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PROGRAM CODE: EG BE   BE                     CATALOG YEAR: 20064 
                 B.S. in Biosystems Engineering                  
                     College of Engineering                      
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                The University of Arizona                        
            ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT               
                                                                 
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University Graduation Requirements                               
All course work and requirements for this degree must be         
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.               
     - The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of        
       Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.  
     - Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,        
       deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any     
       time.                                                     
     - Students must remain currently informed about all policies
       & other info that bears on completing a degree.           
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements                   
     - Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.          
     - Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.               
     - University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.             
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this     
       degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess  
       community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with 
       academic policies in your Catalog.                        
Application for Degree Candidacy                                 
     - Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to      
       graduate and receive a degree and diploma.                
     - Contact your college/major advisor to determine the       
       appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.           
     - Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at  
       http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm  
                                                                 
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       Units required for this degree                            
       A minimum of 128 units is required for this degree.       
       Additional units will be required to complete this degree 
       if a student:                                             
         A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;             
         B) changes his/her academic program;                    
         C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
         D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of  
            study that leads directly to degree completion.      
         E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.    
                                              
-->  NEEDS:128.00 UNITS                                          
     1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work   
        may apply toward graduation.                             
     2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or    
        credit by exam may apply toward graduation.              
     3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking  
        student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree  
        requirements.                                            
     4) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
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       UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA                          
       A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the   
       University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and       
       credit by exam).                                          
                                              
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       Upper Division Units Requirement                          
       A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are        
       required for this degree.                                 
  -  1)   NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS                                     
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       University Composition Requirements                       
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107                          
  -  2)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108                          
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   OR  AP Exam and ENGL 109H                                     
  -  1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H                                   
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       Mid-Career Writing Assessment                             
  -  1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by        
        earning a grade of B or better in second semester        
        English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).      
        Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL  
        102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or   
        department writing requirement.                          
        SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H                    
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       Foundation Mathematics                                    
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: MATH 124 ,125                               
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       University General Education - Tier One                   
-->  NEEDS:                           2 SUB-REQTS.               
  -  1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals   
        and Societies requires completion of two distinctly      
        numbered courses (e.g., INDV 101 & 103).                 
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103                          
     2) Natural Sciences - satisfied by coursework completed     
        for the major.                                           
  -  3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and  
        Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered  
        courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).                          
          NEEDS:                2 COURSES                        
        SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104                     
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       University General Education - Tier Two                   
-->  NEEDS:                           2 SUB-REQTS.               
  -  1) Arts                                                     
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,     
           ARH 315 ,316A(FA06 OR AFTER),316B(FA06 OR AFTER),     
           ARH 319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322   ART 203 ,               
           ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER)  DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,     
           DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,     
           DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),     
           DNC 200 ,276A,276B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,300                
           HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER)  JPN 245                     
           M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)  MUS 100 ,   
           MUS 101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,337 ,     
           MUS 344 ,360   NES 344   T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336      
  - OR) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)   
        must be completed prior to taking. Select 1 course.      
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,                   
           AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,365 ,381                
           ANTH 495C(S107)  CLAS 220 ,221 ,300 ,342 ,346 ,360    
           ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,261 ,265 ,267 ,280           
           FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,283 ,284   GER 273 ,275 ,    
           GER 276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,379                 
           HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)  ITAL 230A,230B,240 ,250A,   
           ITAL 250B,250C,250D,330B  JPN 220 ,311                
           JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B  LAT 201 ,202       
           NES 277A,330   PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 ,              
           PHIL 325 (SP08 OR AFTER)  RELI 210 ,250 ,300 ,304     
           RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),340 ,350   SPAN 210     
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200 ,317                                          
  -  2) Individuals and Societies - prerequisite course work in  
        Tier 1 (INDV) must be completed prior to taking.         
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408   AFAS 340   AGTM 380   ANTH 202 , 
           ANTH 203 ,205 ,206 ,207 ,307  OR ANTV 307             
           ANTH 316 ,320   AREC 350   CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,335 ,  
           CLAS 362   ECON 200 ,201A,210   EDL 200   ED P 200    
           FCSC 302 (S108 OR AFTER)  GEOG 210 ,251 ,256 ,367     
           GER 274   ITAL 330D  JUS 370A,370B  LA S 251          
           LING 210 ,211   LRC 139 (FA08-SP09),204 ,             
           LRC 239 (SP09 OR AFTER)  MAS 265 ,365 ,375            
           MSE 259   NES 334   NURS 310 ,376                     
           PHIL 205 (FA07 OR AFTER),233 ,264 ,323 ,              
           PHIL 345 (SP08 OR AFTER),346   POL 201 ,202 ,203 ,    
           POL 204   PSYC 200 (S105 OR AFTER),277 ,461A          
           RCSC 204 (S108 OR AFTER)  RNR 256 (SP06 OR AFTER)     
           RSSS 275 ,315 ,328   SERP 200   SOC 260 ,280          
           W S 210 ,240                                          
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       Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,          
       Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies 
  -  1)   NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER)  AFAS 222 ,255 ,   
           AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,    
           AFAS 342 ,365 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER)  A ED 408     
           ANTH 202 ,203 ,205 ,206 ,307  OR ANTV 307             
           ANTH 314 (FA07 OR AFTER),316 ,320   ARH 203           
           CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,420 ,429 ,     
           CHN 430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,475E,482 ,     
           CHN 483 ,495A  CLAS 362   DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),    
           DNC 177D(FA08 OR AFTER)  EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,     
           EAS 445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C  FREN 245 ,249           
           GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413   GER 274 ,278 ,373 ,376      
           HIST 253 ,254 ,489   HUMS 260 ,333 ,365 ,370 ,420     
           INDV 101 (SP06 OR AFTER) RACE, ETHNICITY+AM DREAM     
           ITAL 330B,330D  JPN 220 ,245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,    
           JPN 396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,     
           JPN 486 ,489 ,495B,496A,496C  JUS 370A,370B,372A,     
           JUS 372B  LING 210   MAS 265 ,365 ,375   MUS 109 ,    
           MUS 334 ,337 ,344   NES 277A,330 ,334   POL 330 ,     
           POL 332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,464 ,468 ,476  OR             
           POLV 476   POL 478 ,487A  RELI 210   RSSS 315 ,328 ,  
           RSSS 350   SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,    
           SOC 467   SPAN 210   TRAD 101                         
           UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),315 (FA06 OR AFTER)          
           W S 200 ,210 ,240                                     
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       Supporting Course Work                                    
  -  1) Select 6 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: A ME 250   C E 214   ENGL 308  OR           
           ENGV 308   ENGR 102 ,211P  SIE 305                    
  -  2) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: A ME 331  OR C E 218                        
  -  3) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: C E 215  OR A ME 324A                       
  -  4) Biology/Agricultural Sciences Electives -                
        select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: MCB 181R & 181L (OR) PL S 130  (OR) 240     
  -  5) Select 1 set.                                            
        SELECT FROM: MIC 205A & 205L (OR) MCB 182                
  -  6) Select 4 Mathematics courses.                            
        SELECT FROM: MATH 125 ,129 ,223 ,254                     
  -  7) Select 1 set of courses.                                 
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 105A & 106A           
  -  8) Select 1 course.                                         
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 103B & 104B (OR) MSE 110               
  -  9) Select 2 courses.                                        
        SELECT FROM: PHYS 141 ,241                               
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       Biosystems Engineering Major                              
       The Major GPA shall include all UA courses                
       offered/crosslisted by ABE (Engr. courses only), whether  
       they are required or not.                                 
  -  1) Select 10 courses.                                       
        SELECT FROM: ABE 205 ,284 ,296A,320 ,423 ,447 ,484 ,     
           ABE 496A,498A,498B                                    
  -  2) Complete 9 units from courses specified by advisor.      
          NEEDS:  9.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ADVR 401  TO 405 ,450                       
     3) Major GPA to include all UA ABE Major related courses.   
          NEEDS:                             2.000 GPA           
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       Technical Electives                                       
  -  1) Complete 10 units from courses specified by advisor.     
          NEEDS: 10.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ADVR 106  TO 110 ,206  TO 210 ,306  TO      
           ADVR 310 ,406  TO 410 ,460                            
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       Optional Minor                                            
       A minor is optional.  Select in consultation with your    
       major advisor.  Adjustments must be approved by the minor 
       department.                                               
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       Additional Course Work                                    
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
        Courses listed in this section may include general       
        elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses    
        from other institutions.  Consult with your advisor to   
        determine if courses listed in this section may be used  
        to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your      
        degree program.                                          
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       Excluded Course Work                                      
        Courses listed in this section may include               
        non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in       
        progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,    
        withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and    
        audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or     
        better are transferable to UA.                           
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