2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Major


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Van Kelley, Department Head
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Agricultural Engineering 107
605-688-5141
e-mail: van.kelley@sdstate.edu
http://abe.sdstate.edu

Requirements for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Major


Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

(Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology)

System General Education Requirements*: 33


 

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9


Major Requirements: 84-85


Electives: 10-11


Accordingly, the elective program for each student must be approved by your adviser. This will include 10 credit hours of technical electives, of which at least 6 credits are 300 or above level courses in the College of Engineering.

  • Technical Elective Credits: 10

Electives in all emphases:

Note:


Technical elective credit not given for both CEE 475 and EE 422.

Notes:


Note one:
You must receive a “C” or better in ENGL 277.

Note Two:
Technical Electives permit you to concentrate on your applied technical area of interest.

Note Three:
You must take these courses, with the exception that you 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 described below.

Note:


Technical elective credit not given for both CEE 475 and EE 422.

Total Required Credits: 136


Curriculum Notes:


* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 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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