Biological Engineering: Food and Biological Process Engineering Concentration, BSBE

Degree Requirements

129 Credits Required

Required Major Courses (45 credits)

• ABE 20100 - Thermodynamics In Biological Systems I
• ABE 20200 - Thermodynamics In Biological Systems II
• ABE 29000 - Sophomore Seminar (satisfies Science, Technology, and Society for core)
• ABE 30100 - Numerical And Computational Modeling In Biological Engineering
• ABE 30300 - Applications Of Physical Chemistry To Biological Processes
• ABE 30400 - Bioprocess Engineering Laboratory
• ABE 30700 - Momentum Transfer In Food And Biological Systems
• ABE 30800 - Heat And Mass Transfer In Food And Biological Systems
• ABE 31400 - Design Of Electronic Systems
• ABE 37000 - Biological/Microbial Kinetics And Reaction Engineering
• ABE 45700 - Transport Operations In Food And Biological Engineering I
• ABE 46000 - Sensors And Process Control
• ABE 49000 - Professional Practice In Agricultural And Biological Engineering
• ABE 55700 - Transport Operations In Food And Biological Systems II
• ABE 55800 - Process Design For Food And Biological Systems
• ABE 58000 - Process Engineering Of Renewable Resources

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (83-84 credits)

• ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation I (satisfies Information Literacy for core)
• ENGR 13200 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation II
• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science #1 for core)
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science #2 for core)
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II
• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus
• MA 26200 - Linear Algebra And Differential Equations ♦
• MA 30300 - Differential Equations And Partial Differential Equations For Engineering And The Sciences
• PHYS 17200 - Modern Mechanics
• CS 15900 - Programming Applications For Engineers
• CHE 32000 - Statistical Modeling And Quality Enhancement
• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I
• BIOL 22100 - Introduction To Microbiology

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• CHM 25700 - Organic Chemistry or
• CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry

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• CHM 25501 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory

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• NUTR 20500 - Food Science I or
• BCHM 30700 - Biochemistry

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition or
• HONR 19903 - Interdisciplinary Approaches In Writing (satisfies Written Communication for core)

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• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication or
• COM 21700 - Science Writing And Presentation or
• EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills (satisfies Oral Communication for core)

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• Written or Oral Communications Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Economics Selectice (satisfies Human Culture Behavioral/Social Science for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Biological or Food Science Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
• UCC Humanities Selective (satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Humanities or Social Science 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

Elective (0-1 credit)

College of Agriculture and University Level Requirements

• 2.0 GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
• 32 Upper division credits taken from Purdue
• 6 credits International Understanding
• 3 credits Multicultural Awareness
• 6 credits - 3 credit hours from the Written/Oral Communication or Social Science and Humanities categories must come from 30000+ courses or above, and an additional 3 credit hours from the Written/Oral Communication or Social Science and Humanities categories must come from 30000+ or above or from a course with a required pre-requisite in the same department. 
• 9 credits of Humanities and/or Social Sciences outside the College of Agriculture

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Additional Degree Requirements

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Program Requirements

Notes

• Students must have a graduation index of 2.0
• Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.

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