Agricultural Education (BS): Poultry Science Concentration
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. Joseph L. Donaldson
Director of Undergraduate Programs, Agricultural and Human Sciences
919.515.1758
joseph_donaldson@ncsu.edu听
Dr. Travis Park
Program Coordinator, Ag Education
919.515.9441
tdpark@ncsu.edu听
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | |||
| AEE听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education | 1 | |
| or听ALS听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| or听ALS听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | ||
| Writing and Speaking | |||
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Sciences | |||
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 | |
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| Agricultural Education | |||
| AEE听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 | |
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 | |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture 1 | 8 | |
| AEE听491 | Seminar in Agricultural Education | 1 | |
| Other Professional Education | |||
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 | |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology 1 | 3 | |
| ED听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 | |
| ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 | |
| Teaching Content Courses | |||
| BAET听201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3 | |
| or听TDE听110 | Materials & Processes Technology | ||
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | ||
| SSC听200 &听SSC听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| ANS听150 &听ANS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 | |||
| PO听201 &听PO听202 | Poultry Science and Production and Poultry Science and Production Laboratory | 4 | |
| PO听290 | Exploring Opportunities in Poultry Science | 1 | |
| PO听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 | |
| PO听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 2 | |
| PO听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 | |
| PO听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding | 4 | |
| Poultry Science Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Courses In The Major | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC听423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| ALS听103 | Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| ALS听303 | Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences | 1 | |
| ANS听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| CS听200 | Introduction to Turfgrass Management | 4 | |
| CS听211 | Plant Genetics | 3 | |
| CS听213 | Crop Science | 3 | |
| CS听214 | Crop Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| CS听216 | Southern Row Crop Production - Cotton, Peanuts, and Tobacco | 3 | |
| CS听218 | Southern Row Crop Production - Corn, Small Grains and Soybeans | 3 | |
| CS听224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 | |
| CS听230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | |
| CS听312 | 3 | ||
| CS听400 | Turf Cultural Systems | 3 | |
| CS听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| CS听411 | Crop Ecology | 3 | |
| CS听413 | Plant Breeding | 2 | |
| CS听414 | Weed Science | 4 | |
| CS听415 | Integrated Pest Management | 3 | |
| CS听418 | Introduction to Regulatory Science in Agriculture | 3 | |
| CS听424 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听430 | Advanced Agroecology | 4 | |
| CS听465 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| CS听480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| CS听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| CS听524 | Seed Physiology | 3 | |
| CS听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| CS听565 | Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality | 3 | |
| CS听590 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| CS听591 | 1-6 | ||
| CSSC听290 | Professional Development in Crop & Soil Sciences | 1 | |
| CSSC听490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| CSSC听492 | Professional Internship Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| CSSC听493 | Research Experience in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-3 | |
| CSSC听495 | Special Topics in Crop and Soil Sciences | 1-6 | |
| ENT听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| FOR听150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis | 2 | |
| FOR听172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 | |
| FOR听204 | Silviculture | 2 | |
| FOR听248 | Forest History, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| FOR听250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| FOR听260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR听261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| FOR听264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| FOR听265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| FOR听273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II | 3 | |
| FOR听293 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听294 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听295 | Special Topics in Forestry | 1-6 | |
| FOR听303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| FOR听304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| FOR听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR听319 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR听330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| FOR听334 | Operations Research Applications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR听339 | 4 | ||
| FOR听350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management | 1 | |
| FOR听353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| FOR听374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory | 3 | |
| FOR听402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FOR听405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR听406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning | 4 | |
| FOR听408 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| FOR听414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| FOR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听422 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 | |
| FOR听434 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| FOR听493 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听494 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR听501 | Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR听502 | Forest Measurements | 1 | |
| FOR听503 | 1 | ||
| FOR听504 | The Practice of Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR听506 | Silviculture Laboratory | 1 | |
| FOR听507 | Silviculture Mini Course | 1 | |
| FOR听508 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR听509 | Forest Resource Policy | 1 | |
| FOR听510 | Introduction to GPS | 1 | |
| FOR听513 | Silviculture for Intensively Managed Plantations | 3 | |
| FOR听514 | Woodland Stewardship | 3 | |
| FOR听519 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听522 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听531 | Wildland Fire Science | 3 | |
| FOR听532 | Wildland Firefighter | 3 | |
| FOR听534 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR听540 | Advanced Dendrology | 3 | |
| FOR听561 | Forest Communities of the Southeastern Coastal Plain | 1 | |
| FOR听562 | Forest Communities of the Southern Appalachians | 1 | |
| FOR听565 | Plant Community Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR听574 | Forest Mensuration and Modeling | 3 | |
| FOR听575 | Advanced Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| FOR听583 | Tropical Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR听595 | Special Topics | 1-6 | |
| FS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| GIS听512 | Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| HS听131 | Fruit & Vegetable Production | 3 | |
| HS听144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 3 | |
| HS听200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS听201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| HS听202 | Home Plant Identification | 3 | |
| HS听203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 | |
| HS听204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | 3 | |
| HS听205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
| HS听215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| HS听242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| HS听250 | Home Landscape Design: Creating Garden Spaces | 3 | |
| HS听252 | Landscape Graphic Communication | 2 | |
| HS听272 | Landscape Design/Build | 6 | |
| HS听280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS听290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| HS听301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| HS听302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| HS听303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| HS听304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| HS听357 | Landscape Grading and Drainage | 4 | |
| HS听400 | Residential Landscaping | 6 | |
| HS听410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| HS听411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HS听416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听418 | Digital Media Graphic for Landscape Designers | 3 | |
| HS听420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS听421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| HS听423 | 3 | ||
| HS听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| HS听431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| HS听432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS听440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| HS听442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| HS听451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS听462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| HS听475 | 3 | ||
| HS听476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS听480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| HS听491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| HS听492 | Horticulture Internship | 1-3 | |
| HS听493 | Research Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS听494 | Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS听495 | Experimental Courses in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| HS听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| HS听516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS听520 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS听521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS听523 | 3 | ||
| HS听532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS听533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS听541 | Plant Breeding Methods | 3 | |
| HS听550 | Environmental Nursery Production | 3 | |
| HS听551 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS听562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS听576 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS听583 | 3 | ||
| HS听590 | Special Problems in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| NR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR听491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| NR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| PP听144 | Weeds & Diseases of Ornamentals | 3 | |
| PP听318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| PP听470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| PP听502 | Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis | 2 | |
| SMT听202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| SSC听428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| SSC听440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC听462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| SSC听540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
Poultry Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANS听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| ANS听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FM听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| FM听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| NTR听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听406 | Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management | 3 | |
| PO听410 | Production and Management of Game Birds in Confinement | 3 | |
| PO听411 | Agrosecurity | 3 | |
| PO听425 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 | |
| PO听506 | Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management | 3 | |
| PO听525 | Feed Manufacturing Technology | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| AEE听101 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education 1 | 1 |
| AEE听103 | Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education 2 | 1 |
| BIO听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| COM听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| GEP Mathematical Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听226 | Computer Applications and Information Technology in Agricultural & Extension Ed 1 | 3 |
| PO听201 &听PO听202 | Poultry Science and Production and Poultry Science and Production Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO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 | ||
| AEE听206 | Introduction to Teaching Agriculture 1 | 3 |
| CH听101 &听CH听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| BAET听201 or TDE听110 | Shop Processes and Management or Materials & Processes Technology | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| PO听290 | Exploring Opportunities in Poultry Science | 1 |
| PO听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ANS听150 &听ANS听151 | Introduction to Animal Science and Introduction to Animal Science Lab | 4 |
| PO听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Plant Science Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听322 | Experiential Learning in Agriculture | 3 |
| EDP听304 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Poultry Science Elective | 3 | |
| PO听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 3 |
| SSC听200 &听SSC听201 | Soil Science and Soil Science Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听303 | Administration and Supervision of Student Organizations | 3 |
| AEE听326 | Teaching Diverse Learners in AED | 3 |
| ED听311 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices 1 | 2 |
| ED听312 | Classroom Assessment Principles and Practices Professional Learning Lab 1 | 1 |
| ELP听344 | School and Society 1 | 3 |
| PO听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| AEE听327 | Conducting Summer Programs in Agricultural Education | 1 |
| AEE听426 | Methods of Teaching Agriculture | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEE听424 | Planning Agricultural Educational Programs | 3 |
| AEE听427 | Student Teaching in Agriculture | 8 |
| AEE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 AEE听103 Fundamentals of Agricultural and Extension Education. Transfer students may complete ALS听103 Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences or ALS听303 Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences.
Career Opportunities
The Agricultural Business Management Program prepares graduates for careers in management, marketing, sales, finance, supply chain, entrepreneurship, and related fields. The program has sufficient flexibility to provide more extensive course work in science and math for those students desiring to prepare for advanced graduate study. The concentration in biological sciences prepares graduates for management, marketing, and sales careers in fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, health care, environmental protection, and food processing. Graduates specializing in agribusiness entrepreneurship are trained in value creation and prepared to address the strong demand in agtech, biotech, and foodtech.
Career Titles
- Agricultural Inspector
- Agricultural Technician
- Aquaculture Specialist
- Bank and Branch Managers
- Buyer
- Farm and Ranch Manager
- Farm Management Advisor
- Farm Product Buyer
- Farm Products Purchasing Agent
- Farmers and Ranchers
- Financial Analyst
- Food & Drug Inspector
- Greenhouse and Nursery Manager
- Insurance Agent
- Loan Officer
- Market Research Analyst
- Purchasing Manager
- Real Estate Broker
- Sales Representative (Agricultural Products)
- Winemaker / Vinter
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