Or you can choose a career track curriculum that emphasizes animal production, equine science, business, research, or preveterinary medicine. Regardless of your area of study, an internship in the workplace may be used to complement classroom studies. Our curriculum provides students with the necessary background to compete in the job market, to qualify for professional study in Veterinary Medicine, or to enter graduate school or a professional school upon receiving the Bachelor of Science degree. There are several options within the Animal Sciences Department. The Pre-Veterinary option is for students who have an interest in the technical aspects of livestock and poultry production, who are anticipating entering graduate school, or wish to prepare for the professional program in Veterinary Medicine .
Extracurricular activities enable students to share common interests and develop leadership skills.
If you study Animal Sciences at OSU, you'll have a wide variety of clubs and campus groups from which to choose. Also available are a Rodeo Team, Livestock and Dairy Judging Teams, and English, Western, and Equestrian Drill Teams. Students may also develop interpersonal skills by serving as peer advisers as they help faculty members advise incoming students and organize special events. As the Land Grant university in the state, OSU is committed to educating students for such careers. Our location in the heart of western Oregon's lush Willamette Valley provides an ideal location to observe animal industries in action.