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POULTRY AND AVIAN SCIENCE
MINOR
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agricultural Sciences
The Poultry and Avian Science (P A S) Minor is designed for students who wish
to supplement their academic major with studies focused on the biology, management,
and diseases of various avian species with an emphasis on domestic fowl.
Handbook
information on this Minor
REQUIREMENTS
Students are required to
complete a minimum of 18 credits, at least nine of which must be
at the 400 level. A grade of C or better must be obtained in each
course in order to complete the minor. The prescribed courses provide
a foundation of knowledge pertaining to both avian sciences and the
commercial poultry industry, while additional courses selected by
the student will allow for further specialization and expertise in
poultry management, poultry evaluation and selection, ornithology,
animal genetics and breeding, nutrition, physiology, growth and development,
products technology, and general animal pathology.
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PRESCRIBED COURSES
AN SC 211 (3) Introduction
to Avian Biology
AN SC 311 (3) Poultry Production and Management
AN SC 425 (3) Principles of Avian Diseases
ADDITIONAL COURSES*
The student must select
3 credits from the following:
AN SC 207 (2) Animal Products
Technology
AN SC 208 (1) Animal Products Technology Laboratory
AN SC 300 (3) Integrated Animal Biology
AN SC 301 (3) Principles of Animal Nutrition
AN SC 322 (3) Principles of Animal Breeding
AN SC 395 (up to 3) Animal Sciences Internship
The student must select
6 credits from the following:
AN SC 400 (1) Application
of Management Practices
AN SC 411 (2) Advanced Poultry Management
AN SC 418 (3) Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
AN SC 420 (4) Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
AN SC 421 (2) Poultry Evaluation and Selection
AN SC 423 (3) Comparative Physiology of Domestic Animals
AN SC 442 (3) Quantitative Inheritance and Animal Breeding
AN SC 496 (up to 3) Independent Studies
V SC 420 (3) General Animal Pathology
W F S 406 (1) Ornithology Laboratory
W F S 407 (3) Ornithology
PROCEDURES FOR ENROLLMENT
Students may apply for admission
to the Poultry and Avian Science Minor by submitting a completed
Entrance to
Minor Application form to Dr. Robert G. Elkin, Professor
and Head, Department of Poultry Science, 213 Henning Building,
University Park, PA 16802; phone (814.865.3411); e-mail (relkin@psu.edu).
Approval by the student’s major program advisor is also
required.
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*AN SC 395 and AN SC 496 must have a poultry or avian biology emphasis. |
