Animal Science Technology - Poultry Production

Program Description:

The Animal Science Technology Poultry Option is designed to provide a student with basic skills needed to pursue a variety of agriculture careers.  These skills include poultry management, agribusiness management, basic maintenance technology, and human relations.  Specific jobs may include: farm managers, agribusiness managers, agriculture supply representatives, equipment sales, poultry sales, chemical sales, research assistants, soil conservation technicians, food processing supervisors and other entry level management positions.

Career Certificate

• AGT 1111 - Survey of Agricultural Technology 1 SH

• OR AGR 1111 - Survey of Agriculture  1 SH

• AGT 1214 - Applied Principles of Animal Production 4 SH

• OR AGR 1214 - Animal Science  4 SH

• AGT 1313 - Applied Principles of Plant Production 3 SH

• OR AGR 1313 - Plant Science  (w/lab) 3 SH

  OR BIO 1313 - Botany I, Lecture  3 SH &  BIO 1311 - Botany I, Laboratory  1 SH

• AGT 1714 - Applied Soils - Conservation and Use 4 SH

• OR AGR 2314 - Basic Soils  (w/lab) 4 SH

• AGT 1413 - Principles of Agricultural Management 3 SH
• AGT 1513 - Principles of Agricultural Marketing 3 SH
• AGT 1613 - Agricultural Records 3 SH
• Approved Electives 9 SH*

Technical Certificate

• AGT 2523 - Introduction to Poultry Production 3 SH
• AGT 2533 - Poultry Nutrition 3 SH
• AGT 2543 - Hatchery/Feed Mill Management 3 SH
• Approved Electives 6 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1033 - Technical English 3 SH OR  ENG 1113 - English Composition I  / ENG 1114 - English Composition I  3-4 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH OR  SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• ( MAT 1033 - Technical Mathematics  OR  MAT 1313 - College Algebra  / MAT 1314 - College Algebra  or higher OR  any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Animal Science Technology - Poultry Production 60-63 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.
• Assessment - An Assessment Prep review course(s) and Skills Assessment exam(s) are required to graduate from this program.