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:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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