BS Agricultural Engineering Technology and Management at Purdue University

Programme overview

The programme prepares students to lead and manage technology-driven, sustainable agricultural businesses, combining agricultural science, business and technology.

Faculty: College of Agriculture | Study mode: full-time | Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States

What you will study

Coursework spans communication, business and science, including hands-on courses in the college's agricultural and biological engineering programmes. Concentrations: data and information systems, leadership and management, and agro-security.

Career pathways

Agricultural production manager, data systems analyst, equipment and technology sales, facilities and environmental systems manager, farm operations manager, precision agriculture specialist, supply chain or logistics coordinator.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the university/college (not specific to this major). Minimum high school coursework: Math – 4 years; English – 4 years; Lab science – 3 years; Social studies – 3 years; World language – 2 years.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring (check the Closed Programs page, as some majors do not start in spring). Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall.

First-year application opens Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 15 (Regular Decision). Early Action deadline is Nov. 1 (also the merit scholarship and John Martinson Honors College deadline, and the priority deadline for engineering, computer science, flight, nursing and veterinary technology). Early Action decisions release Jan. 15; Regular Decision decisions by March 31. The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Apply using the Common App.

Transfer applications: spring term opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 1; summer and fall applications open Jan. 15; summer deadline April 1; fall deadline June 1 for most majors (priority deadline for engineering March 31; veterinary technology March 1, fall only). The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Applicants use the Purdue transfer application.

Purdue accepts SAT, ACT and CLT scores, with no preference among them; scores are evaluated if provided and must be from within the past five years.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.purdue.edu/apply/

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