2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Major


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Requirements for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Major


Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology

System General Education Requirements*: 33


Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5


Major Requirements: 80


Electives: 12


The elective program for each student must be approved by the advisor and will include 12 credit hours of technical electives, at least 6 credits from 300 or above level courses in the College of Engineering.

Total Required Credits: 130


Notes:


1
  Technical elective credit not given for both CEE/CM 482 and EE 422.
     
2   Required to receive a “C” or better in ENGL 277.
     
3   Technical Electives permit students to concentrate on applied technical area of interest.
     
4  

Students must take these courses, with the exception that they may choose to replace one of these 4 Agricultural
and Biosystems Engineering courses with 4 additional technical elective credits (300 or higher in the College
of Engineering) in addition to the basic technical elective requirements.

 

Curriculum Notes


* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs).

** South Dakota State University has a 5 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.

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