Jun 17, 2026  
2026-2027 University Catalog 
    
2026-2027 University Catalog

Multidisciplinary Engineering & Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies Supplemental Information

Location(s): West Lafayette


Area Selectives


Courses can be used to accomplish students educational objective in the concentration they have chosen.

Can be non-engineering courses at any level. Exceptions are notated.

Can also be engineering courses at 20000:59999. A COMPLETE list of Area Selectives includes the non-engineering subjects that follow as well as those courses contained in the Engineering Selectives List Below.

  • AAS
  • ACCT
  • AD
  • AFT 30000:59999
  • AGEC
  • AGR 30000:59999
  • AGRY
  • AMST
  • ANSC
  • ANTH
  • ARAB
  • ASAM
  • ASEC
  • ASL
  • ASTR
  • AT
  • BCHM
  • BIOL
  • BMS
  • BTNY
  • CDIS
  • CEM
  • CGT
  • CHM *no CHM lower than CHM 11600
  • CHNS
  • CLCS
  • CLPH
  • CMPL
  • CNIT
  • COM
  • CPB
  • CS
  • CSR
  • DANC
  • EAPS
  • ECET *except ECET 22000
  • ECON
  • EDCI
  • EDPS
  • EDST
  • ENGL
  • ENGT
  • ENTM
  • ENTR
  • FIN
  • FLM
  • FNR *except FNR 19800
  • FR
  • FS
  • GER
  • GREK
  • GSLA
  • HDFS
  • HEBR
  • HHS
  • HIST
  • HK
  • HONR
  • HORT
  • HSCI
  • HSOP
  • HTM
  • IDIS
  • IET
  • IMPH
  • ITAL
  • JPNS
  • JWST
  • KOR
  • LA *except LA 10110
  • LALS
  • LATN
  • LC
  • LING
  • MA 30000:59999
  • MARS
  • MCMP
  • MET
  • MFET
  • MKTG
  • MSL 30000:59999
  • MUS
  • NRES
  • NS
  • NUPH
  • NUR
  • NUTR
  • OBHR
  • OLS
  • PHIL
  • PHPR
  • PHRM
  • PHYS
  • POL
  • PSY
  • PTGS
  • PUBH
  • REL
  • RUSS
  • SCI
  • SCLA
  • SFS
  • SLHS
  • SOC
  • SPAN
  • STAT
  • STRT
  • SYS
  • TECH *except TECH 10000
  • THTR
  • TLI
  • VCS
  • VM *except VM 10500
  • WGSS

Engineering Selectives


Lab Requirements for Multidisciplinary Engineering Concentrations


  • Engineering Lab - Credit Hours: 2.00 (satisfied by “Engineering Selectives” in Concentration Courses)
  • Additional Lab - Credit Hours: 1.00 (satisfied by “Engineering Selectives - Engineering Lab” or “Area Electives - Non-Engineering” in Concentration Courses

Engineering Lab (2 credits)


Can be a separate 1 credit engineering lab course or can be the 1 credit lab portion of a 2, 3, or 4 credit engineering course. Must be two separate courses.

Additional Lab (1 credit)


Can be an additional 1 credit engineering lab (see above). Or can be a separate 1 credit non-engineering lab course, or the 1 credit lab portion of a  2, 3, or 4 credit non-engineering course

Sophomore Science Selective (3-4 credits)


FYE Science Selective courses cannot be used to complete this requirement.

General Education Selectives


Introductory Courses


Non-Introductory Courses