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Undergraduate Program Requirements

The following requirements, totaling 129 credits, must be met for students to successfully earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Penn State.

Note: Course descriptions can be found in the University Bulletin.

For students admitted to Penn State in Summer 2020 or later:

Semester 1
Course Number and Name Credits
MATH 140: Calculus I 4
EDSGN 100: Engineering Design & Graphics 3
ENGL 15 or 30: Rhetoric & Composition 3
CHEM 110: Chemical Principles 3
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences* 3
Total 16
Semester 2
Course Number and Name Credits
MATH 141: Calculus II 4
PHYS 211: Mechanics 4
CHEM 111: Experimental Chemistry 1
ECON 102 or 104 (Social Sciences) 3
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences* 3
First-Year Seminar 1
Total 16
Semester 3
Course Number and Name Credits
MATH 231: Calculus of Several Variables 2
MATH 250: Differential Equations 3
PHYS 212: Electricity & Magnetism 4
+EMCH 210A: Statics & Strength of Materials 5
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences* 3
Total 17
Semester 4
Course Number and Name Credits
CAS 100A/B: Effective Speech 3
MATH 220: Matrices 2
CMPSC 200 or 201: Matlab or C++ Programming 3
Science ElectiveB 3
Engineering ElectivesB 6
Total 17
Semesters 5 and 6
The order in which you take these courses may vary.
Prerequisites listed in parenthesesC
Course Number and Name Credits
+IE 302: Engineering Economy
(MATH 141)
3
+IE 305: Product Design, Specification & Measurement
(EDSGN 100)
3
+IE 322: Probabilistic Models in IE
(MATH 141)
3
+IE 323: Statistical Methods in IE
(IE 322)
3
+IE 327: Introduction to Work Design
(MATH 141-prerequisite; EMCH 210 or EMCH 211 – prerequisite or concurrent)
3
+IE 330: Engineering Analytics
(CMPSC 200 or 201 and IE 322)
3
+IE 405: Deterministic Models in OR
(MATH 220)
3
Manufacturing Process ElectiveB
(see University Bulletin for individual course prerequisites)
3
ENGL 202C: Technical Writing 3
MATSE 259: Materials, Properties & Processing
(EMCH 210 or 213)
3
Health & Physical Activity** 1.5
Health & Physical Activity** 1.5
Total 33
Semesters 7 and 8
The order in which you take these courses may vary.
Prerequisites listed in parenthesesC
Course Number and Name Credits
IE 425: Stochastic Models in OR
(IE 322 and MATH 220)
3
IE 453: Simulation Modeling for Decision Support
(CMPSC 200 or 201, IE 323 and IE 425)
3
IE 408, 418 or 419: Human Factors Elective
(see University Bulletin for individual course prerequisites)
3
IE 460: Service Systems Engineering
(IE 322 and IE 405)
3
IE 470: Manufacturing System Design and Analysis (Manufacturing Process Elective – prerequisite or concurrent) 3
IE 480W: Capstone Design Project (IE 302, IE 305, IE 323, IE 327, and IE 405, plus IE 330 – prerequisite or concurrent) 3
Technical ElectiveB
(see University Bulletin for individual course prerequisites)
3
Technical ElectiveB
(see University Bulletin for individual course prerequisites)
3
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences* 3
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences* 3
Total 30

Key:

Courses listed in boldface italic type require a grade of C or better for entrance into this major.

Courses listed in boldface type require a grade of C or better for General Education.

+ Courses listed in boldface type require a grade of C or better for graduation in this major.

A Students may substitute EMCH 211 and EMCH 213 or 213D for EMCH 210.

B Science Elective, Engineering Electives, Manufacturing Process Electives and Technical Electives - select from Department List.

C Prerequisites are strictly enforced; students are responsible for ensuring they are meeting prerequisite requirements during registration.

* As part of general education, students are also required to complete 6 credits of Interdomain or Linked courses. For more information, visit gened.psu.edu.

** Students may satisfy this requirement with one, 3-credit GHA course or 3 credits of ROTC upon completion of the ROTC program.


 
 

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Home of the first established industrial engineering program in the world, the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) at Penn State has made a name for itself in the engineering industry through its storied tradition of unparalleled excellence and innovation in research, education, and outreach.

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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University Park, PA 16802-4400

Phone: 814-865-7601

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