BS Poultry Science at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

Students are trained in the necessary background, analytical skills, problem solving and leadership roles for complex production units, hatcheries, integrated feed mills, processing plants and research laboratories. Growth of the poultry industry has created the need for scientific, technical and business knowledge in the various fields important to successful poultry production. In few fields of science is an understanding of the basic sciences, nutrition, genetics, physiology, diseases, biotechnology, processing and marketing more rewarding than in the modern, intensive methods of poultry and food production.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Department: Poultry Science | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

1 The Graduation requirements include a requirement for 3 hours of International and Cultural Diversity courses and 3 hours Cultural Discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See academic advisor. Course list includes AGEC 105 Introduction to Agricultural Economics; BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I; POSC 201 General Avian Science; POSC 302 Avian Science Laboratory; CHEM 119 Fundamentals of Chemistry I; POSC 319 Breeder and Hatchery Management. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

Rapid industry growth provides many career opportunities for graduates. Students are given two emphasis areas in which to specialize their education toward their selected career goals.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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