Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Agricultural Engineering Graduate Degree Requirements

Compare the agricultural engineering and industrial agricultural technology graduate degree requirements:

Master of Science--Thesis

A minimum of 30 graduate credits beyond the BS degree. The minimums are as follows:

6 credits minimum of AE 699 Research

22 minimum credits of coursework

  • 1 graduate course in mathematics or statistics
  • 2 AE graduate courses, excluding AE 590, 601, and 598
  • 3 credits of coursework in another College of Engineering department, excluding seminars
  • 18 credits from no more than three departments (including ABE)

1 credit of AE 601 Seminar

1 credit AE 598 Technical Paper

Master of Engineering--Non-thesis

A minimum of 32 graduate credits beyond the BS degree. The minimums are as follows:

4 credits minimum of AE 599 Creative Component

27 minimum credits of coursework:

  • 1 graduate course in mathematics or statistics
  • 2 AE graduate courses, excluding AE 590, 601, and 598
  • 3 credits of coursework in another College of Engineering department, excluding seminars
  • 20 credits from no more than three departments (including ABE)

1 credit of AE 601 Seminar

Doctor of Philosophy

The PhD requires 72 credits beyond the BS degree (master's credits count toward this minimum). The minimums are as follows:

12 credits minimum of AE 699 Research

42 minimum credits of coursework beyond the BS degree (The credits from your master's program can count toward this requirement.)

  • 3 graduate courses in mathematics or statistics (at least one must be Statistics 401 or higher)
  • 4 AE graduate courses, excluding AE 590, 601, 698
  • 9 credits of coursework in another College of Engineering department, excluding seminars
  • A declared co-major or minor or 14 credits of other courses from a single department other than ABE

1 credit of AE 601 Seminar

1 credit of AE 698 Technical Paper

A teaching/extension experience approved by the POS committee