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Graduate Program
In Biosystems Engineering at OSU, each person seeking an advanced degree is treated as an individual and is encouraged to develop a program of study based on his or her personal and professional goals. Two degrees are offered, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Biosystems Engineering.
We have four general areas for study, Environmental and Natural Resources, Food, Biomechanical and Bioprocessing. None of the Department's degrees have a set curriculum requirement. Students work with their advisor to develop a plan of study that includes courses from engineering, mathematics, computer science, statistics, agriculture and related disciplines that will suit their particular needs and interests. Individual research is the most important element in our graduate program. It allows students to develop a close working relationship with the faculty, a hallmark of our program. We prided ourselves in our excellent research labs.
Graduates of the Biosystems Engineering program at Oklahoma State University find a variety of jobs and include university faculty, private companies and government agencies. Our graduates can be found in almost every state in the United States and many foreign countries.
Admission Requirements
Usually students with an BS degree from an ABET accredited Biosystems or Agricultural engineering program (most US programs) are admitted automatically if their grade point average is 3.0 or higher. Persons with a grade point average less than 3.0 will be considered, particularly if they have two or more years of professional engineering experience. Since BAE is a broad discipline, we look favorably on degrees from other engineering fields. Usually, persons with degrees in Mechanical, Civil, Environmental and Chemical engineering are admitted without condition. Electrical and Industrial engineering majors may be required to take one or more "make-up" undergraduate classes.
Students with undergraduate degrees in closely-related scientific fields such as Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics are also invited to apply for admission to our graduate program. Such applications are evaluated on an individual basis, and specific plans of study are developed for each student. Students with a Bachelor's of Science who have already taken calculus through differential equations, physics, chemistry and biology will typically have two to four additional undergraduate engineering courses required in addition to their normal graduate work.
We are a tradition based engineering department. Person with degrees in agriculture, the life sciences and biology based biotechnology programs, who have not taken college level calculus, physics and at least some applied technology (electronics, fluid mechanics, material sciences, etc) will usually not be accepted. Graduates from three-year undergraduate programs (some forgein insitutions) will not be accepted.
Students with only a BS will be considered for the MS degree program. To be considered for the Ph.D. program, a student should have a MS. We do not generally allow a student to obtain a Ph.D. without obtaining a MS first. It is common for students who successfully complete their MS to be admitted to the PhD program.
Teaching and research assistantships are available to qualified applicants. In the past we have provided financial support to about 90% of new graduate students with engineering degrees from American institutions. Only about 10 to 20% of students with degrees from foreign schools are offered financial aid.
The
BAE Department generally does not respond to inquires concerning
the availability of financial assistance before a Graduate Application
for Admission has been submitted.