博士 农业，生物系统和机械工程系（ABME）的研究人员在农业和生物系统工程系与机械工程系之间拥有一个共同的核心。所有学生都必须完成以下所示的14个核心课程学分。核心课程将为涵盖ABME，合规性和研究道德的基本研究生概念提供广泛的基础。几个核心课程在美国是独一无二的，这使该计划变得新颖且高度集成。选修课程将为学生提供在主题领域进行更深入学习的机会，并且通常与他们的论文研究主题直接相关。获得学士学位的学生必须完成90个学分（30个课程和60个论文），获得硕士学位的学生必须完成60个学分（20个课程和40个论文
The Ph.D. in Agricultural, Biosystems and Mechanical Engineering (A.B.M.E.) shares a common core between the department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and department of Mechanical Engineering. All students will be required to complete 14 credits of core course work shown below. Core courses will provide a broad foundation covering basic graduate concepts in A.B.M.E., compliance and research ethics. Several core courses are unique in the nation and make this program novel and highly integrated. Elective coursework will provide students with the opportunity for greater depth in a topical area and will usually be directly related to their dissertation research topic. Students entering with a Bachelor's degree must complete 90 credits (30 coursework and 60 dissertation) and students entering with a master's degree must complete 60 credits (20 coursework and 40 dissertation).