

Physics for Sciences (01:750:193/194)

Active learning. Better homework. Must register for 4-credit lecture and 0-credit lab together.
Always in Fall-Spring sequence, 193 offered in Fall 2025.

Extended General Physics (01:750:201-202)

Best for students that haven’t taken much physics previously.
Must register for 5-credit lecture and 0-credit lab together.
In Spring-Fall sequence, 202 offered in Fall 2025.

General Physics (01:750:203-205, 204-206)

Must register for 3-credit lecture and 1-credit lab together.
Both courses offered in all three semesters.

Important Links

Animal Sciences Social Media: Facebook, X, and Instagram:@RutgersAniSci
Linktree
Schedule of Classes
Course Schedule Planner
- Watch the instructional video on YouTube.
Undergraduate Program in Animal Science
- Links to Course Schedule Planner, Schedule of Classes, WebReg, Degree Navigator; 11:067 course descriptions & syllabi; course offerings charts (Fall, Spring, Summer); EBE info; faculty email addresses
SEBS Academic Programs
RU-NB Registrar
Summer Session Office
Counseling (CAPS)
Rutgers Recreation
grow@SEBS
Study Abroad