Comparison of BAE & ENGR-SCI
M.S. and Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering
M.S. in Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Science
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Comparison of the admittance and program requirements between the BAE graduate degrees and the CEA Engineering Science graduate degrees as administered by BSYSE.
Engr Science |
BAE |
Rationale for Engr Science Policy |
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Admission |
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| BAE’s role | Review application, send recommendation to CEA (CEA will send its recommendation to Grad School) | Review application, send recommendation to Grad School | CEA administers the Engr Science Program, but relies on the department to administrate application review, advising and possibly funding |
| Previous degree |
Engineering or Science | Engineering (Science in rare cases; 3.4 gpa and champion within BAE) | Depending on the research topic, a strong biological or chemical background may be needed |
| GPA | Cumulative gpa from last two years of BS program, or the cumulative gpa from MS program. Special consideration of performance in Math and Science courses. | 3.0 is the Min Grad School requirement, a 3.4 for non engineering applicants will help ensure accepting students who will complete the engineering coursework successfully | |
| MS | With Engr degree, 3.0, without Engr degree, 3.4 | With Engr degree, 3.0, without Engr degree, 3.4 | |
| PhD | With Engr degree, 3.0, without Engr degree, 3.4 | With Engr degree, 3.0, without Engr degree, 3.4 | |
| A key set of Undergraduate Engineering Courses | Required for non- engineering student | Required for non-engineering student | Required for successful completion of graduate engineering coursework |
| Nine undergraduate engineering credits (including Math 315) are required for applicants with non-engineering background. A portion of these courses (three for MS and six for PhD) are applicable towards meeting the student’s degree program requirements. | Circuits, Diff Equations, Fluids/Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Mech of Materials |
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| Committee Membership | Minimum of 2 engineering faculty, and a minimum of 1 graduate faculty from outside of the Department. | 2 BAE faculty within emphasis area, at least 1 Grad Faulty outside Dept. | |
Coursework |
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| MS | Minimum of 12 credits of eng courses, Minimum of 10 credits of eng or science courses |
Minimum of 21 credits from engineering courses, selected from required and elective lists for emphasis area | |
| MS Core | BSysE 512, BSysE 541 or similar course | BSysE 512, 541 | |
| PhD | Minimum of 34 credits beyond BS. Minimum of 18 credits of eng courses beyond BS, minimum of 16 credits of engineering or science courses beyond BS | Minimum of 34 credits beyond BS, eng coursework from required and elective course lists for emphasis area | |
| PhD Core | BSysE 512, BSysE 541 or similar course, Math 540 or Math 548, and Stat 512 | BSysE 512, 541, Stat 512 and Math 540 or Math 548 | |
| RA Stipends | As specified in BAE Graduate Manual | As specified in BAE Graduate Manual | Same for Engineering Science as for BAE |
Timelines toward Graduation |
Same for Engineering Science as for BAE | ||
MS |
Pof S due at end of first semester | Pof S due at end of first semeste | |
| Thesis defense in 4th semester | Thesis defense in 4th semester | ||
| PhD | P of S due at end of second semester | Pof S due at end of first semester | |
| Prelim during last semester of coursework | Prelim during last semester of coursework | ||
| Defense in 8th semester past BS degree | Defense in 8th semester past BS degree | ||
| Examination Procedure | As specified in BAE Graduate manual | As specified in BAE Graduate manual | |
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