Degrees Offered:
| Program Title |
Ph.D. |
Ed.D. |
M.S. |
M.A. |
Master |
M.Ed. |
MFA |
| Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
Y |
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Y |
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Y |
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GRADUATE FACULTY
R. O. Evans, Department Head
Director of Graduate Programs:
D. H. Willits, Box 7625, 515-6755, dan_willits@ncsu.edu, Graduate
Phillip Morris Professor:
M. D. Boyette
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor:
K. R. Swartzel
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering:
R. W. Skaggs
Professors:
C. F. Abrams, D. B. Beasley, S. W. Broome, J. J. Cheng, C. R. Daubert, R. O. Evans, B. E. Farkas, S. A. Hale, G. D. Jennings, T. M. Losordo, S. C. Roe, K. P. Sandeep, R. S. Sowell, L. F. Stikeleather, P. W. Westerman, D. H. Willits;
USDA Professors:
J. W. Dickens;
Adjunct Professors:
L. M. Safley, L. M. Sykes;
Emeritus Professors:
J. C. Barker, C. G. Bowers, L. B. Driggers, A. E. Hassan, E. G. Humphries, W. H. Johnson, G. J. Kriz, W. F. McClure, F. M. Richardson, R. P. Rohrbach, A. R. Rubin, R. E. Sneed, C. W. Suggs, T. B. Whitaker, E. H. Wiser, J. H. Young;
Emeritus Named Distinguished Professors:
J. W. Gilliam;
Associate Professors:
J. J. Classen, G. L. Grabow, M. N. Guddati, R. L. Huffman, W. F. Hunt, P. L. Mente, G. T. Roberson, S. B. Shah;
Research Associate Professors:
G. M. Chescheir;
Emeritus Associate Professors:
G. R. Baughman;
Assistant Professors:
F. P. Birgand, M. R. Burchell, M. S. Chinn, P. Kolar, R. R. Sharma, M. W. Veal, L. Wang, M. A. Youssef;
Research Assistant Professors:
O. D. Simmons;
Adjunct Assistant Professors:
D. M. Amatya;
Extension Professors:
J. Spooner
Course offerings or research facilities are available in the following areas:
bioinstrumentation, biomechanics, bioprocessing, food and process engineering, biological systems modeling, aquaculture, hydrology, water table management,
ground water management, animal waste management, non-point source pollution, power and
machinery, soil and water, controlled environment agriculture, electrical and electronic systems,
robotics and machine vision.
Admission Requirements: A baccalaureate in biological or agricultural
engineering or the equivalent is the preferred prerequisite for admission. Those with
strong academic background in the physical or biological sciences may also be admissible
with a requirement for certain additional background undergraduate work. In the case of
applicants with Master's degrees, a Master's GPA of at least 3.2 is required for
admission. Exceptions to the overall undergraduate GPA requirements may be made for cases
where performance in the major or during the last two years was at or above the 3.00
level.
GRE scores are recommended for those with academic performance records near the minimal
level. Applicants without engineering degrees from domestic accredited institutions must
submit GRE scores to be considered for admission. Admission decisions are made by a
faculty review committee. The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number
of spaces available for new students.
Master's Degree Requirements
M.BAE: This Option B non-thesis degree requires 30
hours of approved graduate course work. This degree is available via
Distance Education.
M.S.: This is a thesis degree requiring 30 hours of approved graduate
coursework.
Doctoral Degree Requirements: Course hour requirements are flexible but
typically include at least 36 hours beyond a Master's degree. Direct admission without a
Master's is possible in exceptional cases. A minor is required.
Student Financial Support: Graduate assistantships are available to
students in this program on a competitive basis.
Click on Graduate
Courses for current course information.