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2024-2025 University Catalog
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, BSAGE
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About the Program
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering prepares engineers to understand environmental and economic sustainability challenges. You learn about ecosystem processes (the water cycle, nutrient transformation processes, and biological systems), how human activities such as agriculture affect these complex systems, and how to design sustainable solutions. You will also gain the background in chemistry and biology necessary to understand the influences of contaminants on the environment. Basic engineering principles, as well as some of the newest technological approaches such as geographical information systems, finite element analysis, sensor design, hydrologic modeling, and soil and water remediation are applied to solve challenges related to soil and plant environments, surface and ground water quality, air quality, animal environments, and food safety. Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Focus Areas - Water and Soil Conservation: Ensuring adequate supplies of clean water through sustainable methods by integrating environmental processes into engineering design (examples include: rain gardens, constructed wetlands, water and sediment control structures, and stream restoration).
- Sensor Technology for Environmental Monitoring: Integration of sensors and control systems into machinery and control systems for environmental monitoring (examples include: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and self-driving equipment monitoring soil and moisture conditions in real time).
- Simulation and Forecasting of Environmental Processes: Using numerical simulation models to predict changes to flood and drought frequency, stream flow, and water quality due to land use, land management and climate change.
- Resource Management: Animal waste treatment and management, drainage system design and water quality management and irrigation system design and water management.
- Systems Approach for Environmental Resource Management: Applying tools and techniques such as life cycle analysis and other modeling approaches to study systems level environmental impacts associated with resource management focused on establishing connections between natural systems and agricultural-based industries
Some of the factors that contribute to Agricultural & Biological Engineering at Purdue University being a top ranked program: - Multiple opportunities for interaction with faculty in laboratories and in classes
- Student Competitions, Clubs, Global Experiences
- Personalized advising and attention from faculty
- Practical curriculum for industrial careers
- Great opportunities for internships and undergraduate research.
- Numerous departmental scholarships
- Excellent placement record and starting salaries
Watch a video and take a look at some senior projects. We hope to see you in ABE soon! The Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements Degree Requirements
128 Credits RequiredPre-ABE Requirements (29-39 credits)
All courses in this area must have a C- or higher. *Upon successful completion of Pre-ABE curriculum , students are eligible to enter their preferred engineering major within ABE. For alternative paths to ABE majors, please visit First-Year Engineering and/or speak with an ABE advisor. Departmental/Program Major Courses (25 credits)
Required Major Courses (25 credits)
Other Departmental/Program Requirements (101-105 credits)
*Upon successful completion of Pre-ABE curriculum, students are eligible to enter their preferred engineering major within ABE. For alternative paths to ABE majors, please visit First-Year Engineering and/or speak with an ABE advisor.
Other Departmental Courses (101-105 credits)
Electives (0-2 credits)
- Electives - Credit Hours: 0.00-2.00
College of Agriculture & University Level Requirements
Transfer Credit Policy
Transfer courses listed in the Purdue Transfer Equivalency Guide with specific Purdue Subject codes (e.g. BIOL) may be used to fulfill degree requirements at the discretion of the College of Agriculture. However, Agriculture transfer courses listed with “UND” Purdue Subject codes cannot be used for any requirements in the College of Agriculture at Purdue. GPA Requirements
- 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website. - Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
- Information Literacy (IL)
- Oral Communication (OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
- Science #1 (SCI)
- Science #2 (SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
- Written Communication (WC)
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement
The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website. To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways: - Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
- Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
- Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.
More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue. Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Sample First-Year Engineering Plan of Study
Fall 1st Year
- Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #3 - Calculus I - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #5 - Chemistry - Credit Hours: 4.00-6.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Spring 1st Year
- Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #4 - Calculus II - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #6 - Physics - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Spring 4th Year
- ABE 48600 - Agricultural Engineering Design Credits: 3.00
- Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering Technical Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective - Credit Hours 3.00
- Humanities or Social Science Selective (30000+ level) - Credit Hours 3.00
- Electives - Credit Hours 0.00-2.00
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here. World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS=Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish) Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.” Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion. Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. |
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