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Curriculum in Agricultural Engineering

Administered by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

With options in agricultural and environmental systems engineering, biosystems engineering, food and process engineering, and power and machinery engineering. Administered jointly by the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. Leading to the degree bachelor of science. Total credits required: 127.5. See also Basic Program and Cooperative Programs.

Sophomore Year
Cr.	Fall
3	Computer Application and Systems Modeling—A E 203*
3	Statics of Engineering—E M 274*
10	Option Requirement2
16
Cr.	Spring
1	Sophomore Seminar—A E 201
3	Agricultural Engineering Fundamentals II—A E 216*
3	Mechanics of Materials—E M 324*
1	Mechanics of Materials Laboratory—E M 327*
3	SSH Elective 1
3	Elementary Differential Equations—Math 266*
3	Engineering Statistics—Stat 305
17
Junior Year
Cr.	Fall
4	Agri-Industrial Application of Electric Power—A E 363
11	Option requirement2
15

Cr.	Spring
1	Junior Seminar—A E 301
9	Option requirements2
3	SSH elective1
3	Communications requirement3
16
Senior Year
Cr.	Fall
	1 Senior Seminar—A E 401
	3 Instrumentation—A E 404
	2 Agricultural Engineering Design I— A E 415*
	3 SSH elective1
	7 Option requirements2
16
Cr.	Spring
2	Agricultural Engineering Design II— A E 416*
3	SSH elective1
11	Option requirements2
16

English Proficiency

The department requires a grade of C or better in Engl 104 and 105 (or 105H) and a grade of C or better in the course taken to meet the communication requirement.

1Social sciences and humanities (SSH) electives are to be chosen from the department-approved list. The courses chosen must meet departmental requirements.

2After the freshman year, each student elects one of the options and takes courses listed for the selected option. The elective courses must be selected from the department-approved list.

3One course must be taken from Sp Cm 212, Engl 314, or Ag Eds 311.

*Core professional curriculum. A student must have a minimum grade-point average of 2.00 in this group of courses in order to graduate.

Options

Agricultural and Environmental Systems Engineering—A E 271 or 272, 478, 431, 472; E M 378; C E 332, 372; Phys 222; M E 330; 6 credits in biological and natural resource science from department-approved list; and 14 credits from department-approved electives list.

Food and Biosystems Engineering—A E 480; Biol 211, 212, 313; Micro 302; 7 credits in biological and physical science electives from department-approved list; Ch E 381 or M E 330; Ch E 356 or E M 378; Ch E 357 or M E 436; Chem 331, 331L, 332, 332L; and 8 or 9 credits from department approved electives list.

Power and Machinery Engineering—A E 271 or 272, 342, 413; select one course from A E 421, 472, 480, M E 436; Agron 154; E M 345, 378; Mat E 272; M E 324, 325, 330; Phys 222; 3 credits in biological and natural resource science from department-approved list; 8 or 9 credits from department-approved electives list.