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
Besides Agricultural Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering, there are many other engineering undergraduate degree programs at Iowa State.
The undergraduate TECHNOLOGY programs at ISU:
- Appeal to the student who learns best in an experientially based (hands-on) environment
- Introduce and integrate math and sciences as needed in the curricula
- Contains departmental technology courses that are available every semester
- Has a moderate emphasis on theory and design processes
- Have an intensive laboratory and applications focus
- Culminate in a senior level project experience
There are four technology undergraduate degree program options at Iowa State: