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Growing the Future of Agriculture

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is revolutionizing how we grow food, finding innovative solutions to real-world challenges and developing an agile workforce equipped to reimagine what’s possible.

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95% Job Placement

Students with high-need degrees get jobs that have salaries well above the state’s median income.

Student Resources

$1.5 Billion

Our agricultural research has a massive economic impact on rural North Carolina.

Top-Notch Research

27-to-1 ROI

NC State Extension helps fuel the state’s economy by delivering solutions directly to residents.

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Your Path to CALS

Did you know there’s more than one way to get into CALS? Initiatives like STEAM, ASPIRE, Community College Partnership Program and the Agricultural Institute (AGI) offer potential paths to agriculture and life sciences education at NC State.

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Undergraduate Programs

Explore two-year, four-year, online and certificate programs.

Graduate Programs

Pursue an advanced degree where the basic and applied sciences meet.

Scholarships

Make a CALS education possible with a variety of funding opportunities.

Careers

See what’s possible with a degree in the agricultural and life sciences at CALS.

Student Wellness

CALS students are given the resources they need to find their place, their people, and themselves.

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High-Impact Experience: Getting Research Ready

With support from NC State’s Packways High-Impact Experiences initiative, the Biochemistry Undergraduate Research and Training Program now offers students an experience with greater structure and intention.

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Massimo Iorizzo Named Director of NC State’s Plants for Human Health Institute

Horticultural Science Professor Massimo Iorizzo, whose research has delved into the genetics of a veritable rainbow of small fruit and vegetable crops, will lead NC State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute.

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IR-4 Receives $10 Million USDA Award to Expand Specialty Crop Export Opportunities

The IR-4 Project at NC State University has received a $10 million, five-year award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service to help U.S. specialty crop growers overcome pesticide residue-related barriers to international trade.

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We hope you have a relaxing and restful Wellness Day, CALS Pack. 🫶

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Touchdown, CALS! 🏈🏟️ We had a blast celebrating North Carolina agriculture, and a Wolfpack win, at the Ag Day football game this weekend.

📸 Relive some of our favorite memories with us.

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Touchdown, CALS! 🏈🏟️ We had a blast celebrating North Carolina agriculture, and a Wolfpack win, at the Ag Day football game this weekend.

📸 Relive some of our favorite memories with us.

We’ve got a spot for you at CALS through Wolfpack Connect. 🐺

Wolfpack Connect is a guaranteed transfer pathway that will provide students who earn their Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree at a North Carolina Community College with a clear roadmap to NC State.

The eligibility form for a spring 2027 start in Wolfpack Connect is open now until Oct. 1.

Find out more about the program requirements, eligible CALS majors and the eligibility form at the link in our bio.

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We’ve got a spot for you at CALS through Wolfpack Connect. 🐺

Wolfpack Connect is a guaranteed transfer pathway that will provide students who earn their Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree at a North Carolina Community College with a clear roadmap to NC State.

The eligibility form for a spring 2027 start in Wolfpack Connect is open now until Oct. 1.

Find out more about the program requirements, eligible CALS majors and the eligibility form at the link in our bio.

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Meet Garey Fox

From head of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering to the dean of CALS, Garey Fox is leading our college into the future of agriculture and life sciences.

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Research

Discover the research and innovations that allow us to solve grand challenges in agriculture and the life sciences.

Food Animal Initiative

Establishing North Carolina as the world leader in food-animal biosciences.

Food Innovation Lab

Driving plant-based food innovation from concept to commercialization.

Plant Sciences Initiative

Improving the world through plant science innovation.

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