Undergraduate Course Planning
Our Bachelor of Industrial and Systems Engineering curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals of analytics and management to support the modeling, design, and optimization of systems across a wide range of applications and domains. Students will learn the skills and tools necessary to succeed in a variety of industry, nonprofit and government settings.
Undergraduate Curriculum
All students are required to take a core set of courses that together ensure a strong foundation in the fundamentals of industrial and systems engineering. After the completion of core coursework covering calculus, chemistry, physics, computer science, probability and statistics, students gain solid industrial and systems engineering competencies through a rigorous curriculum of required ISyE courses. Each student customizes a technical elective course plan to prepare them for the career that most interests them. A student's chosen electives can result in a minor or emphasis in one of a number of fields, such as financial services, manufacturing and service operations, supply chain management, and healthcare operations.
All students complete a final capstone project that provides them with real-world experience by collaborating with a sponsoring company or organization. Students work in teams of four to five and receive guidance from a faculty advisor and industry mentor for 15 weeks during their senior year. This capstone project provides students with hands-on experience and proof of their abilities as they prepare to launch their career.
The four-year plan includes all required courses in the order they need to be taken. While graduation is not guaranteed in four years, the plan shows how to stay on track toward reaching that goal.
Elective Course Options
Elective Course Requirements
The Industrial and Systems Engineering degree allows students flexibility to tailor their studies to their interests and career goals through three groups of electives: Industrial Engineering Course Electives, Business Course Elective, and Technical Electives. A single course can at most be counted as one elective type. Students who are admitted to ISyE in Fall 2022 or later must meet the following requirements:
1 Business Course Elective
8 credits IE Electives
11 credits Technical Electives
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Submitting an Elective Course Plan
During the spring semester of their junior year, each ISyE student should submit an ISyE Elective Approval Form to [email protected] for review. ISyE Student Services will contact students via email with any questions about their form. Once the planned electives are approved, they will be entered in your APAS report the summer before your planned degree completion.
If a student wants to change their elective plan after submitting the form, they should email [email protected] as soon as possible with the list of courses they want to add and to remove from their Elective Approval Form.
Submitting a Course for Technical Elective Evaluation
If a student is interested in taking a course that is not in the above list as a technical elective, they may request it be evaluated. The student should send an email to [email protected] with two attachments: (1) copy of the course's syllabus, and (2) a completed copy of the Technical Elective Evaluation Form. Evaluations are usually completed within 4 weeks.
Additional Opportunities
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Students pursuing their Bachelor's in ISyE have the chance to deepen their academic and career interests by taking part in research, scholarly and creative projects with a faculty member. ISyE's diverse faculty offer many opportunities for students to prepare for their career or graduate school, or even start a research project of their own creation.
Engineering Co-Op Program
After the completion of their sophomore year, students have the opportunity to make money while gaining valuable on-site engineering work experience with leading companies in their intended field. At least two semesters of co-op experience can earn a student technical elective credit.
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Questions?
Reach out to Katie Sharpe at Student Services at [email protected] with any additional questions about the ISyE Undergraduate program.