Program: Animal Health Professions Cooperative, BS (AHPC) - Abilene Christian University

2022-2023 Catalog With Addendum

Apr 02, 2025

The Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences offers the BS degree in cooperation with some schools of veterinary medicine. In this program a bachelor’s degree (BS in Animal Science) is awarded to certain qualified students who have satisfactorily completed three years of prescribed work at ACU (a minimum of 107 hours) plus one year at a recognized school of veterinary medicine.

University Requirements

Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog. AHPC degree plans only require 12 hours of Bible and 53 hours of university core.

Major Requirements

Agribusiness

AGRB 261 - Principles of Agricultural and Applied Economics Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Mathematics

MATH 377 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Physics

PHYS 110 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 111 - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 112 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Social Science

PSYC 120 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *
*Hours may also fulfill university requirements and are not included in total major hours

Total: 54 Credit Hours

Professional School Requirement

ACU awards the bachelor’s degree to certain qualified students who have satisfactorily completed three years of prescribed work at ACU (a minimum of 104 hours) plus one year at a recognized professional school. Students in the cooperative degree program are advised by an advisor in the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Studies.

Total Major Hours: 54

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum GPA in major: 2.00
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours from ACU: 23
Minimum total hours from ACU: 107
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.

Animal Health Professions Cooperative, BS (AHPC)