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BIOL 2040 Animal Nutrition
Animal Nutrition is a popular course for pre-veterinary students. This online course is available for currently enrolled AUM students and for transient students who need to fulfill requirements for application to veterinary schools. Follow the link for further information.
BIOL 2040 Animal Nutrition – Online (3 Semester Credit Hours)
If you are not a currently enrolled student at Auburn University at Montgomery, you should enroll as a transient student.
Do not register if you are not sure you will complete the course. If you register and then decide to withdraw, refer to the refund policy for the time limit to receive full or partial refunds. Refer to the academic calendar for the last date allowed to drop the course without a grade (after the refund period). A refund due to withdrawal is only allowed for a short time after you register.
The College of Sciences offers students a scientific education to meet the needs of the 21st century, allowing them to compete for a variety of careers in an increasingly complex and evolving world.
BIOL 2040 Animal Nutrition (3 Semester Credit Hours)
This course emphasizes topics related to the fundamental and applied aspects of industrial and domestic animal nutrition. Principles covered include: classification and function of nutrients, deficiency symptoms, digestive processes, characterization of feedstuffs, and formulation of diets.
Prerequisites: Students must have completed BIOL 1010/1011 Lecture and Laboratory (or equivalent) and CHEM 1100/1101 Chemistry (or equivalent).
Terms Offered: The course is usually offered every term including summer.
Course Requirements: The online version of Animal Nutrition requires access to the internet and familiarity with Blackboard learning system to acquire the course material. The textbook and lecture material are available online, all homework assignments will be submitted online and the exams will be online. Students will interact with the instructor and other students through emails and group discussion.
Examinations: Exams will be administered and completed online via Blackboard.
Exam format will include 50 short answer, multiple choice, and essay questions with a 90-minute time limit which begins and cannot be interrupted once the student accesses the exam. Exam access will begin at 6 a.m. and will close at 12 midnight on listed exam date.
