General Statement

The Department of Animal and Range Sciences in the College of Agriculture provides undergraduate and graduate training to 445 students each year. In addition to MS and PhD programs, we offer Bachelor of Science degrees in Animal Science (options include Livestock Management and Industry, Science, and Equine Science) and Natural Resources and Rangeland Ecology (options include Rangeland Ecology and Management and Wildlife Ecology and Management). The department also offers the Dan Scott Ranch Management Program. We are a fully integrated department serving all three of the land grant missions of teaching, research, and extension. In addition, our program incorporates livestock operations into our teaching, research, and extension program.

MSU’s Equine Science Program is on a path to be the premier Equine Science and Equestrian Program in the Northwest, with plans for major facility upgrades and expansion. Our mission is to maintain and grow...