Poultry Science B.S.A. with Poultry Science Industry Concentration
Eight-Semester Degree Program
Students wishing to follow the degree plan should go to the Eight-Semester Degree Policy for university requirements of the program.
| First Year | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | |
| ENGL 1013 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1) | 3 | |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4: | ||
| BIOL 1543 Principles of Biology (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lecture) & BIOL 1541L Principles of Biology Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = BIOL 1014 Lab) | 4 | |
| POSC 1003 Introduction to Poultry Science | 3 | |
| Fine Arts/Humanities State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)1, 2 | 3 | |
| UNIV 1001 University Perspectives | 1 | |
| ENGL 1023 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1) | 3 | |
| POSC 2353 Poultry Breeder Management | 3 | |
| MATH 1203 College Algebra (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 1103) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1) | 3 | |
| Communication Intensive Elective (Recommend COMM 1313 Public Speaking) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 1.2 and 5.1) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3)3 | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 15 |
| Second Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| POSC 2343 Poultry Production | 3 | |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4: | ||
| CHEM 1073 Fundamentals of Chemistry (ACTS Equivalency = CHEM 1214 Lecture) & CHEM 1071L Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = CHEM 1214 Lab) or CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121L | 4 | |
| Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3: | ||
| AGEC 1103 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics or ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2203) | 3 | |
| U.S. History or Government State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.2) | 3 | |
| POSC 3554 Avian Anatomy | 4 | |
| STAT 2303 Principles of Statistics (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2103) or AGEC 2403 Quantitative Tools for Agribusiness | 3 | |
| POSC 2413 Domestic Animal Microbiology & POSC 2411L Domestic Animal Microbiology Laboratory or BIOL 2013 and BIOL 2011L | 4 | |
| Fine Arts/Humanities State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)1, 2 | 3 | |
| Social Sciences State Minimum Core Elective (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 3.3 and 4.1)4 | 3 | |
| Communication Intensive Elective (Recommend ACOM 3143 Communicating Agriculture to the Public) | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 17 | 16 |
| Third Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| AGEC 2303 Introduction to Agribusiness | 3 | |
| CHEM 2613 Organic Physiological Chemistry (ACTS Equivalency = CHEM 1224 Lecture) & CHEM 2611L Organic Physiological Chemistry Laboratory (ACTS Equivalency = CHEM 1224 Lab) or CHEM 3603 and CHEM 3601L | 4 | |
| FDSC 4122 Food Microbiology | 2 | |
| PSID Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| POSC 4811 Seminar: Professionalism or POSC 4831 Seminar: Processing Regulations or POSC 4821 Seminar: Problem Solving or POSC 4801 Seminar: Research Topics | 1 | |
| POSC 3033 Animal Physiology | 3 | |
| POSC 3223 Poultry Diseases | 3 | |
| PSID Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| AFLS 400VH Honors Thesis or POSC 401V Internship in Poultry Science or POSC 402V Research Experience | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 16 | 15 |
| Fourth Year | Units | |
| Fall | Spring | |
| POSC 4314 Egg and Meat Technology | 4 | |
| POSC 4811 Seminar: Professionalism or POSC 4831 Seminar: Processing Regulations or POSC 4821 Seminar: Problem Solving or POSC 4801 Seminar: Research Topics | 1 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| PSID Concentration Elective | 3 | |
| POSC 3123 Principles of Genetics or BIOL 2323 General Genetics | 3 | |
| POSC 4343 Poultry Nutrition | 3 | |
| POSC 4233 Value Added Muscle Foods | 3 | |
| POSC 4213 Integrated Poultry Management Systems (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1) | 3 | |
| POSC 4801 Seminar: Research Topics or POSC 4831 Seminar: Processing Regulations or POSC 4821 Seminar: Problem Solving or POSC 4811 Seminar: Professionalism | 1 | |
| General Elective (2-3 hours) | 3 | |
| Year Total: | 14 | 13 |
| Total Units in Sequence: | 120 | |
