Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ General Catalog: College Catalog 2024-25 Program: Equine Business Management, A.A.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Equine Business Management, A.A.S.

Total degree hours: 62

Equine Business Management is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully place them into the equine industry. Although students improve their horsemanship skills, more emphasis is placed on the business management aspect of the equine industry. Students sharpen their business knowledge and skills then complete their degrees with an internship with an equine professional of their choice. 

Program graduates will be able to: 

1. Effectively demonstrate proficiency in chores and tasks required for working safely in a barn environment.

2. Illustrate and apply professional employability skills, such as the importance of being timely and providing quality care for animals. 

3. Demonstrate an applicable knowledge in general industry horsemanship by discovering, analyzing and putting to use various forms of riding equipment and current trends in horse care.

4. Examine, coordinate and operate suppling exercises with horses.

5. Produce, perform and evaluate a showmanship pattern with their horse, demonstrating groundwork progression and the knowledge to assess horse progression.

6. Define and apply the knowledge required to address individual care needs and prepare their horse for competition. 

General Education: (21 credits)

Written Communication: (3 Credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG 1015 - Technical English and Communication Credits: 3(3-0)

     or higher level ENG course

Oral Communication: (3 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
COM 1150 - Public Speaking Credits: 3(3-0)

     or higher level COM course

Mathematics: (3 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MAT 1140 - Career Math Credits: 3(3-0)

     or higher level MAT course

Required courses: (6 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ACC 1025 - Computerized Accounting Credits: 3(3-0)
CIS 1018 - Introduction to PC Applications Credits: 3(2-1)

A minimum of six (6) credit hours from the following list of approved courses:

(BUS 2016 and BIO 1111 are suggested for transfer):

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AGB 1020 - Agricultural Salesmanship Credits: 3 (3-0)
AGB 2018 - Computerized Farm Records Credits: 3(3-0)
AGE 1102 - Agriculture Economics: GT-SS1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
AGR 1000 - Freshman Agriculture Orientation or higher Credits: .5(.5-0)
AGY 1100 - General Crop Production or higher Credits: 4(3-1)
AME 1005 - Basic Agricultural Mechanic Skills or higher Credits: 2(.5-1.5)
ANT 1001 - Cultural Anthropology: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
ANT 1005 - Biological Anthropology with Laboratory: GT-SC1 Credits: 4 (3-1)
ART 1110 - Art Appreciation: GT-AH1 Credits: 3(3-0)
ART 1111 - Art History: Ancient to Medieval: GT-AH1 Credits: 3(3-0)
ART 1112 - Art History Renaissance to 1900 GT-AH1 Credits: 3(3-0)
ASC 1100 - Animal Science Credits: 3(3-0)
ASC 2125 - Feeds and Feeding Credits: 4(3-1)
ASC 2045 - Equine Evaluation Credits: 3(2-1)
ASC 2150 - Live Animal and Carcass Evaluation Credits: 3(1-2)
ASC 2188 - Livestock Practicum Credits: 2(1-1)
AST 1110 - Planetary Astronomy I, with Lab: GT-SC1 or higher Credits: 4(3-1)
BIO 1005 - Science of Biology: GT-SC1 or higher Credits: 4(3-1)
BUS 1015 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3(3-0)
BTE 1000 - Computer Keyboarding Credits: 1(0-1)
BTE 1025 - Records Management Credits: 3(3-0)
CHE 1011 - Introduction to Chemistry I: GT-SC1 or higher Credits: 5(3-2)
CIS 1010 - Introduction to the PC Credits: 1(1-0)
CIS 1015 - Introduction to Computer Information Systems Credits: 3(2-1)
CIS 1024 - Intro to Operating Systems Credits: 3(2-1)
CIS 1045 - Complete PC Database Credits: 3(2-1)
CIS 1055 - PC Spreadsheet Concepts: MS Excel Credits: 3(2-1)
CIS 1065 - Complete Presentation Graphics: Power Point Credits: 3(2-1)
CIS 2068 - Systems Analysis and Design I Credits: 3(2-1)
EDU 2211 - Introduction to Education or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
GEO 1005 - World Regional Geography: GT-SS2 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
GEY 1111 - Physical Geology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4(3-1)
GEY 1112 - Historical Geology with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4(3-1)
HIS 1310 - Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650: GT-HI1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
HUM 1021 - Humanities: Early Civilization: GT-AH2 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
HWE 1050 - Human Nutrition Credits: 3(3-0)
HWE 1061 - Fitness and Wellness Credits: 2(2-0)
JOU 1005 - Intro to Mass Media: GT-SS3 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
LIT 1015 - Introduction to Literature I: GT-AH2 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
MAN 1016 - Principles of Supervision or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
MAN 2024 - Leadership Credits: 3 (3-0)
MAR 1011 - Principles of Sales or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
MAT 1160 - Financial Mathematics or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
MUS 1020 - Music Appreciation: GT-AH1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
PED 1000 - Fitness Concepts or higher. A max of 4 PED credits may apply. Credits: 1(0-1)
PHI 1011 - Introduction to Philosophy: GT-AH3 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
PHY 1105 - Conceptual Physics with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 4(2-2)
PHY 1111 - Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab: GT-SC1 Credits: 5(3-2)
POS 2020 - Introduction to Political Science: GT-SS1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
PSY 1001 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
PSY 1002 - General Psychology II: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
SOC 1002 - Introduction to Sociology II: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
SPA 1001 - Conversational Spanish I or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
THE 1005 - Theatre Appreciation: GT-AH1 or higher Credits: 3(3-0)
VET 1040 - Veterinary Science I Credits: 4 (1-3)
VET 1041 - Veterinary Science II Credits: 4 (4-0)
VET 1081 - Internship Credits: 7 (0-7)
VET 1080 - Internship Credits: 12 (0-12)
WEL 1003 - Basic Shielded Metal Arc I or higher Credits: 4(1-3)

Other gtPathways (GT) courses and General Education are available through coloradoonline

Required Courses: (41 credits)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AGB 1020 - Agricultural Salesmanship Credits: 3 (3-0)
EQM 1051 - Horse Production Credits: 4(4-0)
EQM 1058 - Equine Reproduction Credits: 2(2-0)
EQM 1088 - Practicum: Management Credits: 5(0-12)
EQM 2051 - Equine Management Credits: 3(3-0)
EQM 2060 - Equine Business Planning Credits: 1
EQM 2080 - Equine Internship Credits: 12 (0-12)
EQT 1088 - Practicum: Riding Instruction Credits: 5:(0-12)
EQT 2053 - Applied Horsemanship Credits: 5(0-5)
HTM 2060 - Introduction to Internship Credits: 1(1-0)
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