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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) (B.S.)


Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the ABET
111 Market Place, Suite 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202-4012  
410-347-7700

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Environmental Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  • **Biology Elective Credits: (3)

Senior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • **Ecoengineering Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Environmental Technical Elective Credits: (1)
  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • **Environmental Technical Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Environmental Technical Elective Credits: (3)
  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Science Elective Credits: (3)

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the approved list and need not be taken in order listed in the curriculum (2 courses must be 300 level or above).

**Environmental Technical, Ecoengineering, Science and Biology electives are to be chosen from an approved departmental list of courses with the advice and approval of the faculty advisor and department head.

***Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (ENGL 415 ) must be met from Expository Writing I or II.  If both ENGL 100 and ENGL 200 must be taken, the additional 3 credit hours do not count towards the 128 credit hours required for graduation.

Biological Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • **Biology/Biochemistry/Chemistry Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  • ***BAE Elective Credits: (3)
  • ***College of Engineering Elective Credits: (3)
  • *Humanities or Social Science Electives Credits: (3)

Senior year


Fall semester (17 credit hours)


  • ***BAE Elective Credits: (3)
  • ***College of Engineering Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Biology/Biochemistry/Chemistry elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • ***College of Engineering Elective Credits: (3)
  • ***College of Engineering Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Biology/Biochemistry/Chemistry Elective Credits: (3)
  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the approved list and need not be taken in order listed in the curriculum (2 courses must be 300 level or above).

**Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemistry electives are to be chosen from an approved departmental list of courses with the advice and approval of the faculty advisor and department head. Six of the 9 credit hours must be 400 level or higher.

***College of Engineering and BAE electives are to be chosen from an approved departmental list of courses with the advice and approval of the faculty advisor and department head.

****Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (ENGL 415 ) must be met from Expository Writing I or II.  If both ENGL 100 and ENGL 200 must be taken, the additional 3 credit hours do not count towards the 128 credit hours required for graduation.

Machine Systems Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Senior year


Fall semester (17 credit hours)


  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)
  • ****Machine Systems Technical Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the approved list and need not be taken in order listed in the curriculum (2 courses must be 300 level or above).

**Students may take either CE 522  Credits: (3) or AGRON 305  Credits: (4).

***Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (ENGL 415 ) must be met from Expository Writing I or II.  If both ENGL 100 and ENGL 200 must be taken, the additional 3 credit hours do not count towards the 128 credit hours required for graduation.

****Machine Systems Technical Electives are to be chosen from an approved departmental list of courses with the advice and approval of the faculty advisor and department head.

Total hours required for graduation (128)