# 2026-2027 Course Catalog
**Source**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/minors/animal-sciences/
**Parent**: https://catalog.illinois.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate_index/
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences*
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The minor in Animal Sciences is designed to provide students with a basic understanding and knowledge of a discipline subject matter area of their choice. Subject matter areas include animal production and management, nutrition, genetics, animal behavior, immunology, meat science/muscle biology, microbiology, reproductive physiology, and molecular biology. Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No Credit.
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences*
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Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Courses Required | | |
| [ANSC 100](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20100 "ANSC 100") | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 |
| [ANSC 101](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20101 "ANSC 101") | Contemporary Animal Issues | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | | 6-7 |
| [ANSC 223](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20223 "ANSC 223") | Animal Nutrition | |
| [ANSC 224](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20224 "ANSC 224") | Animal Reproduction and Growth | |
| [ANSC 221](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20221 "ANSC 221") | Cells, Metabolism and Genetics | |
| [ANSC 222](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20222 "ANSC 222") | Anatomy and Physiology | |
| Courses Required | | |
| Minimum two additional 300- or 400-level ANSC courses. These courses must be distinct from the student's major or an additional minor. | | 6-8 |
| [ANSC 398](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20398 "ANSC 398") and [ANSC 499](https://catalog.illinois.edu/search/?P=ANSC%20499 "ANSC 499") do not count toward the minor. | | |
| Total Hours | | 19-22 |
*for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences*
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## **Animal Sciences**
[Animal Sciences website](https://ansc.illinois.edu/)\
Animal Sciences Laboratory\
1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801\
(217) 333-3131\
[ansc@illinois.edu](mailto:ansc@illinois.edu)
## **College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences**
[College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences website](https://aces.illinois.edu/)
## **Advising**
[Advising website](https://ansc.illinois.edu/about/contact-us#paragraph--499)\
(217) 333-3570\
[anscadvising@illinois.edu](mailto:anscadvising@illinois.edu)