Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Which is Right for You?

The undergraduate ENGINEERING programs at ISU:

• begin with an emphasis on calculus and calculus based sciences
• have engineering courses later in the curricula that build on the calculus/sciences base
• integrate design and applications into engineering lecture and laboratory course work
• have a stronger emphasis on theory and engineering design
• culminate in a major senior design experience

The undergraduate TECHNOLOGY programs at ISU:

• introduce and integrate math and sciences as needed in the curricula
• contain technical courses that occur in virtually every semester of the programs
• have an intensive laboratory and applications focus
• have a moderate emphasis on theory and the design process
• appeal to the student who learns best in an experientially based (hands-on) environment
• culminate in a senior project experience

Besides Agricultural Engineering, there are many other engineering undergraduate degree programs in the College of Engineering at Iowa State.

There are only two technology undergraduate degree programs at Iowa State, both in the ABE department:  agricultural systems technology and industrial technology.