Students

We're training the next generation of poultry science leaders. Your opportunity awaits.

Join Our Flock

Poultry scientists are in high demand. Especially ours.

As one of only six poultry science departments in the United States – and with increasing worldwide demand for poultry – it’s our job to prepare students for careers in the burgeoning poultry industry.

We offer two poultry science degree tracks: a technology-focused degree to prepare students for a career in agribusiness, and a science-focused degree that prepares students for graduate or professional school. We also provide a very popular poultry science minor.

Any of our advanced degrees — three master’s options, a feed milling graduate certificate and a Ph.D. — can advance your career.

Prestage students and faculty are trailblazers. Our innovations range from in ovo vaccination and in ovo feeding to feed technologies that improve bird health. Our integrated approach and network of research stations provide students with unique on-farm experience through research and Extension.

Join our flock and you’ll be part of one of the best programs in the world.

Undergraduate Degrees

Learn about our bachelor’s degree offerings and popular poultry science minors.

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Graduate Degrees

Our graduate programs will advance your career. Discover your options here.

Careers

Career opportunities in poultry science abound, both here at home and around the world.

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Both the department and college offer abundant scholarship and financial aid opportunities.

We Want You Here

We realize competition to get into NC State is on the rise. And we are committed to helping all qualified students find a path to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. We want you here – and we’ll help find the right path for you. There are a number of ways to gain admission, from traditional freshman enrollment to programs like STEAM and ASPIRE that offer alternative paths.

Your path to CALS

Spread Your Wings

Poultry research and production systems vary widely around the world. Studying abroad allows you to approach your degree from a new angle while experiencing tremendous cultural, personal and academic growth.

Studying abroad also fulfills the Global Knowledge co-requisite degree requirement for NC State students.

Study abroad

feel milling minor, Andy Paris, studying abroad in Mexico

Your CALS Experience

Already a student and need guidance on campus life or internship opportunities? We’ve got you covered.

Graduate School

Want to continue your studies? We have a number of master’s degree options for you.

Career Services

We connect CALS students with employers seeking well-trained talent. Put us to work for you.

Wellness

Every member of our Pack is vitally important to the university’s success, the future of North Carolina and our world. We want you here. You matter.

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In Their Own Words: CALS First-Generation Students

In honor of First Generation Celebration Week, CALS recognizes the diversity within the first-generation community and explores how their experiences contribute to the university’s richness.

graduate student Bhavisha Gulabrai holding a chicken

Creating a New Narrative

Animal welfare has been a hot topic for years, and it’s something Bhavisha Gulabrai is passionate about. As a graduate student in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, she’s preparing…

Ph.D. Student Wants to Fill the Need for Feed Research

NC State CALS Ph.D. student Andrea Rubio loves working with animals too much to trade up her dusty T-shirts and boots for a more professional look post-graduation this fall.