Students: Undergraduate Programs: Majors and Minors

Poultry Science
Georgia’s largest agricultural industry needs you – to study chickens.

Poultry Science is a major that studies Georgia’s largest agricultural industry. Chickens are everywhere in our daily food lives. From the chicken strips at Chick-Fil-A to McDonalds McNuggets to Zaxby’s House Zalad to eggs cooked in our own kitchens, poultry is a big source of food and income in Georgia. With a degree in Poultry Science, you’ll study birds, biology, business, chemistry, marketing, chicken nutrition and dozens of classes in between. Plus, in one class you’ll get to do surgery on a live chicken, and sew her back up safely again.

Sound like your kind of bird degree? Check out more info below or go ahead and apply now to study Poultry Science.

What Can I Study?

Visit the course plan below for a typical course sequence for an Poultry Science major. You will determine the right classes for your interests with the help of your advisor.

• Poultry Science (4-Year Course Plan) (pdf)

The UGA Bulletin has more information about required classes and available electives for the poultry science major.

Additional Opportunities

Pre-professional opportunities:
See a list of our Pre-professional opportunities.

Study Abroad:
Costa Rica: Avian Biology, Thailand: Cultural, Social, and Environmental Sustainability, France: French and European Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Internships:
Congressional Agricultural Fellowship, Cooperative Extension Internship, Emerging Scholars Internship, Georgia Farm Bureau Legislative Internship, Rural Caucus Legislative Internship, Winegrowers of Georgia Internship

Clubs:
Ag Hill Council, AGHON (Honorary), Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, Alpha Zeta (Honorary), CAES Ambassadors (Honorary), Collegiate 4-H, Collegiate FFA, Collegiate FFA (Tifton campus), Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), Poultry Science Club, Pre-Vet Club, Sigma Alpha Sorority, Student Government Association

High School Programs:
Avian Adventures, Weekend in the Classic City, Young Scholars Internship Program