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Typical Course Sequence - Industrial Engineering, B.S.
Below is a typical course sequence for the Industrial Engineering bachelor's degree program. Schedules will vary by student, depending on areas of interest.
| Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | 4 | Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | 4 | |
| Chemical Principles I | 3 | General Physics: Mechanics | 4 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 3 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 3 | |
| Introduction to Engineering Design | 3 | Experimental Chemistry I | 1 | |
| Arts Course | 3 | Humanities Course | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | Total Credits | 15 | |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | |||
| Statics | 3 | Differential Equations | 3 | |
| Calculus of Several Variables | 2 | Programming for Engineers with MATLAB | 3 | |
| General Physics: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | Strength of Materials | 3 | |
| Matrices | 2 | Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science Course | 3 | General Physics: Wave Motion and Quantum Physics | 2 | |
| Effective Speech | 3 | Electrical Circuits and Power Distribution | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 17 | Total Credits | 17 | |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 | |||
| Engineering Economy | 3 | Information Technology in IE | 3 | |
| Product Design, Specification and Measurement | 3 | Statistical Methods in IE | 3 | |
| Probabilistic Models in Industrial Engineering | 3 | Linear Programming | 3 | |
| Intro to Work Design | 3 | Elective - Manufacturing | 3 | |
| Materials, Properties, and Processing | 3 | Technical Writing | 3 | |
| Health and Physical Activity | 1.5 | Health and Physical Activity | 1.5 | |
| Total Credits | 16.5 | Total Credits | 16.5 | |
| Semester 7 | Semester 8 | |||
| Intro to Operations Research | 3 | Capstone Design Course | 3 | |
| Cognitive Work Design | 3 | Simulation Modeling for Decision Support | 3 | |
| Manufacturing System Design and Analysis | 3 | Arts course | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Science course | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 15 | |