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 Associate Degree Requirements

Major Requirements

30 units

FRC General Education Requirements

24 units

Elective Courses

6 units

Total Associate Degree Requirements

60 units

 

Required Courses

Course
Number

Sugg.
Semester*

Course Title

Units

EQS 006A

Spring

Elements of Horseshoeing

1

EQS 006B

Spring

Elements of Horseshoeing

1

EQS 009A

Spring

Fundamental Draft Horse Driving

1

EQS 103A or EQS 182 A

Fall

Western Equitation I or
Intercollegiate Rodeo

2

EQS 106A or EQS 184A

Spring

Western Equitation II or
Advanced Intercollegiate Rodeo

2

EQS 102A

Fall

Elements of Horse Production

3

EQS 104A

Fall

Horse Conformation

1

EQS 105A

Fall

Elements of Horse Training

1

EQS 105B

Spring

Elements of Horse Training

1

EQS 203A or EQS 180-181A

Fall

Specialized Horse Enterprises or
Rodeo Skills & Techniques men’s & women’s

1

EQS 203B or EQS 180-181B

Spring

Specialized Horse Enterprises or
Rodeo Skills & Techniques men’s & women’s

1

EQS 203C or EQS 186A

Fall

Specialized Horse Enterprises or
Rodeo Production

1

EQS 203D

Spring

Specialized Horse Enterprises

1

EQS 205A

Fall or Spring

Training Young Horses Under Saddle

2

CWEE 116AD or 216 AD

Fall or Spring

Occupational Work Experience

2

 

 

                                                  Total Units

23

 

 Elective Courses

Course
Number

Sugg.
Semester*

Elective Course Title

Units

BIOL 164

Fall

Animal Behavior

3

BUS 100

Fall or Spring

Intro. to Business

3

BUS 102

Fall or Spring

Principles of Accounting I

4

BUS 104

Fall or Spring

Principles of Accounting II

4

BUS 116

Fall or Spring

Human Relations in Business

3

BUS 130

Fall or Spring

Small Business Management

3

CHEM 102

Fall or Spring

General Chemistry

4

CHEM 104

Fall or Spring

General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 106

Fall or Spring

Intro. to Organic Chemistry

4

HLTH 105

Fall or Spring

First Aid and Safety

1

EQS 001AD

Fall or Spring

West. Horse. Riding for Beg. Riders

.5-2

EQS 006CD

Spring

Elements of Horseshoeing

1

EQS 009BD

Spring

Fundamentals of Draft Horse Driving

1

EQS 095

Fall or Spring

Selected Topics in Equine Studies

.5-4

EQS 103BD

Fall or Spring

Western Equitation I

2

EQS 106BD

Fall or Spring

Western Equitation I I

2

EQS104BD

Fall

Horse Conformation

1

EQS105CD

Fall or Spring

Elements of Horse Training

1-2

EQS 107B

Spring

Elements of Pack Station & Stable Operations

3

EQS108CD

Fall or Spring

Pack Station & Stable Operations Field Exp.

2-4

EQS 203AD

Fall or Spring

Specialized Horse Enterprises

2-4

EQS 205BD

Fall or Spring

Training Young Horses Under Saddle

2-4

EQS 210AD

Fall

Intro. to Ranch Work with Horses

1-3

EQS 212AD

Spring

Applied Ranch Skills with Horses

1-3

EQS 225AD

Fall or Spring

Advanced Horse Training

.5-4

EQS 291-295AD

Fall or Spring

Directed Study

1-5

ITO18

Fall or Spring

Tools & Equipment Used in Natural R.M

2

WILD 051

Fall or Spring

Wildlife in the Sierra Nevada

2

WILD 054

Fall or Spring

Sierra Nevada Flora

2

 

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