Animal science offers students the opportunity to apply the principles of animal biology, molecular biology, and other life sciences to a variety of species. Students can apply these principles to farm animals, exotic animals, laboratory animals, and to their own pets. The curriculum is very flexible, which allows students to work with their faculty adviser to plan an individual curriculum in line with their interests and career goals. Cal Poly's Animal Science Department boasts one of the most comprehensive "hands-on, learn by doing" programs in the United States, as students work with animals of several species on a regular basis. Extensive facilities provide the resources for students to learn the principles required for success in such areas as managing commercial and companion animal production facilities, zoo and exotic animal care units, embryo transfer and animal biotechnology, animal food manufacturing, etc.

The flexibility of our curriculum provides the basis for students to learn, understand, and apply the principles of science and technology to unlimited career opportunities in hundreds of different fields. In this technology-driven world, the animal science curriculum best prepares students to .successfully respond to and integrate the rapid changes in science and technology with societal, economic, and cultural changes that are occurring.The major provides excellent preparation for students who will take a position in animal-related industries upon graduation, as well as those (approximately 45 percent) entering veterinary medicine or graduate schools to obtain advanced degrees.

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