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

Minor Credits that could be applied towards IE Major Additional Credits Required
Language (credits may vary by minor) Possible general education exploration  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
Other courses may count towards gen ed requirements- check with adviser
Total: At least 3 credits
At least 16.0 credits
Economics
(18 credits)
ECON 102 (GS/gen ed exploration)
ECON 104 (GS/gen ed exploration)
ECON 302 (Gen Ed Exploration)
Note: Only one of ECON 102/104 will count towards GS

Total: 9 credits
9
Engineering Leadership Development
(18 credits)
6 credits of general education courses- check with adviser
ENGR 405 (engineering elective - only if ELDM is completed)
Total: 9 credits
9
ENTI
(18-19 credits)
No credits double count 18-19
IE/IST
(21 credits)
IST 110 (Gen Ed Exploration)
IE 330 (required)
IE 408 or IE 418 (HF elective)
IE 433 (IE Technical elective)
IST 210 or IST 220 (engineering elective)
Total: 15 credits
6
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
Psychology
(18 credits)
PSYCH 100 (Gen Ed Exploration)
Total: 3 credits
15
Service Enterprise Engineering
(18 credits + prerequisites)
IE 460
IE 478 – Technical elective
6 credits from required IE major courses
Total: 12 credits
6 + prerequisites
Six Sigma
(18 credits)
9 credits required: IE 305, IE 322, IE 323
6 credits for two technical electives (IE 433 or IE 434 or IE 436)
Total: 15 credits
3
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 (Gen Ed Exploration)
IST 210 or IST 220 (engineering elective)
Total: 6 credits
12 + prerequisites
 
 

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