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Principles Of Crop Production 10091135

3.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Examines the principles of farm crop production, including classification, growth and management of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, barley, as well as other Midwest crops. Learners will explore soil preparation, plant physiology, planting dates, planting depths and seeding rates for various types of crops. Furthermore, learners will engage in the study of plant structure identification. Different types of equipment used in planting and harvesting will be explored and discussed during the course.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Summer	Open	06/02/2025 – 07/31/2025	06/09/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Jun 2 – Jul 31 Thursday, Monday 08:30 AM - 11:50 AM AG207 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Alex Crockford	View Rates

Nutrient Management 10091140

2.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Explores grid sampling sizes, plant nutrient analysis, CEC, base saturation and nutrient management planning. Learners will apply classroom theory through hands-on activities such as grid sampling, plant identification and pest identification. Furthermore, learners will gain a greater understanding of plant nutrient testing and the implication of soil sampling test results. Learners will examine soil conservation practices, soil nutrition and pesticide application.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Summer	Open	06/02/2025 – 07/31/2025	06/09/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Jun 2 – Jul 31 Thursday 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM AG207 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Alex Crockford Jun 2 – Jul 31 Monday 01:00 PM - 03:30 PM AG207 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Alex Crockford	View Rates

Animal Nursing 2 10091208

3.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Explore emergency and critical care, surgical nursing and anesthesia on common domestic species. Learners will gain experience with patient preparation for common surgical procedures, presurgical diagnostics, anesthetic protocols, aseptic technique, and surgical assisting. This course is only offered in fall and summer semesters.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Summer	Open	06/03/2025 – 07/31/2025	06/09/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Jun 3 – Jul 31 Thursday 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM AG306 - Vet Tech Treatment Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Sarah Steger Jun 3 – Jul 31 Tuesday 01:00 PM - 04:50 PM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Sarah Steger Jun 3 – Jul 31 Thursday 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Sarah Steger Jun 3 – Jul 31 Tuesday 01:00 PM - 04:50 PM AG306 - Vet Tech Treatment Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Sarah Steger	View Rates

Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology 2 10091215

3.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Examine the body systems of warm and cold-blooded vertebrates, learning activities include animal dissections. Specific body systems covered throughout this course are nervous, endocrine, immune, hematopoietic, sensory, urinary, and reproductive. Anatomy and physiology of exotic species will also be explored. This course is part of a two-course series that establishes the essential framework required for becoming a veterinary technician.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM AG213 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Katy-Jane Shanak Aug 25 – Dec 15 Thursday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM AG107 - Ag Science Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Katy-Jane Shanak	View Rates

Animal Nursing 10091193

3.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Establish the basics of animal nursing including patient history, restraint for medical procedures, and preventative medicine on both large and small animal patients. Topics covered Include venipuncture, wound management, client education, diagnostic imaging, and small animal nutrition. This course is only offered in spring and summer semesters.

2 Course Sections

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Jamie Cihlar Aug 25 – Dec 15 Thursday 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Jamie Cihlar	View Rates
#02 Fall	Waitlist	08/25/2025 – 12/15/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 25 – Dec 15 Monday 01:00 PM - 02:50 PM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Jamie Cihlar Aug 25 – Dec 15 Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Jamie Cihlar	View Rates

Veterinary Clinical Pathology 1 10091196

2.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Demonstrate basic laboratory procedures including: storage, cleaning and the principles of microscopy. Learners will study parasites of common domestic species, including prevention, lifecycle, treatment, and impact on animal health. Labs will concentrate on diagnostic parasitology.

2 Course Sections

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM AG107 - Ag Science Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM AG107 - Ag Science Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin	View Rates
#02 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM AG107 - Ag Science Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM AG107 - Ag Science Lab - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin	View Rates

Introduction To Agricultural Studies 10091101

1.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Familiarizes learners with the Agriculture Center of Excellence and standard operating procedures. Learners will begin to develop a strategic college plan. Learners will be exposed to the various opportunities available throughout their program of study. This course will acquaint students with basic husbandry practices for dairy animals to prepare them for future courses; learners will work directly with the dairy animals throughout the program.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM AG207 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Charl Van Der Nest	View Rates

Veterinary Pharmacology 2 10091213

2.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Build on the concepts learned in Veterinary Pharmacology 1. Learners will continue to analyze drugs commonly used in veterinary medicine. This is the second course of a two-course series.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 09:00 AM - 10:50 AM AG213 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Elizabeth Hillebrand	View Rates

Equine Medicine For Veterinary Technicians 10091219

3.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Perform physical exams and evaluation of the general health of equine patients. Learners will learn diagnostic sampling techniques, parenteral and enteral medication administration, venipuncture, wound management techniques, and common restraint techniques for medical procedures. Other topics of study include nutrition, radiology, toxicities and disease management.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence Wausau Off Campus	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM AG213 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Elizabeth Hillebrand Aug 28 – Dec 11 Friday 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM Wausau Off Campus Elizabeth Hillebrand	View Rates

Laboratory Animal And Exotic Pet Medicine 10091199

2.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Explore husbandry and care of exotic pets, pocket pets, birds and animals used for research. Topics covered include housing requirements, sanitation, nutrition, radiology, restraint and handling. Learners will practice hands on skills including administering medications, diagnostic sampling techniques and physical examinations of rats, mice, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals. This course may also work with reptiles. This course is only offered in fall semester.

2 Course Sections

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Waitlist	08/28/2025 – 10/16/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Oct 16 Thursday 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin	View Rates
#02 Fall	Open	10/23/2025 – 12/17/2025	10/25/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Oct 23 – Dec 17 Thursday 01:00 PM - 03:50 PM AG301 - Vet Tech Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Bronnyn Bulgrin	View Rates

Foundational Animal Biology 10091122

2.00 credits

Animal Husbandry

Exposes students to biology and other life sciences. Through a variety of practical learning activities, learners will investigate basic biological principles emphasizing cell biology, fundamental processes of life, introductory genetics, and biodiversity. Learners will use the scientific method to complete basic research. Animal Science is diverse and the program offers flexibility for students to explore both basic and applied aspects of animal biology.

1 Course Section

Section	Status	Start/End Date	Register By	Instruction Mode	Campus	Meeting Information	Cost
#01 Fall	Open	08/28/2025 – 12/11/2025	08/30/2025	In-Person	Agriculture Center of Excellence	Aug 28 – Dec 11 Thursday 08:00 AM - 11:50 AM AG207 - Ag Classroom - Agriculture Center of Excellence Katy-Jane Shanak	View Rates