For Younger Students
This information is for youth interested in the Animal Sciences who are high school sophomores, who are in junior high school, and who are in grade school.
Are you interested in working with and learning about animals but are
too young to apply to college? Penn State offers plenty of
opportunities for younger students in high school, junior high, and grade school.
4-H Animal Programs
Pennsylvania 4-H Animal Programs are open to all youth - with or without farm backgrounds. As a 4-H member, you can learn about animal care by participating in events, shows, and hands-on projects.
You can work with companion animals (dogs, cats, and other small pets), horses, dairy and beef cattle, goats, sheep, swine, and poultry. For more information about our 4-H Animal Program, visit das.psu.edu/das/4-h.
The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Agricultural Sciences (PGSAS)
Each summer, 64 of the state's top high school juniors and seniors spend five weeks at Penn State, learning about agricultural sciences topics such as animal and plant science, natural resources and the environment, and food science and agricultural engineering.
PGSAS students work on research projects and have access to university facilities, including specialized libraries and laboratories. For more information about PGSAS, see governorschool.cas.psu.edu.
Alumnus Michael Haynes, National Football League
"For me, there was really no option but the ag sciences because I
wanted to work with animals. The College of Agricultural Sciences at
Penn State is first-rate, and the Animal Sciences major is demanding.
As a student, I liked working with beef cattle and wildlife the most,
and really enjoyed the day-to-day work with the cattle at the farm. In
my mind, an agricultural degree is as tough as pre-medicine, and
actually I think it is harder to be a vet than a doctor, because
animals can't tell you what's wrong with them. After professional
football, I plan to earn a master's degree in animal husbandry and then
go to veterinary school."
Alumnus Heather (Oberholtzer) Hostetter, Monsanto Dairy Business
"The thing I remember the most about the program is that there were just all these people who had a love for Ag and were willing to share and learn from each other..."
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