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2025-2026 Catalog

Equine Management, Equine Assisted Therapies, B.S.

First Year

First Term I 15 Credits

ES 1106 - Equine Practicum I 3 Credits OR
ES 1102 - Introduction to Equine Science 3 Credits
ES 1000 - Riding Skills Class 2 Credits
FY 1101 - Del Val Experience I 1 Credit
Writing Competency Course 3 Credits

Social Science Inquiry OR Quantitative Reasoning Course 3 Credits

Scientific Inquiry 3 Credits

Second Term I 15 Credits

ES 1000 - Riding Skills Class 2 Credits
ES 1106 - Equine Practicum I 3 Credits OR
ES 1102 - Introduction to Equine Science 3 Credits
FY 1201 - Del Val Experience II 1 Credit
Math Placement/Quantitative Reasoning Course 3-4 Credits OR

Social Science Inquiry 3 Credits

Scientific Inquiry 3 Credits

Second Year

Third Term I 17 Credits

ES 1101 - Stable Management 3 Credits
ES 2107 - Equine Nutrition and Feeding 3 Credits
ES 2000 - Riding Skills Class 2 Credits
EN 1201 - College Writing II 3 Credits
Applied Info Tech 3 Credits

Quantitative Reasoning 3 Credits

Fourth Term I 15 Credits

ES 1205 - Equestrian Event Management 1 Credit
ES 3160 - Equine-Assisted Therapies 3 Credits
ES 2000 - Riding Skills Class 2 Credits
GE 6178 - The Special Needs Student 3 Credits
BA 1010 - Management Concepts 3 Credits
ES2201 Driving the Single Horse 3 Credits

Third Year

Fifth Term I 15 Credits

ES 3218 - Introduction to Equine Instruction 3 Credits
GE 6035 - Teaching and Supervising Diverse Student Populations 3 Credits
Restricted Equine Elective 3 Credits

Historical Perspective 3 Credits

Economic Systems 3 Credits

Sixth Term I 15 Credits

ES 3210 - Teaching Techniques 3 Credits
ES 3051 - Path Certified Theraputic Riding Instructor Prep 3.00
Restricted Equine Elective 3 Credits

Core Capstone

Lit and Text Analysis 3 Credits

Fourth Year

Seventh Term I 15 Credits

ES 4222 - Equine Business Management 3 Credits
ES 3052 - Selecting and Maintaining the Lesson Horse 3.00
ISK: Multicultural (or elective) 3 Credits

Historical Perspective 3 Credits

ISK: Global (or elective) 3 Credits

Eighth Term I 14 Credits

ES 4050 - Senior Seminar in Equine Assisted Therapies 2.00
Fine Arts 3 Credits

ISK: Quantitative (or elective) 3 Credits

ISK: Communication (or elective) 3 Credits

ISK: Writing (or elective) 3 Credits

Restricted Equine Electives

Choose 6 credits

ES 3222 - Equine Exercise Physiology 3 Credits
ES 2450 - Equine Behavior 3 Credits
ES 3250 - Equine Contemporary Topics 3 Credits
SR 4041 - Student Research 1-3 Credits
ES 2118 - Equine Massage and Therapy 2 Credits
ES 3123 - Intermediate Driving 2 Credits
ES 3221 - Judging and Course Design 2 Credits

Recommended Electives

PY 2036 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
PY 2375 - Personality Theories 3 Credits
PY 2450 - Lifespan Development 3 Credits
PY 3034 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credits
ED 2030 - Educational Psychology 3 Credits