Technical Selective
All Polytechnic Institute courses at the 30000 level or above that are not required for the major.
Polytechnic Institute courses (AT 30000-49900, CGT 30000-499000, CM 30000-49900, CNIT 30000-49900, ECET 30000-49900, ENGT 30000-49900, IET 30000-49900, MET 30000-49900, MFET 30000-49900, OLS 30000-49900, TECH 30000-49900, TLI 30000-49900, AFT 30000-49900, MSL 30000-49900, NS 30000-49900)
Plus:
Management Selective
Any Course in Economics (ECON), Entrepreneurship (ENTR), Management (MGMT), Organizational Behavior & Human Resources (OBHR), Organizational Leadership & Supervision (OLS) or Technology, Leadership & Innovation (TLI) not already required or used in the curriculum.
Humanities Selective
Any Course within the Purdue College of Liberal Arts not already required or used in the curriculum. Subjects include: AAS, AD, AMST, ANTH, ARAB, ASAM, ASL, CHNS, CLCS, CMPL, COM, DANC, ENGL, FR, FVS, GER, GREK, GS, GSLA, HEBR, HIST, IDIS, ITAL, JPNS, JWST, KOR, LALS, LATN, LC, LING, MARS, MUS, PHIL, POL, PTGS, REL, RUSS, SCLA, SOC, SPAN, THTR, & WGSS.
Professional Requirement
The SOET Professional Experience requirement is intended to document those experiences which help expose SOET students to the expectations of their professional prior to graduation. This may occur through industrial experience, technical or administrative involvement with community service, military service, et cetera. Approval has been granted for the following experiences. Additional experiences may also satisfy this graduation requirement. Requests for approval should be submitted to the SOET Curriculum Subcommittee Chair for consideration, allowing at least four academic weeks for review and response.
Table 1: Approved Professional Experiences
Approval by | Experience |
Automatic | Any TECH Professional Practice course (co-op, intern, etc.) |
Automatic | MET 29900 Internship for Credit |
Automatic | EPICS courses, minimum of two |
Advisor | Any approved internship (assuming student and/or employer provide documentation) |
Advisor | Military service (ROTC completion, reservist, active duty, veteran) |
Faculty | Supervised undergraduate research experiences or laboratory assistantships (e.g., employed in the AEL as lab technician) |
Faculty | Independent study - by petition to ensure the project meets the spirit of the requirement |
Faculty | Professional society/club activities (e.g., led the Solar Racing team) - by petition |
Faculty | Any approved employment or industry project |
* Approval Key:
- Automatic - student participation in this professional experience is already documented through existing means.
- Advisor - advisor reviews student’s experience to determine if it meets the spirit of the Professional Experience requirement.
- Faculty - designated committee reviews student’s experience to determine if it meets the spirit of the Professional Experience requirement
