Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s):
  International applicants:  GRE
  Applicants from non-equivalent majors:  GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-80
• Three letters of recommendation
• Letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae (preferred)

Description of Program

The Department of Biological Systems Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science in agricultural and biological systems engineering and mechanized systems management. The department participates in the unified Ph.D. in engineering with a specialization in agricultural and biological systems engineering. The department also cooperates in Master of Science programs in environmental engineering and the unified Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.

Graduate study may be directed toward agricultural power and machinery systems, control systems, soil and water conservation, irrigation system design, ground and surface water management, water quality, plant environment, bioprocessing, animal well-being, risk assessment, environmental engineering, animal waste management, solid and hazardous waste management, materials handling and processing systems, food process engineering, computer applications, monitoring and controlling biological systems, decision support systems, global positioning systems, geographic information systems, biomedical engineering, and other areas of engineering science and design.