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Good nutrition is an essential part of maintaining a strong and healthy horse. To address the importance of this topic, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Department of Animal Sciences offers a full semester undergraduate course on equine nutrition, with a limited number of seats made available to continuing education students.
The instructor is Sarah Ralston, VMD, Ph.D., dACVN, Associate Professor - Department of Animal Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
The course will be offered from 5:35 to 7:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning January 19, 2009 through May 4, 2009. It is held in Bartlett Hall, Room T-123, 84 Lipman Drive, on the Cook campus of Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The course provides in-depth information on the function and peculiarities of equine gastrointestinal physiology and the importance of the nutrients that are essential for equine well-being. In addition to discussions of common feeds and supplements, topics will include how to read and interpret commercial feed labels, the balancing of rations, and the use of feed analyses and computer analysis programs.
Students will learn how to recognize and prevent feed-related illnesses and how to meet the special needs of ill or geriatric horses. Practical approaches to feeding various classes of horses, such as broodmares, stallions, foals and performance horses will also be discussed. Several optional “wet labs” and field trips are offered during the semester.
Dr. Ralston makes
extensive use of audiovisual aids. High-speed access to the Internet is
recommended, since the notes, slides, and videos for the course will be available online.
A "chat room" will also be available for both classroom and long-distance
students. Optional field trips may be offered in addition to classroom lectures and
live demonstrations.
This 14-week program is an undergraduate course that is offered on a noncredit basis to horse owners, trainers, feed sales representatives or anyone interested in the topic. If you register as a continuing education student, you will receive continuing education units (3.6 CEUs) rather than undergraduate college credits. Please note that a high school diploma is required and a background in biology and physiology is useful, but not required.
Online Version for Long-Distance Students To assist continuing education students who might not be able to regularly travel to New Brunswick, the course has been designed so it may be taken online, with no attendance requirements. As an online student, you will have access to all lecture and supplemental information provided to the in-class attendees. You will also have the ability to participate in field trips and demonstrations – and even the classroom portion of the course - as your schedule permits. If you wish to be able to access the online course, you must provide an e-mail address at the time of registration so we can enter you into Rutgers’ “E-classroom” system.
If you register as a Continuing Professional Education student (CPE), either for on-line or classroom access, you will receive 3.6 continuing education units and a certificate in lieu of undergraduate college credits if you complete the assigned readings and either attend classes regularly or participate in the twice weekly on-line "chat" sessions for long distance students. Completion of quizzes, exams and the term paper are required if you want an official grade for the course on the certificate.
CPE tuition fee is $550 prior to January 6, 2009 and $585 if received after January 6, 2009. A discounted fee of $495 per person is offered for multiple registrants from same organization or family. Note: Course fees must be paid in full prior to start of class.
CPE Registrants for class room access will receive confirmation, campus map and directions to the course location upon receipt of registration. Long distance CPE students and all classroom students both will be contacted by eCompanion with information on how to access the on-line notes.
How to Register as a Continuing Professional Education student through the Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE)
For non-Rutgers students who wish to obtain college credits for the course: Students must register as non-matriculated students at Rutgers after their application is approved by Dr. Ralston. Upon successful completion of the course undergraduate requirements (all quizzes, examinations and a term paper), students will receive a letter grade and 3.6 undergraduate college credits. The tuition for the college credit course on line is $1027.65 for NJ residents, $1880.55 for non-residents. For registration details for College Credit on-line go to: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/distance/default.asp.
Now you can qualify for a new educational tax credit for tuition and fees paid for
undergraduate, graduate and continuing education courses. Each family may claim a tax
credit equal to 20 percent of the first $5,000 of educational expenses (for a maximum
credit of $1,000) on its federal income tax. Eligible education expenses are offset by
grants, scholarships, and employer-provided educational assistance. This tax credit is
subject to income and other limitations. For details consult IRS Publication 970, “Tax
Benefits for Higher Education,” available at any IRS office or go to
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p970/.
Cancellations
Students may withdraw from the course with a full refund less $35 processing fee if we are notified at least 72 hours prior to the start of the course. Thereafter you may be responsible for full registration fee if you register but do not attend. Substitutions are welcome and permitted.
Here’s what they’re saying about Equine Nutrition...
“I find I'm using what I learned everyday with my horses.”
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