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Undergraduate Program

The Biosystems Engineering Department offers the only accredited degree in Biosystems Engineering in Alabama. It is committed to preparing students for productive professional careers in the biosystems industries and related natural resource and environmental systems sectors. Specific educational objectives of the Biosystems Engineering Degree program are:

1. Graduates solve engineering problems such as those associated with the environment and natural resources, and the production, processing, storage, manufacture, utilization, and recycling of biological products;
2. Graduates develop solutions to problems that combine engineering and biological sciences;
3. Graduates develop environmentally and economically feasible and practical design solutions; and
4. Graduates expand the role of engineering in society; communicate effectively, practice in a professional and ethical manner; and provide leadership in the profession.

The Biosystems Engineering program is coordinated by the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture, and the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Students should apply for admission to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and complete the Pre-Biosystems Engineering program.

• Biosystems Undergraduate Brochure