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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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


The Biological Systems Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Environmental Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Senior year


Fall semester (15 credit hours)


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

Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  • **Track Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Track Elective Credits: (4)
  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the list of courses approved by the College of Engineering. Students should select these curses as needed to complete the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education program.

**Track 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 16 credit hours must be engineering courses.

***Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (

 ) 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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

Biological Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


  • **Track Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (16 credit hours)


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

Senior year


Fall semester (17 credit hours)


  • **Track Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Track Elective Credits: (3)
  • **Track Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


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

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the list of courses approved by the College of Engineering. Students should select these courses as needed to complete the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education program.

**Track electives are to be chosen from an approved departmental list of courses with the advice and approval of the faculty advisor and department head. Fifteen of the 24 credit hours must be engineering courses.

***Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (

 ) 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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

Machine Systems Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Spring semester (16 credit hours)


  •  ***Track Elective Credits: (3)

Senior year


Fall semester (17 credit hours)


  • ***Track Elective Credits: (3)
  • ***Track Elective Credits: (3)

Spring semester (15 credit hours)


  • *Humanities or Social Science Elective Credits: (3)
  • ***Track Elective Credits: (2)

Notes


*Humanities and Social Science electives are to be selected from the list of courses approved by the College of Engineering. Students should select these courses as needed to complete the requirements of the K-State 8 General Education program.

**Prerequisites for Written Communication for Engineers (

 ) 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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

***Track 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 (127)