Biosystems Engineering: Environmental and Natural Resources, BSBE

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 125

General Education Requirements
English Composition
See Academic Regulation 3.5
ENGL 1113Composition I3
or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I
Select one of the following:3
Composition II
Critical Analysis and Writing II
Technical Writing
American History & Government
Select one of the following:3
Survey of American History
American History to 1865 (H)
American History Since 1865 (DH)
POLS 1113American Government3
Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q)
MATH 2144Calculus I (Q)4
MATH 2153Calculus II (Q)3
Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H)
Courses designated (H)3
Courses designated (DH)3
Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course
CHEM 1414General Chemistry for Engineers (LN)4
PHYS 2014University Physics I (LN)4
Select four hours from the following:4
Introductory Biology (N)
and Introductory Biology Laboratory (LN)
Introductory Biology (LN)
Plant Biology (LN)
Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S)
Any course designated (S)3
Diversity (D)
Courses designated (D)
May be paired with another course
Global Cultural Competency (G)
Courses designated (G)3
Additional General Education
Additional general education credit hours may be required to meet the total 40-hour minimum of general education credit if courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple general education designation hour requirements above.
Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F).0
Hours Subtotal43
College/Departmental Requirements
UNIV 1111First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course)1
Mathematics
MATH 2163Calculus III3
MATH 2233Differential Equations3
Engineering & Engineering Science
ENGR 1322Engineering Design with CAD2
or ENGR 1332 Engineering Design with CAD for MAE
ENSC 2113Statics3
ENSC 2143Strength of Materials3
ENSC 2213Thermodynamics3
ENSC 2613Introduction to Electrical Science3
ENSC 3233Fluid Mechanics3
Biosystems Engineering
BAE 1011Introduction to Biosystems Engineering1
BAE 1022Experimental Methods in Biosystems Engineering2
BAE 2013Computational Methods in Biosystems Engineering3
BAE 3033Advanced Biology and Material Science of Biomaterials3
Hours Subtotal33
Major Requirements
Common Professional School
STAT 4033Engineering Statistics3
or STAT 4073 Engineering Statistics with Design of Experiments
IEM 3503Engineering Economic Analysis3
BAE 3013Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems3
BAE 3023Instruments and Controls3
BAE 3213Energy and Power in Biosystems Engineering3
BAE 4001Professional Practice in Biosystems Engineering1
BAE 4012Senior Engineering Design Project I2
BAE 4023Senior Engineering Design Project II3
Specific Professional School
BAE 4314Design Hydrology4
BAE 4324Water Quality Engineering4
BAE 4323GIS for Water Resources3
CIVE 3833Applied Hydraulics3
NREM 3013Applied Ecology and Conservation3
or NREM 4033 Ecology Of Invasive Species
SOIL 2124Fundamentals of Soil Science (N)4
CIVE 2081Environmental Chemistry for Engineers1
Select two of the following:6
Surveying
Agricultural Water Management
Environmental Contaminant Fate and Transport
Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
Environmental Engineering Science
Aquatic Chemistry
Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering
Applied Agricultural Meteorology
Hydrogeology
Soil and Water Conservation
Hours Subtotal49
Total Hours125

Other Requirements

  • A minimum 2.0 Technical GPA. The Technical GPA is calculated from all BAE prefixes or substitutions to BAE courses.
  • A grade of "C" or better is required in following courses: BAE 2013, BAE 3013, BAE 3023, BAE 3033, BAE 3213, ENSC 2113, ENSC 2143, ENSC 2213, ENSC 2613, ENSC 3233.
  • Students are required to complete the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam prior to graduation.
  • A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
  • A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

  • At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.