Dairy Production Program
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Purpose
Admission
Graduation Requirements
- Students must meet NCTA requirements for the AAS degree and complete the program requirements for the Dairy Production Concentration in the Agriculture Production Systems Major at NCTA (See Appendix).
- NCTA will be the degree granting institution for students completing the AAS degree requirements.
Academic Program
- Graduation Requirements for the AAS degree with the Dairy Production Concentration in the Agriculture Production Major from NCTA are specified in the NCTA catalog.
- Example course schedules are shown in the Appendix. Students pursuing the AAS degree from NCTA under this agreement will spend one semester at SDSU. Students with an odd year start date at NCTA will be expected to spend the Spring semester of Year 1 at SDSU, whereas those with an even year start date will be expected to spend the Spring semester of Year 2 at SDSU.
Careers
- Family Farmer
- Herd Manager
- Dairy Equipment Specialist
- Dairy Field Specialist
- Nutrition Consultant
- and Many More!
Courses Offered
Year 1 - Odd Start - Semester 1 (Fall)
- ENG 1503 - Business and Technical Writing OR Eng 1903 - College Composition (3 Credits)
- ASI 1011 - Intro to Animal Science (1 Credit)
- ASI 1253 - Nutrition (3 Credits)
- ASI 1303 - Animal Management (3 Credits)
- ECN 1103- Into to Agricultural Economics ( 3 Credits)
- AIT 1083 - Software Productivity (3 Credits)
- PSY 1011 - Learning Communities (1 Credit)
- AGR 1001 - Ownership Advantage Seminar I (1 Credit)
- Total Credits - 18
Semester 2 (Spring)
- DS-130-S01 - Intro to Dairy Science (3 Credits)
- DS-130L-S01 - Intro to Dairy Science Lab (0 Credits)
- DS 312 - Dairy Cattle Breeding and Evaluation (4 Credits)
- DS 312L - Dairy Cattle Breeding and Evaluation Lab (0 Credits)
- DS-481-S01 - Dairy Farm Operations II (4 Credits)
- DS-481L-S01 - Dairy Farm Operations Lab II (0 Credits)
- Electives - Could be DS 494, Internship or Other (6 Credits)
- Total Credits - 17
Summer Semester
- ASI 2906 - Internship (6 Credits)
- Total Credit - 6
Year 2 - Odd Year Start - Semester 3 (Fall)
- SPC 1103 - Sales Communication (3 Credits)
- PSY 1103 - Human Relations (3 Credits)
- ABM 2963 - Farm Records (3 Credits)
- ASI 2384 - Large Animal Diseases and Pharmacology (4 Credits)
- ASI 1351 - Artificial Insemination (1 Credit)
- AGR 1501 - Ownership Advantage Seminar II (3 Credits)
- Total Credits - 18
Semester 4 (Spring)
- AGR 2943 - Capstone (3 Credits)
- MKT 2203 - Ag Marketing (3 Credits)
- ASI 2313 - Ration Formulation (3 Credits)
- ANSC 405 - Advanced Dairy Management and Diagnostics (3 Credits)
- AGR 2001 - Ownership Advantage Seminar III (3 Credits)
- ASI 2854 - Farm and Ranch Management (4 Credits)
- Total Credits - 17
Total Credit Hours for Degree - 76
Year 1 - Even Year Start - Semester 1 (Fall)
- ABM 2963 - Farm Records (3 Credits)
- ASI 1011 - Intro to Animal Science (1 Credit)
- ASI 1253 - Nutrition (3 Credits)
- ASI 1303 - Animal Management (3 Credits)
- ECN 1103 - Into to Agricultural Economics ( 3 Credits)
- AIT 1083 - Software Productivity (3 Credits)
- PSY 1011 - Learning Communities (1 Credit)
- AGR 1001 - Ownership Advantage Seminar I (1 Credit)
- Total Credits -18
Semester 2 (Spring)
- AGR 2943 - Capstone (3 Credits)
- MKT 2203 - Ag Marketing (3 Credits)
- ASI 2313 - Ration Formulation (3 Credits)
- ANSC 405 - Advanced Dairy Management and Diagnostics (3 Credits)
- AGR 1501 - Ownership Advantage Seminar II (3 Credits)
- ASI 2854 - Farm and Ranch Management (4 Credits)
- Total Credits - 17
Summer Semester
- ASI 2906 - Internship (6 Credits)
- Total Credits - 6
Year 2 - Even Year Start - Semester 3 (Fall)
- SPC 1103 - Sales Communication (3 Credits)
- PSY 1103 - Human Relations (3 Credits)
- ENG 1503 - Business and Technical Writing OR Eng 1903 - College Composition (3 Credits)
- ASI 2384 - Large Animal Diseases and Pharmacology (4 Credits)
- ASI 1351 - Artificial Insemination (1 Credit)
- AGR 1501 - Ownership Advantage Seminar II (3 Credits)
- Total Credits - 18
Semester 4 (Spring)
- DS-130-S01 - Intro to Dairy Science (3 Credits)
- DS-130L-S01 - Intro to Dairy Science Lab (0 Credits)
- DS 312 - Dairy Cattle Breeding and Evaluation (4 Credits)
- DS 312L - Dairy Cattle Breeding and Evaluation Lab (0 Credits)
- DS-481-S01 - Dairy Farm Operations II (4 Credits)
- DS-481L-S01 - Dairy Farm Operations Lab II (0 Credits)
- Electives - Could be DS 494, Internship or Other (6 Credits)
- Total Credits - 17
Total Credit Hours for Degree - 76
Contact Information
Dr. Doug Smith: Chairperson, Agricultural Production Systems - Animal Science/Agricultural Education, 404 E 7th Street, Curtis, NE 69025; Tel: (308) 367-5286 or Email: doug.smith@unl.edu
NCTA Admissions - Tel: 1-800-3CURTIS or Email: ncta-admissions@unl.edu
Vikram V. Mistry: Professor and Head of Dairy and Food Science Department, 136 Alfred Dairy Science Hall South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007; Tel: (605) 688-5731 or Fax: (605) 688-6276 http://www.sdstate.edu/ds