The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering degree at NDSU is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org,  under the General Criteria, the Agricultural and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria, and the Biological and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering students are well qualified for and encouraged to take the national Fundamentals of Engineering examination. This is the first step in the process of registration as a professional engineer.

Accreditation provides an opportunity for academic institutions to demonstrate they are committed to maintaining their programs' quality and that their programs are performing at the level required by the professions they serve. Programs undergo periodic accreditation to ensure that they continue to meet quality standards set by the profession. The result provides lasting benefits to students, the institution, employers, the professions, and society as a whole.

When a program becomes ABET-accredited, it means that it:

• Has received international recognition of its quality
• Promotes "best practices" in education
• Directly involves faculty and staff in self-assessment and continuous quality improvement processes
• Is based on "learning outcomes," rather than "teaching inputs"
• Can more easily determine the acceptability of transfer credits

Earning a degree is a significant achievement and an important investment in your future. Since so much of your future success depends on your educational foundation, the quality of the education you receive makes a big difference.

Earning a degree from an ABET-accredited program:

• Verifies that the quality of the educational experience you’ve received meets the standards of the profession.
• Increases and enhances employment opportunities.
• Permits and eases entry to a technical profession through licensure, registration, and certification.
• Establishes eligibility for many federal student loans, grants, and/or scholarships.

Graduates are expected to have established themselves as practicing engineers who, within a few years of graduation:

• successfully address emerging engineering challenges in the design or evaluation of machine, processing, environmental, and natural resources systems that affect the production of food, feed, fuel, and other biobased products;

• effectively use professional communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills as team leaders and members; and

• responsibly serve the public and their employers by participating in and promoting professional development, while maintaining the highest standard of professional engineering ethics.

Graduates are expected to have established themselves as practicing engineers who, within a few years of graduation: