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Multidisciplinary Engineering/Lighting Concentration, BSE


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About the Program

The Multidisciplinary Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Multidisciplinary engineering is for students who plan to practice engineering as a career but whose specific career goals cannot be accommodated within one of the traditional engineering fields. The program offers considerable flexibility and permits you to choose from an established plan of study, or develop an individual plan of study to meet educational goals that can require bringing together multiple engineering disciplines, or non-engineering disciplines, at an advanced level to solve societal challenges. Established plans of study in the program include acoustical engineering, engineering management, visual design engineering, and general engineering, to name a few.

School of Engineering Education

Multidisciplinary Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements


120 Credits Required

Multidisciplinary Engineering Major Requirements (30 credits)


(Included 18+ credits of 30000 level; 6 credits 40000 level - A maximum of 24 credits allowed in any one engineering discipline)

Lighting Engineering Concentration (30 credits)


Click here for Lighting Engineering Concentration in Multidisciplinary Engineering  

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (60 credits)


University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

  • Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.



Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


Additional Degree Requirements


Click here for Multidisciplinary Engineering Supplemental Information  

First Year Engineering Program Requirements


Fall 1st Year


13-14 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16 Credits


Multidisciplinary Engineering Program Requirements/ Lighting Engineering Concentration


15 Credits


16 Credits


14 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


16 Credits


Notes


  • 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree.
  • Must have a 2.0 GPA in Engineering classes 20000+ level.
  • No courses can be taken pass/no pass.
  • Must have C- or better in general education electives.
  • Must have C- or better in capstone prep (IDE 48400 or EPCS 41200) to advance to capstone course.
  • Must have C- or better in capstone design to meet graduation requirements.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


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