Animal sciences students from Missouri State University at Springfield will be able to earn an additional degree in poultry science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville thanks to a new agreement between the two schools.
The UA’s Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences and its Department of Poultry Science announced earlier this month a memorandum of understanding with MSU’s Darr College of Agriculture to create a dual-degree transfer program. The “3-plus-1” course curriculum allows animal science majors at MSU to complete their senior year at UA and earn degrees from both universities.
Graduates will earn a bachelor’s degree in animal science from MSU and a bachelor’s degree from the UA in agricultural, food and life sciences with a poultry science concentration.
“We offer one of the premier poultry science programs in the nation,” Bumpers College Dean Deacue Fields said in a press release announcing the agreement. “The industry is demanding more degreed professionals and our graduates are highly sought after. Poultry is obviously a huge part of the agricultural industry and economy in Arkansas, but also in Missouri and other surrounding areas. We are excited to be able to partner with Missouri State and its students and faculty on addressing an industry demand in our region and beyond. Along with other existing agreements, we are now able to work with students at other institutions to the south, east and north of us.”
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