Agricultural Education (BS): Poultry Science Concentration
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The Agricultural Education major within the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences prepares graduates to teach agriculture, serve as FFA advisors, and supervise agricultural experiences (SAE) in public and private schools.听
The Poultry Science concentration is one of seven concentrations offered for the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education.
- Students interested in Agricultural Education may be eligible to apply for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at NC State.
- Student teachers of agriculture may apply for Ed Scholars through NC State.
- Many alumni听pursue careers in middle and high schools, universities and community colleges, county extension offices, and in the agricultural industry
Teacher Licensure
Completion of the B.S. program in Agricultural Education leads to teacher licensure in North Carolina for grades 6-12. Because of North Carolina鈥檚 reciprocity agreements, graduates also can pursue certification in about 35 states. Download the听听to review the requirements for admissions to teacher education candidacy and help you stay on course.
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Contact
Dr. Travis Park
Director of Undergraduate Programs
919.515.9441
tdpark@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| 础贰贰听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education | 1 | |
| 辞谤听础尝厂听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| 辞谤听础尝厂听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| Writing and Speaking | |||
| 颁翱惭听110 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 | |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| Agricultural Education | |||
| 础贰贰听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 | |
| 础贰贰听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| 础贰贰听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| 础贰贰听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 | |
| 础贰贰听491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| Other Professional Education | |||
| 贰尝笔听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| 贰顿笔听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 | |
| 贰顿听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 | |
| 贰顿听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 | |
| Teaching Content Courses | |||
| 叠础贰罢听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| 辞谤听罢顿贰听110 | Materials & Processes Technology | ||
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | ||
| 厂厂颁听200 &补尘辫;听厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| 础狈厂听150 &补尘辫;听础狈厂听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 | |
| Select one of the following Economics Electives: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| Fundamentals of Economics | |||
| Poultry Science Concentration | |||
| 笔翱听201 &补尘辫;听笔翱听202 | Poultry Science and Production and Poultry Science and Production Laboratory | 4 | |
| 笔翱听290 | Poultry Seminar | 1 | |
| 笔翱听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 | |
| 笔翱听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 2 | |
| 笔翱听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 | |
| 笔翱听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding | 4 | |
| Poultry Science Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Courses In The Major | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
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A grade of C- or higher is required.
Plant Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 础贰颁听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| 础尝厂听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| 础尝厂听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| 础狈厂听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| 颁厂听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| 颁厂听211 | Plant Genetics | 3 | |
| 颁厂听213 | Crop Science | 3 | |
| 颁厂听214 | Crop Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| 颁厂听216 | Southern Row Crop Production - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 | |
| 颁厂听218 | Southern Row Crop Production - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 | |
| 颁厂听224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 | |
| 颁厂听230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听312 | 3 | ||
| 颁厂听400 | Turf Cultural Systems | 3 | |
| 颁厂听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| 颁厂听411 | Crop Ecology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听413 | Plant Breeding | 2 | |
| 颁厂听414 | Weed Science | 4 | |
| 颁厂听415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| 颁厂听418 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| 颁厂听424 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| 颁厂听465 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| 颁厂听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| 颁厂听480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| 颁厂听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 颁厂听524 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| 颁厂听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| 颁厂听565 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| 颁厂听590 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| 颁厂听591 | 1-6 | ||
| 颁厂厂颁听290 | Professional Development in Crop & Soil Sciences | 1 | |
| 颁厂厂颁听490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| 颁厂厂颁听492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| 颁厂厂颁听493 | Research Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| 颁厂厂颁听495 | Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-6 | |
| 贰狈罢听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贰狈罢听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听204 | Silviculture | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听248 | Forest History, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| 贵翱搁听264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听293 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| 贵翱搁听294 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| 贵翱搁听295 | Special Topics in Forestry | 1-6 | |
| 贵翱搁听303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听319 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听334 | Operations Research Applications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听339 | Dendrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听408 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听422 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听434 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| 贵翱搁听493 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| 贵翱搁听494 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| 贵翱搁听501 | Dendrology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听502 | Forest Measurements | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听503 | Tree Physiology | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听504 | The Practice of Silviculture | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听506 | Silviculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听508 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听509 | Forest Resource Policy | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听514 | Woodland Stewardship | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听519 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听522 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听531 | Wildland Fire Science | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听532 | Wildland Firefighter | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听534 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听561 | Forest Communities of the Southeastern Coastal Plain | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| 贵翱搁听565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| 贵翱搁听574 | Forest Mensuration and Modeling | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| 贵翱搁听595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| 贵厂听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵厂听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贵奥听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| 贵奥听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| 骋滨厂听512 | Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| 贬厂听131 | Fruit & Vegetable Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 3 | |
| 贬厂听200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| 贬厂听202 | Home Plant Identification | 3 | |
| 贬厂听203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 | |
| 贬厂听204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | 3 | |
| 贬厂听205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| 贬厂听242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| 贬厂听250 | Home Landscape Design: Creating Garden Spaces | 3 | |
| 贬厂听252 | Landscape Graphic Communication | 2 | |
| 贬厂听272 | Landscape Design/Build | 6 | |
| 贬厂听280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| 贬厂听301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| 贬厂听302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| 贬厂听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| 贬厂听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| 贬厂听357 | Landscape Grading and Drainage | 4 | |
| 贬厂听400 | Residential Landscaping | 6 | |
| 贬厂听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| 贬厂听411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| 贬厂听418 | Digital Media Graphic for Landscape Designers | 3 | |
| 贬厂听420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| 贬厂听421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听423 | 3 | ||
| 贬厂听428 | Service-Learning in Urban Agriculture Systems | 1 | |
| 贬厂听431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| 贬厂听432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| 贬厂听440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| 贬厂听442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 贬厂听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贬厂听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| 贬厂听475 | Horticulture Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| 贬厂听476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| 贬厂听480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| 贬厂听491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| 贬厂听492 | Horticulture Internship | 1-3 | |
| 贬厂听493 | Research Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| 贬厂听494 | Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| 贬厂听495 | Experimental Courses in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| 贬厂听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 贬厂听516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| 贬厂听520 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| 贬厂听521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听523 | 3 | ||
| 贬厂听532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| 贬厂听533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| 贬厂听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| 贬厂听550 | Environmental Nursery Production | 3 | |
| 贬厂听551 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| 贬厂听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| 贬厂听576 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| 贬厂听583 | 3 | ||
| 贬厂听590 | Special Problems in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| 狈搁听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 狈搁听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| 狈搁听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| 狈搁听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| 狈搁听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| 笔笔听144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 3 | |
| 笔笔听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| 笔笔听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| 笔笔听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| 厂惭罢听202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听428 | Service-Learning in Urban Agriculture Systems | 1 | |
| 厂厂颁听440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| 厂厂颁听540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
Poultry Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 础狈厂听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 础狈厂听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 贵惭听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 贵惭听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 狈罢搁听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 笔翱听406 | Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management | 3 | |
| 笔翱听410 | Production and Management of Game Birds in Confinement | 3 | |
| 笔翱听411 | Agrosecurity | 3 | |
| 笔翱听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| 笔翱听506 | Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management | 3 | |
| 笔翱听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 础贰贰听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 |
| 础贰贰听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education 2 | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 |
| 笔翱听201 &补尘辫;听笔翱听202 | Poultry Science and Production and Poultry Science and Production Laboratory | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 叠础贰罢听201 or 罢顿贰听110 | Shop Processes and Management or Materials & Processes Technology | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| 笔翱听290 | Poultry Seminar | 1 |
| 笔翱听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础狈厂听150 &补尘辫;听础狈厂听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 |
| 笔翱听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture | 3 |
| 贰顿笔听304 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Poultry Science Elective | 3 | |
| 笔翱听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 3 |
| 厂厂颁听200 &补尘辫;听厂厂颁听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations | 3 |
| 础贰贰听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED | 3 |
| 贰顿听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| 贰顿听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| 贰尝笔听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| 笔翱听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| 础贰贰听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础贰贰听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs | 3 |
| 础贰贰听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture | 8 |
| 础贰贰听491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 121 |
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A minimum grade of C- is required for graduation. A minimum grade of C is required for teacher licensure.
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Incoming freshmen complete 础贰贰听103 Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education. Transfer students may complete 础尝厂听103 Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or 础尝厂听303 Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences.