Program Overview

Equine Business Management, A.A.S.

Program Overview

The Equine Business Management program at Northwest College offers an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, providing students with a comprehensive education in the equine industry. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the business side of the equine industry.

Program Details

• Degree Type: Associate of Applied Science
• Entry Term: Fall, Spring
• Program Format: On Campus
• Number of Credits: 60 hours

Course Sequence

Term 1

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
• EQST 1520 - Horse Production
• FYS 0000 - First Year Seminar
• QR 0000 - Quantitative Reasoning
• Complete one of the following:
  • AGEC 1010 - Agricultural Macroeconomics
  • AGEC 1020 - Agricultural Microeconomics
  • ECON 1010 - Macroeconomics
  • ECON 1020 - Microeconomics

Total Credits: 15

Term 2

• CM 0000 - Communication
• EQST 1525 - Horse Production II
• EQST 2515 - Horse Show/Clinic/Event Management
• POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government
• Complete one of the following:
  • AGRI 1010 - Computer Technology in Agriculture
  • CMAP 1200 - Computer Information Systems

Total Credits: 14

Term 3

• ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting
• BADM 2010 - Legal Environment of Business
• GE 0000 - General Elective
• MGT 3210 - Management and Organization
• Complete one of the following:
  • EQST 1930 - Training and Development of the Western Horse
  • EQST 2520 - Equine Breeding
  • EQST 1700 - Riding
  • EQST 1550 - Equine Evaluation

Total Credits: 14

Term 4

• AGEC 2020 - Farm and Ranch Business Management
• BADM 2100 - Small Business Practices
• EQST 2520 - Equine Breeding
• MKT 3210 - Introduction to Marketing
• Complete one of the following:
  • ANSC 2020 - Feeds and Feeding
  • EQST 1510 - Equine Nutrition

Total Credits: 17

Minimum Credits for Degree = 60

Course Type Key

• FYS=First Year Seminar
• GOV=U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions
• CM=Communications
• QR=Quantitative Reasoning
• PNW=Physical and Natural World
• HC=Human Condition
• CTY=Creativity
• MR=Major Requirement
• ME=Major Elective
• GE=General Elective

General Education Requirements

• FYS 0000 First Year Seminar
• GOV 0000 U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions
• CM 0000 Communication
• QR 0000 Quantitative Reasoning
• PNW 0000 Physical and Natural World
• HC 0000 Human Condition
• CTY 0000 Creativity

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