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Biological Engineering

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
15.0403
Credits (computed from items)
206-208
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_aa1828c2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    6 items
    1. BE 404
      Engineering Properties of Food and Biological Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BE 460W
      Biological Engineering Design I
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    3. BE 466W
      Biological Engineering Design II
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    4. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. MATH 231
      Calculus of Several Variables
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    6. PHYS 212
      General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    15 items
    1. BE 301
      Mathematical Modeling of Biological and Physical Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BE 302
      Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. BE 305
      Agricultural Measurements and Control Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. BE 308
      Engineering Elements of Biochemistry and Microbiology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. BE 391
      Communication Skills for BE and ABSM Students
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    6. BE 392
      Leadership and Ethics for BE and ABSM Students
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    7. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. EDSGN 100
      Cornerstone Engineering Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. EMCH 211
      Statics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. EMCH 212
      Dynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. EMCH 213
      Strength of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. MATH 140
      Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    13. MATH 141
      Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. ME 300
      Engineering Thermodynamics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. PHYS 211
      General Physics: Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Additional Courses

    7 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. IE 424
      Process Quality Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
    3. STAT 240
      Introduction to Biometry
      Not resolved to a course
    4. STAT 250
      Introduction to Biostatistics
      Not resolved to a course
    5. STAT/MATH 318
      Elementary Probability
      Not resolved to a course
    6. STAT 401
      Experimental Methods
      Not resolved to a course
    7. STAT/MATH 418
      Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes for Engineering
      Not resolved to a course

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    12 items
    1. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CAS 100A
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CAS 100B
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
    4. CAS 100C
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
    5. CAS/ENGL 138T
      Rhetoric and Civic Life II
      Not resolved to a course
    6. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ENGL 30H
      Honors Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
    9. ENGL/CAS 137H
      Rhetoric and Civic Life I
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Select one of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. MATH 251
      Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
    12. MATH 250& MATH 252
      Ordinary Differential Equationsand Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course

    Requirements for the Option

    1 item
    1. Select an option
      Not resolved to a course
      33-34

    Requirements for the Option

    0 items

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. CE 360
          Fluid Mechanics
          Not resolved to a course
          or: ME 320 Fluid Flow
          3

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        5 items
        1. Select 3 credits in math/basic science 1
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. Select 6 credits in engineering science/design 1
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        3. Select 3 credits in agricultural/biological science 1
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. Select 6 credits in biological engineering 1
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        5. Select 6 credits in technical elective 1,2
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Supporting Courses and Related Area: Require a grade of C or better

        4 items
        1. Select 6 credits from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        2. BE 303
          Structural Systems in Agriculture
          Not resolved to a course
        3. BE 306
          Machine Design for Agricultural and Biological Engineering
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BE 307
          Principles of Soil and Water Engineering
          Not resolved to a course

        Prescribed Courses

        2 items
        1. BE 465
          Food and Biological Process Engineering
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. BE 468
          Microbiological Engineering
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Additional Courses

        6 items
        1. CHEM 202
          Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
          Not resolved to a course
          or: CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I
          3
        2. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3-4
        3. BIOL 230W
          Biology: Molecules and Cells
          Not resolved to a course
        4. BMB 211
          3
        5. BMB/MICRB 251
          Molecular and Cell Biology I
          Not resolved to a course
        6. BME 201
          Fundamentals of Cells and Molecules
          Not resolved to a course

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        1 item
        1. CE 360
          Fluid Mechanics
          Not resolved to a course
          or: ME 320 Fluid Flow
          3

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        3 items
        1. Select 6 credits in biological/food science 1
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        2. Select 6 credits in engineering science/design 1
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        3. Select 6 credits in technical elective 1,2
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Prescribed Courses

        4 items
        1. BE 467
          Design of Stormwater and Erosion Control Facilities
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. BE 477
          Land-Based Waste Disposal
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. BE 487
          Simulation Modeling for Water Resources Management
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. SOILS 101
          Introductory Soil Science
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        3 items
        1. ABSM 309
          Measurement & Monitoring of Hydrologic Systems
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. BE 307
          Principles of Soil and Water Engineering
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. CE 360
          Fluid Mechanics
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        3 items
        1. Select 6 credits in engineering science/design 1
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        2. Select 3 credits in biological/environmental science 1
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. Select 3 credits in technical elective 1,2
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/engineering/biological-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0502.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.