Within each of these options, students can specialize in one, or more, specie groups by choosing the appropriate production courses. During their freshmen year, students are not required to choose their option plan because the core requirements are similar for the first two years. Because of the broad training involved, many students obtain employment in positions that require business management skills as well as the knowledge of day to day livestock care. Graduating students are qualified for areas of employment from livestock production and the cooperative extension service, to the marketing and promotion of agricultural products, and financial institutions. The Science option offers those students interested in furthering their education a greater core of math, chemistry, and physical sciences as well as a more in-depth study of the functions of livestock.
Students can also receive a minor in animal science.
This provides students a base in the area of animal science, and it may be useful in conjunction with another appropriate major.