Feed Milling Minor
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Description | Requirements | Required Courses | Elective Courses | Admissions/Certification of Minor | Contact

Description

The Minor in Feed Milling is designed to provide a foundation in animal feed milling technology. The objectives of the minor are for the student to: acquire an understanding of the functions of a modern feed mill; to learn procedures to assist in operating a feed mill; and to apply academic skills to the challenges of operating a manufacturing facility.

Requirements

A minimum of 15 credit hours from the prescribed list of courses and a grade of 'C-' or better in these courses is required to receive the Minor in Feed Milling. An overall GPA of 2.0 is required to pursue and graduate from the minor.

Required Courses (11 or 12 credits)

• All students are required to take one of the following introductory courses in Poultry or Animal Science:
  • PO 201 Poultry Science and Production (4cr.) OR ANS 150 Introduction to Animal Science (4 cr).
  • PO (ANS) 425 Feed Mill Technology (Management and Feed Formulation) (3 cr.)
  • FM 460 Feed Mill Operations and Leadership (2 cr.)
  • FM 480 Feed Quality Assurance and Formulation (2 cr.)
    
  • FM 494 Feed Mill Learning Experience (1 cr.)

Elective Courses

Students need enough credits from the elective list below to make at least 15 total credits for the minor.

• ARE304 Agribusiness Management (3 cred.)
• ARE311 Agricultural Markets (3 cred)
• BAE 201 Shop Processes and Management (3 cred)
• BAE202 Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Methods (4 cred)
• BAE333 Processing Agricultural Products (3 cred)
• BAE 343 Agricultural Electrification (3 credits)
• PO/ANS/FS 350 Introduction to HACCP (3 cred)
• PO/ANS/NTR 415 Comparative Nutrition or ANS 230 Nutrition of Domestic Animals (3 cred)
• BAE 432 Agricultural and Environmental Safety (3 cred)
• AEE 350 Personal Leadership Development in Agriculture and Life Sciences (3 cred)
• AEE 360 Developing Team Leadership in Agriculture and Life Sciences (3 cred)
• CS216 Oilseed Crop Production (3 cred)
• CS218 Cereal Grain Crop Production (2 cred)

**Minor requires a minimum of 15 credit hours.**

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Students interested in this minor can contact the following Coordinator of Advising:

• Dr. Charles Stark, 234C Scott Hall, 919.515.5399
  charles_stark@ncsu.edu

The application for the minor is available in 212/213 Scott Hall (Poultry Science).

Certification
Certification for Minor in Feed Milling must be submitted to Dr. Charles Stark, 234C Scott Hall, no later than the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program.

Contact Person

Dr. Charles Stark

234C Scott Hall

919.515.5399

charles_stark@ncsu.edu