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2024-2025 University Catalog
Multidisciplinary Engineering/Theatre Engineering 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 RequiredMultidisciplinary Engineering Major Requirements (28 credits)
Theatre Engineering Concentration (32 credits)
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (60 credits)
First-Year Engineering Requirements (29-39 credits)
Click here for First-Year Engineering requirements. - Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering I (2-4 credits)
- Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II (2-4 credits)
- Requirement #3 - Calculus I (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
- Requirement #4 - Calculus II (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
- Requirement #5 - Chemistry I (4-6 credits) (satisfies Science #1 for core)
- Requirement #6 - Physics (4 credits) (satisfies Science #2 for core)
- Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective (3-4 credits)
- Requirement #8 - Written and Oral Communication (6-7 credits) (could satisfy Written Communication, Information Literacy or Oral Communication for core)
Other Course Requirements (13-17 credits)
General Education Requirement (18 credits)
Must have C- or better in all General Education Electives. - General Education I - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science for core)
- General Education II - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core)
- General Education III - Credit Hours: 1.00-3.00 (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core)
- General Education IV - Credit Hours: 3.00 (30000+level or non-intro)
- General Education V - Credit Hours: 3.00 (30000+level or non-intro)
- General Education VI - Credit Hours: 3.00-5.00 (General Education Elective)
Multidisciplinary Engineering Information
Supplemental List
Grade Requirements
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A student must earn a grade of C- or higher in both courses in the capstone engineering sequence (IDE 48400 + IDE 48500 or IDE 48400 + THTR 59700 or EPCS 41200 + EPCS 41200)
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A student must earn a grade of C- or higher in the 24 credits of general education electives that are required.
GPA Requirements
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major.
- 2.0 Engineering GPA required in the 45 credits of 20000+ level engineering classes counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major.
Course Requirements and Notes
- A student may not advance to the capstone engineering course (IDE 48500 or THTR 59700 or EPCS 41200-2nd time) if they have not earned a C- or better in the capstone prep course (IDE 48400 or EPCS 41200-1st time))
- A maximum of 24 credits from any one Professional Engineering School (AAE, ABE, BME, CE, CHE, ECE, EEE, ENE, ENGR, EPCS, IDE, IE, ME, MSE, NUCL) may be counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major.
- No more than 6 credits of ROTC courses (AFT, NS, MIL) may be counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major.
- No more than 3 credits of engineering research may be counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major.
Pass/No Pass Policy
- No courses counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major, may be taken for a P/NP grade
Transfer Credit Policy
- Any Professional Engineering School courses that are transferred to Purdue (AAE, ABE, BME, CE, CHE, ECE, EEE, ENE, ENGR, EPCS, IDE, IE, ME, MSE, NUCL) and are counted towards the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree, Multidisciplinary Engineering major, must come from an ABET accredited program
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s 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. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:
- Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
- Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
- Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.
More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.
Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Sample First-Year Engineering Plan of Study
Fall 1st Year
- Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #3 - Calculus I - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #5 - Chemistry - Credit Hours: 4.00-6.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Spring 1st Year
- Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #4 - Calculus II - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #6 - Physics - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Sample Multidisciplinary Engineering Plan of Study
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
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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