Industrial and Systems Engineering Major

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The Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering incorporates mathematics, natural sciences, economics and other social and engineering sciences to optimize complex processes or systems. Industrial and systems engineering is concerned with the development, improvement, and implementation of integrated systems of people, economics, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials. Analysis and synthesis of information acquired from these disciplines increases productivity and decreases wasted resources.

After admission to the University, students may enroll in the B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering program with:

Recommended high school or transfer cumulative GPA of 3.5
Recommended composite ACT of 28 or composite SAT of 1310-1340 (post 2016 version)
Recommended mathematics ACT of 26 or mathematics SAT of 620 (post 2016 version)

The B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering requires completion of the following 127 credits:
General Education (39 credit hours)
Essential Engineering Core (37 credit hours)
Industrial and Systems Engineering Core (51 credit hours)

General Education Requirements (39 credit hours)

Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)

Take one course from each of the following three academic disciplines:

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

PHL 202 - Philosophical Inquiry (3)

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Take the following four courses (some courses are cross-listed and only one prefix needs to be taken):

BIB 111 - Old Testament (3) OR
HIS 111 - Old Testament (3)
BIB 114 - New Testament (3) OR
HUM 114 - New Testament (3)
PHL 315 - Worldviews: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (3)
THE 201 - Introduction to Theology (3)

Communication (6 credit hours)

COM 103 - Public Speaking (3)
ENG 102 - English Composition (3) OR
ENG 105 - Advanced English Composition (3)

Integrative Studies (3 credit hours)

* Please see the First-Year Integration (FYI) page for specific information about this required course.

INT 101 - First-Year Integration (3)

Social Sciences (9 credit hours)

Take each of the following three courses: