Turn Your Passion Into Impact
Whether your interests lie in animal health, dairy, food science, working landscapes or research, you’ll find a hands-on academic path that prepares you to improve the lives of animals, strengthen agriculture and contribute to a changing world.
Majors
Turn your interest in animals into a hands-on degree with real-world impact. Explore animal science to study health, behavior, nutrition and management across diverse species. In dairy science, you’ll explore the full dairy system — from animal care and production to processing and product innovation.
Minors
Expand your degree with hands-on expertise in the animals, products and landscapes that sustain agriculture. Explore dairy from herd to product, discover the science behind meat processing and food safety, or learn to steward healthy rangelands for livestock, wildlife and natural resources.
Graduate Studies
Take your expertise further through advanced study and faculty-guided research. Investigate animal health, biology, nutrition and behavior through animal science, or explore dairy processing, product development, quality and safety through dairy products technology.
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine combines scientific knowledge, compassion and practical skills to improve the lives of animals. At Cal Poly, you'll explore animal health while gaining hands-on experience in veterinary care, clinical procedures and animal management through Learn by Doing.
