2023-2024: $435
2024-2025: $440
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12 Hours
Ashley Schultz
Sarah (Heewon) Kim
Janice Clawson
Swine Science Online is the first-ever online undergraduate program in swine science. Swine Science Online offers education and training of future pork professionals to benefit the pork industry by inspiring a career interest through academic training and application.
The Swine Science Online vision is to ensure that the pork industry is led and managed by individuals who have broad educational and production experiences that have prepared them for these roles. Swine Science Online teaches scientific principles and management skills involved in pork production for efficient and sustainable operation.
A certificate in swine science benefits those already working in the industry, as well as undergraduate students looking for a value-added experience to increase employability.
- Swine Genetic Sales Consultant
- Regional Swine Sales Manager
- Swine Communications Coordinator
- Swine Building Construction
- Swine Pharmaceuticals
- Swine Production Management
- Swine Feed Sales
Learn how Swine Science Online can transform your future!
Video courtesy of the U.S. Pork Center for Excellence.
All students who complete the 12-credit curriculum will be eligible to apply for an industry certificate in Swine Science through the U.S. Pork Center for Excellence or an academic certificate through South Dakota State University.
This program brings together the U.S. Pork Center for Excellence with faculty from top animal science programs across the country. Learn more about the participating universities in this program.
An undergraduate certificate that offers education and training of future pork professionals.
Course List for Swine Science Certificate
Ashley Schultz
Sarah (Heewon) Kim
Janice Clawson
As a non-traditional college student in my early 50s, living and working in the Pacific Island of Guam, choosing the right program for graduate studies was very important to me. The process of selecting the right program was intentional – it had to offer a diverse student population, professors with real-life experiences, a safe space to share cultural perspectives, and a curriculum that offered classes that were aligned with students’ educational and professional goals. The Great Plains IDEA program met and exceeded all my expectations. Concepts from every course have been applied in my profession to the extent that it has aided in the expansion of our services and the population we serve. As I reflect on these successes, I attribute much of it to the genuine care of the GP IDEA professors who were as passionate about the success of each student as they were in the subjects they taught. GP IDEA was definitely the right program for me!