Table of how credits can double count between IE major and minors

Minor Credits that could be applied towards IE Major Number of credits unique (must be at least 6)
Language Possible GA/GH/GS Minimum of 6
Biomedical
(18-20 credits)
BIOL 141 as science elective
3 credits of a BME course may be petitioned to count as an engineering elective
IE 327
Total: 9 credits
9-11
Business/Liberal Arts
(25 credits)
PHIL 119 as GH
IE 433 (additional courses – 400-level)
IE 425 (additional courses – 400-level)
Total: 9 credits
Mininum of 7 – Maximum of 13 (depends on any other possible GA/GH/GS courses)
Economics
(18 credits)
ECON 102 (GS)
ECON 104 (GS)
ECON 302 (GS – Move 3 option)
Total: 9 credits
9
Engineering Leadership Development
(18 credits)
6 credits of GA/GH/GS elective courses
ENGR 405 (engineering elective - only if ELDM is completed)
Total: 9 credits
9
ENTI
(18 credits)
No credits double count 18
IE/IST
(21 credits)
IST 110 (GS)
IE 330 (required)
IE 408 or IE 418 (HF elective)
IE 433 (IE Technical elective)
IST 210 (engineering elective)
Total: 15 credits
6 (IST 220 and course from 3 credit category)
MATH
(26-28 credits)
MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 220, MATH 231, MATH 250: 15 credits
Science elective (MATH 401, MATH 405, or MATH 411)
Total: 18 credits
8-10
Nanotechnology
(18 credits)
3 credits of an ESC course may be petitioned to count as an engineering elective
Total: 3 credits
15
Product Realization
(21 credits)
PENDING REMOVAL
IE 466 as technical elective
9 credits from combination IE 305, IE 306, IE 307, IE 311, and/or IE 428
IE 480
Total: 15 credits
6 credits: ENGR 407 and sub for ME 240
Cannot meet a degree requirement in IE – no credits for engineering elective
Psychology
(18 credits)
PSYCH 100 (GS)
Possible additional 3 credits of GS via petition for Move 3 option
Total: 6 credits
12
Service Enterprise Engineering IE 460
IE 478 – Technical elective
6 credits required IE courses
Total: 12 credits
6 credits from Service cluster
Six Sigma 9 credits required: IE 305, IE 322, IE 323
3 credits for one technical elective (IE 433 or IE 434 or IE 436)
Total: 12 credits
6 – must take additional technical elective
Statistics
(24-26 credits)
MATH 140, MATH 141 (8 credits)
Petition STAT 414 for IE 322
Total: 11 credits
13-15
Supply Chain/IST
(18 credits + prerequisites)
IST 110 as GS
Total: 3 credits
15 + prerequisites
 
 

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