GOAL OF THE ABE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

To develop agricultural and biological engineering professionals with technical proficiency and a sense of societal responsibility.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Graduates from the University of Florida's undergraduate degree program in Agricultural and Biological Engineering will be prepared for:

1. Successful careers in practicing the profession of agricultural and biological engineering within an increasingly complex, global and multidisciplinary setting;
   
2. Gaining admission to and completing a graduate and/or professional degree program at competitive graduate and professional schools of their choice;
   
3. Effectively contributing to society by engaging in ethical engineering practice, and communicating a sense of professional and societal responsibility with an awareness of related contemporary issues.

The Agricultural and Biological Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. ABET is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology and is among the most respected accreditation organizations in the United States.

To contact ABET:
ABET Inc.
111 Market Place, Suite 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202

410-347-7700
www.abet.org

ACADEMIC LEARNING COMPACTS

Academic Learning Compacts are agreements that describe the communication skills, critical thinking skills, and content knowledge in the major (known collectively as Student Learning Outcomes) that students should acquire if they diligently follow the prescribed course of study.UF is required to assess student achievement in these Student Learning Outcomes through Individual Student Assessments (ISA) before graduation.

Each baccalaureate degree program has formulated a set of ISAs suitable to the major. Each major will require one or more additional ISAs to satisfactorily complete the Academic Learning Compact.

• AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
• AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
• PACKAGING SCIENCE