Assuring the quality of our programs is paramount. The Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering is committed to continued assessment and review for the benefit our students, and the advancement of the discipline.
About Specialized Academic Program Accreditation's
Why is our Biological Engineering (BE) program ABET Accredited?
See the ABET web site (Association of Biological and Agricultural Engineers)
to learn more about accreditation.
University Assessment Tools
- General University Assessments Programs
- University Planning and Assessment
- University Planning and Assessment- Units
- College of Engineering Assessment
- Extension Assessment
Learn more: See NC State Rankings and Research Results Top Ranks
Department Review
Advisory Board -This is a cross-section of people from industry, education, and alumni who are involved in the biological & agricultural engineering field. They volunteer to provide leadership and external feedback on the departments program.- Student's yearly grade point average and student evaluations are tabulated as indicators of whether the students are achieving.
- Faculty, industry, and client or community evaluation of undergraduate senior design projects are used as a student assessment tool. The Senior Design course is the capstone course for all technical and hands-on-learning the students have accomplished. The criteria for the evaluation are choice of topic, level of difficulty, quality of presentation, and the usefulness of the project in helping individuals, industries, or communities. The potential to patent student projects does occur.
- Through accreditation and assessment the student and department gain valuable feedback that's used to improve course work, for the entire curriculum and to address promptly any educational weaknesses in a timely manner.