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Twin Cities Campus
Bio-Based Products Engineering B.B.P.E.Bio-Based Products
College of Science and Engineering
Bio-based products are materials, chemicals, and energy derived from renewable, bio-resources including forestry, agriculture and other biomass. Many commercial products and forms of energy that come from fossil fuels can be derived from renewable, bio-resources. The molecular building blocks and components of biomass can be harnessed to heat homes, run cars, light buildings, and provide industrial and consumer products. These products include biofuels, biofibers and fiber-based products, paper, board, engineered wood, structural panels, bio-based composites, renewable plastics, and bio-derived chemicals and energy.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
15 courses
before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status
before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Courses
BBE 1001 - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Orientation
(1.0 cr)
BBE 1002 - Biorenewable Resources
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
BBE 1003 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
Required prerequisites
Mathematics
Required prerequisites
Physical Sciences
CHEM 1021 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1031H {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 1022 {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
or
CHEM 1032H {Inactive}
[PHYS]
(4.0 cr)
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 3501 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1401V - Honors Physics I
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PHYS 1402V - Honors Physics II
[PHYS, WI]
(4.0 cr)
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Engineering Courses
BBE 3013 - Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4013 - Transport in Biological Processes II
(3.0 cr)
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics
(4.0 cr)
CHEN 2001 - Material and Energy Balances
(4.0 cr)
CHEN 3101 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
(4.0 cr)
BBE 4713 - Biological Process Engineering
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4001 - Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
BBE 4301 - Applied Surface and Colloid Science
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4303 - Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4401 - Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4402 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II
(2.0 cr)
BBE 4403 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I
(2.0 cr)
BBE 4404 - Biopolymers and Biocomposites Engineering
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4405 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
BBE 4501 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
BBE 4502W - BBE Capstone Design
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors
This is an honors sub-plan.
To graduate cum laude, students must complete a thesis and have a cumulative GPA of 3.50. To graduate magna cum laude, students must complete a thesis and at least one other honors experience, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.66. For summa cum laude, students must complete a thesis and three honors experiences, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.75. Consult an academic adviser for a list of possible honors experiences, or to petition the department to approve an honors experience not already listed.
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