{"id":11727,"date":"2017-12-04T10:45:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/?page_id=11727"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:52:08","slug":"degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/undergraduate\/degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the Department of Forest Biomaterials are passionate about the sustainable use of our planet&#8217;s resources. Our graduates leave with <strong>an understanding of the interplay between science, engineering, people, business and the environment&nbsp;<\/strong>when it comes to the development of products we use every day. Graduates enjoy successful careers as process and project engineers, production managers, material scientists, sustainability managers, market analysts and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Forest Biomaterials is a close-knit community, where <strong>students benefit from smaller class sizes <\/strong>with direct access to faculty and hands-on projects. Faculty and staff support our students from application to graduation. As an intimate community in a large university, we\u2019re proud to offer our students the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">FIND YOUR FIT<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/undergraduate\/degree-programs\/paper-science-and-engineering\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-25825\"\n            alt=\"Three paper science students in the paper lab. Two students are holding a red piece of paper that was made on the machine while the other student is talking.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/12\/Untitled-1_0001_Layer-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Paper Science and Engineering <\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Learn to sustainably convert trees into things that we use every day, such as health products, packaging and biofuels. Engineer sustainable solutions for a modern society that is anything but paperless. <\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-image\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/undergraduate\/degree-programs\/sustainable-materials-and-technology\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-12714\"\n            alt=\"Sustainable Materials and Engineering Degree\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree.jpg 992w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-950x534.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-460x259.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/fb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/SMT_degree-230x129.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Sustainable Materials and  Technology <\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Reduce reliance on nonrenewable resources by using natural biomaterials for housing, energy, interior furnishings and other applications. 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