Nov 26, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Biological Systems Engineering (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus



The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in biological systems engineering at Kansas State University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Biological and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Biological Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Spring semester (17 credit hours)


Senior year


Fall semester (16 credit hours)


Spring semester (15 credit hours)


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 23 credit hours must be engineering courses.

***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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

Environmental Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Senior year


Fall semester (15 credit hours)


Spring semester (15 credit hours)


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 (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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

Machine Systems Option


Freshman year


Sophomore year


Junior year


Senior year


Spring semester (15 credit hours)


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.

***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 127 credit hours required for graduation.

Total hours required for graduation (127)