Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Poultry Science — Production Option (POPP)

This option is designed to develop technical, analytical, communication, business, and management skills needed for advancement to leadership positions in poultry production and allied agricultural industries. Graduates will be able to apply their knowledge of science, economics, business, and ethics to identify, analyze and responsibly address challenges associated with modern poultry production. Relevant courses in poultry processing, products, and business are also included in this curriculum option.

Poultry Production Option

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory1
POUL 1000 Introductory Poultry Science3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
FDSC 1000 Introductory Food Science3ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics3
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3
MATH 1130 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry3Core Social Science3
 16 16
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
Core Literature3CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry3
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3POUL 3150 Poultry Physiology4
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1COMM 1000 Public Speaking3
ACCT 2810 Fundamentals Of Accounting3Core History 13
POUL 3030 Commercial Poultry Production4Core Fine Arts3
POUL 2100 Professional Development for Animal Agriculture, Production, Processing & Feed Industries1 
 15 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
BIOL 3200 General Microbiology3POUL 3060 Poultry Reproduction 3POUL 4920 Poultry Science Internship3
BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory1POUL 5140 Poultry Further Processing and Products3 
ANSC 3410 Animal Metabolism and Nutrition3POUL 5020 Principles of Animal Feed Manufacturing3 
POUL 5110 Poultry Processing3COMM 2410 Small Group Communication3 
Core History 23AGEC 3010/MKTG 3310 Agribusiness Marketing or MKTG 3310 Principles of Marketing3 
Core Humanity3  
 16 15 3
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
POUL 5050 Poultry Feeding3POUL 5160 Principles of Food Safety3
POUL 5080 Poultry Health3POUL 5030 Advanced Commercial Poultry Production3
BATM 5140 Commercial Poultry & Livestock Housing3General Elective or ROTC6
AGEC 4000/MNGT 3810 Principles of Agribusiness Management or MNGT 3810 Management Foundations3 UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
AGEC 4040/FINC 3810 Agribusiness Finance or FINC 3810 Foundations of Business Finance3 
 15 12
Total Hours: 124