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Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering B.B.B.E.

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College of Science and Engineering (TIOT)291 - Bachelor of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Completion requirement
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036921
    OR
    0001201
    OR
    0036961
    OR
    0148561

MATH1471 is a 2-credit course. Students who completed this course will need to work with a CSE advisor to discuss any credit discrepancies.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036931
    OR
    0001211
    OR
    0036971
    OR
    0148611

MATH1472 is a 2-credit course. Students who completed this course will need to work with a CSE advisor to discuss any credit discrepancies.

Both linear algebra and differential equations and multivariable calculus are required to graduate from the program. Only one is required for admission to the program.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036941
    OR
    0002801
    OR
    0043111
  • 7909141
    AND
    8064971
OR
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036951
    OR
    0002821
    OR
    0036981
  • 7991841
    AND
    0148631
Completion requirement
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0020701
    OR
    0020731
    OR
    8179641

To ensure an understanding of key concepts, PHYS1301W or PHYS1401V are preferred.

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0020711
    OR
    0020741
    OR
    8179651

To ensure an understanding of key concepts, PHYS1302W or PHYS1402V are preferred.

Completion requirement
Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8271261
    OR
    8077581
    OR
    8152521
    OR
    8077531
  • 8077521
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8271311
    OR
    8077551
    OR
    8077561
  • 8077541
OR
Complete exactly 2 course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 8152841
    AND
    8152831

To ensure an understanding of key concepts, CHEM1072 or 1072H are preferred.

Completion requirement
Complete exactly 1 course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0054161
    OR
    7908161
Complete exactly 1 course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7956551
    OR
    0043361

To ensure an understanding of key concepts, BBE2001 is preferred.

Completion requirements
Complete exactly 11 course(s) and earn exactly 34 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7956451
  • 8172851
  • 8052181
  • 8066641
  • 0040101
  • 7998661
  • 8044821
  • 0040121
  • 0040131
  • 7956721
  • 7956931
Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0161861
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0023921
    OR
    8081851
Earn at least 17 credits from the following:
  • 7956591
  • 7956841
  • 7956851
  • 7956861
  • 0040201
  • 7956581
    OR
    7979571

Choose a minimum of 6 credits of Emphasis Electives, 3 of which must come from the first group of courses.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7956871
  • 0040291
  • 7991741
  • 8168271
  • 0045531
AND
Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 7956631
  • 0000181
  • 0000221
  • 7956941
  • 0055351
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 7 credits from the following:
  • 0000081
  • 7975941
  • 0142901
  • 0082061
  • 0023931
  • 0023951
  • 0041261
  • 0041441
  • 8051581
  • 7976941
  • 8081151
  • 7889991
  • 0052281
  • 0016241
  • 0041271
    OR
    8022641
    OR
    7913911
  • 8024761
    OR
    7896831
    OR
    0050361
AND

It is recommended that students complete two semesters consecutively
(i.e. Summer/Fall or Spring/Summer)

Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 8252421
  • 8254361


Completion requirements
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 19 credits from the following:
  • 7956841
  • 7956851
  • 0040201
  • 0040291
  • 0142901
  • 0129761
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0023921
    OR
    8081851
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 7956871
  • 0040191
  • 7991741
  • 8168271
  • 0045531
  • 0055351
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0000081
  • 7956581
  • 7956591
  • 7956871
  • 0040191
  • 7991741
  • 0045531
  • 0023931
  • 0023951
  • 0074671
  • 0074681
  • 0074691
  • 8029831
  • 0074721
  • 0055351
  • 0016241
AND

It is recommended that students complete two semesters consecutively (i.e. Summer/Fall or Spring/Summer)

Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 8252421
  • 8254361


Completion requirements
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 7882031
    OR
    0142901
    OR
    0023921
    OR
    8081851
Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • 0040111
  • 0040181
  • 0040191
  • 8051461
  • 0040221
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete 3 or more course(s) and earn 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 8168271
  • 0033361
  • 0047071
  • 0037131
  • 0037171
  • 0045531
  • 0041641
  • 0048221
  • 0045501
  • 8055071
  • 0033251
    OR
    0055351
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 9 or more credit(s) from the following:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete 1 or more course(s) and earn 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
  • 0142911
  • 0052151
  • 8123571
AND
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 0000081
  • 7975941
  • 7906731
  • 7919751
  • 0053671
  • 0048841
  • 0076011
  • 7899581
  • 0016241
AND

It is recommended that students complete two semesters consecutively
(i.e. Summer/Fall or Spring/Summer)

Earn at least 0 credits from the following:
  • 8252421
  • 8254361


Completion requirements
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 0040231
  • 7903851
  • 0040241

The College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the College of Science and Engineering offers an BS-Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering/MS-Bioproducts & Biosystems Science, Engineering, and Management (BS-BBE/MS-BBSEM) program. This program allows students to complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. Applicants must be enrolled students in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities BS-BBE program. Applicants must be within 32 credits of completing the undergraduate degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.30, and have a strong recommendation from a BBE faculty member or instructor. Full application instructions can be found at: bbe.umn.edu/integrated



Students admitted to BS-BBE/MS-BBSEM will complete and be awarded an undergraduate degree within 4 years, with a fifth year as a graduate student to complete the master’s degree. At least 14 credit hours need to be taken after the completion of the undergraduate degree. Please refer to bbe.umn.edu/integrated for additional information.

Students in BBE must be within 32 credits of completing their undergraduate degree requirements, have a faculty advisor identified and have cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher. A minimum of 14 credit hours need to be taken after the completion of their undergraduate degree. The following required courses should be taken as an undergraduate integrated program student: BBE 8001 - Seminar I, BBE 8002 - Seminar II, and BBE 8013 - Parameter Estimation.

Students admitted to this integrated degree program will complete and be awarded the undergraduate degree within 4 years (8 semesters) for NHS and 3 years (6 semesters) for NAS students. Admission will be revoked if the awarding of the undergraduate degree exceeds 8 semesters for NHS students and 6 semesters for NAS students.

The bachelor’s and master’s degrees cannot be awarded simultaneously.

Credits cannot be (double counted) used for both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. This includes credits used for other undergraduate degrees, majors, or minors.

Credits used for undergraduate degrees, majors, or minors cannot be split between the undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Courses that will be used to fulfill the master’s degree requirements must appear in the undergraduate degree sub-plan by the tenth day of the semester in which the student is enrolled in the courses. Any final edits or updates to this sub-plan must be reflected on the APAS no later than the last day of instruction in the semester in which the undergraduate degree will be awarded.  Courses not in this sub-plan by that time cannot be updated later and, therefore, will not be eligible for use towards the master’s degree.

Please refer to the BBE webpage for more information about the BBSEM graduate program.

Completion requirement

Students must complete both linear algebra and differential equations and multivariable calculus to graduate from this program. One of these courses must be taken prior to enrollment in the program.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036941
    OR
    0002801
    OR
    0043111
  • 7909141
    AND
    8064971
OR
Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 0036951
    OR
    0002821
    OR
    0036981
  • 7991841
    AND
    0148631
Completion requirement

Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.

Complete up to 1 course(s) and earn credit(s) from the following:
  • 0040131
  • 7956931
  • 7990781
  • 7956941
  • 0142911
  • 0053671
  • 0052281
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