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Undergraduate Curriculum Plan

 

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

Course

Course Description

Credits

Course

Course Description

Credits

MATH 140

Calculus I

4

MATH 141

Calculus II

4

EDSGN 100

Engineering Design & Graphics

3

PHYS 211

Mechanics

4

ENGL 15 or 30

Rhetoric & Composition

3

CHEM 111

Experimental Chemistry

1

Chemical Principles

3

ECON 2 or 4

(Social Science)

3

 

3

 

3

     

First-Year Seminar

 

1

Total Credits

 

16

Total Credits

 

16


SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

Course

Course Description

Credits

Course

Course Description

Credits

Calculus of Several Variables

2

Matrices

2

PHYS 212

Electricity & Magnetism

4

CMPSC 201

FORTRAN or C Programming

3

Effective Speech

3

Differential Equations

3

Statics & Strength of Materials

5

 

3

 

3

 

6

Total Credits

 

17

Total Credits

 

17


SEMESTER 5

SEMESTER 6

Course

Course Description

Credits

Course

Course Description

Credits

Engineering Economy

3

Statistical Methods in IE

3

Product Design, Specification & Measurement

3

Linear Programming

3

Probablistic Models in IE

3

Information Technology for IE

3

Introduction to Work Design

3

 

3

MATSE 259

Materials, Properties & Processing

3

Technical Writing

3

 

1.5

 

1.5

Total Credits

 

16.5

Total Credits

 

16.5


SEMESTER 7

SEMESTER 8

Course

Course Description

Credits

Course

Course Description

Credits

Intro to Operations Research

3

Simulation Modeling for Decision Support

3

Cognitive Work Design or Work Design-Productivity and Safety

3

Capstone Design Course

3

Manufacturing Systems Design & Analysis

3

 

6

 

3

 

3

Arts, Hum, or Soc. Beh. Sci.

 

3

 

 

Total Credits

 

15

Total Credits

 

15

   

TOTAL NUMBER OF CREDITS - 129


Courses listed in boldface italic type require a grade of C or better for entrance into the IE major.
Courses listed in boldface type require a grade of C or better for graduation from the IE major.
AStudents may substitute EMCH 211 and 213 or 213D for EMCH 210.
BScience Elective: Select from BIOL 141, CHEM 112, 202, MATH 310, 311W, 401, 405, 411, PHYS 214. (NOTE: Students taking the 2-credit PHYS 214 will need to take an additional credit to meet the 129 credit degree requirement).
CChoose 6 credits: CMPEN 271 or EE 220, ME 201 or 300, EMCH 212, 3 credits from a minor upon completion of the minor as approved by the IE department, 3 credits any combination of Co-op or Internship, 3 credits of ROTC upon completion of ROTC program.
DChoose one course: IE 306-Machining Process Design and Analysis, IE 310-Principles of Deformation Processing, IE 311-Principles of Solidification Processing, IE 464-Assembly of Printed Circuit Boards, IE 497X-Time Compression Technologies, IE 497X-Micro/Nano-Scale Fabrication.
EStudents may satisfy this requirement with one, 3 credit GHA course. Three credits of ROTC upon completion of ROTC program will substitute.
FAll IE undergraduate students must take 9-credits (3 courses) of specialization track electives from the Department Specialization Track Electives List . Of these 9-credits, a minimum of 6-credits (2 courses) must be IE courses.

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