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What global impact can a graduate degree in Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University make on mankind? The worlds population is projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050. Future generations face unique biological and ecological challenges. The BAE department is actively engaged in research to address challenges faced by the next generation. Examples include food availability, preservation of natural resources, water quality and quantity issues, climate change and others.

Collaboratively with other engineers and scientists the BAE faculty are committed to fulfilling the department motto of We Bring Solutions to Life.

Main research focus areas of BAE: * Environmental including water, climate and air
* Bio processing including bio-based fuels and valued added products
* Controls and sensors including product innovation and information utilization

Since there is some overlap between undergraduate and graduate study, some graduate courses will satisfy the degree requirements for the undergraduate degree. A maximum of 9 graduate credit hours from the M.S. BAE degree can be counted toward the B.S. BSE degree.

Courses include:

* Structures and Environment Engineering
* Biological Systems Engineering Senior Design
* Biological Process Engineering
* Advanced Machinery Drive Components
* Natural Resource Engineering I
* Problems in Agricultural Engineering
* Biological Systems Engineering Design Project
* Instrumentation and Control for Biological Systems
* Fundamentals of Conversion of Biorenewable Resources
* LifeCycle Assessment
* Energy and Biofuel Engineering
* Air Pollution Engineering
* Natural Resource Engineering II
* Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment

An applicant to the Graduate School at Kansas State University must have a bachelor's degree substantially the same as the ones granted by Kansas State University. That is, it must represent a broad range of courses in the basic academic disciplines. Applicants whose degrees do not meet these standards may be denied admission to graduate degree programs at Kansas State University.Admission is denied to applicants holding bachelor's degrees with a significant amount of credit for work that was not supervised by a faculty member of an accredited college or university or evaluated in units that identify the academic content. A limited amount of credit for experience, when awarded as an acceptable part of a bachelor's degree for internships, fieldwork, or the like, is not a cause for denial but must be clearly identified as graded work. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

Most graduate students are able to finance their education with a variety of financial assistance tools specific to graduate school:

* Graduate Assistantships: Funded by individual departments and graduate programs, teaching, research and graduate assistantships are awarded based on a student's ability and promise.
* Graduate Fellowships
* Loans: Loans are available to U.S. citizens or permanent residents who have successfully applied for financial assistance
* Traineeships: Traineeships are offered through the university or departments that have federally supported traineeships.

Accreditation

Kansas State University has been providing quality education to the residents of Kansas, the country and the world for the last 150 years.

Located in a community with nearly 60,000 people and more than 24,000 students, we are able to provide a safe and supportive environment for our students.

Kansas State University has 3 campus locations, two of which, Manhattan and Salina, have complete academic programs and on-campus housing. Olathe is the third and newest extension of the university, focusing on collaborating with industry and Kansas City K-12 schools.

Accreditation:

Kansas State University has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools since 1916.