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2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies (BS only)


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About the Program

Interdisciplinary engineering studies (IDES) is for students who want an engineering education but do not plan to practice engineering. The program offers considerable flexibility and permits you to develop an individual plan of study to meet educational goals that require working at the interface between engineering and other disciplines. Established options in the program include pre-medical engineering studies and theater engineering studies.  IDES is not an ABET accredited program plan of study.

Link to https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Undergrad

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

BS
IDE-BS
120 Credits for Graduation

Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies Major Courses


(45 credits of 200+ level engineering courses, of which at least 18 credits are 300+, and 6 credits 400+; MAX credits allowed in any one engineering discipline is 24)

(https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Undergrad/IDE/general)

Engineering Selectives - (8)


(https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/Academics/Undergrad/IDE/general)

  • Use the link to find out which other courses are applicable.

Engineering Area Elective/Selective courses (15-20 credits)


Other Departmental /Program Course Requirements (47-54 credits)


General Education (24 credits)


NOTE: (includes ENGL 10600  and COM 11400  listed above)

  • GE 1
  • GE 2
  • GE 3
  • GE 4
  • GE 5
  • GE 6

University Core Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.


IDES/MDE web pages and Advisor are knowledge sources for specific requirements and completion


Program Requirements


14 Credits


16/17 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


16 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


14 Credits


Spring 3rd Year


  • †8
  • Engineering Class (follow-up)†5 - Credit Hours: 1.00
  • Engineering Class (design)†9 - Credit Hours: 2.00
  • General Education 4 (300 level or non-intro) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education 2 (Core Outcome BSS) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00

15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


  • Engineering Class 400+ level (advanced) - Credit Hours: 3.00†5
  • General Education 3 (Core Outcome STS) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education 5 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Area Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • IDE 48300
  • IDE 48400  
  • IDE 48700  

15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


15 Credits


Grand Total = 120 Credits


*Satisfies a University Core Requirement **Satisfies a Non-departmental Major Course Requirement. Multiple options are available - the most common is listed. †1 statics options, †2 thermodynamics options †3 area electives are chosen with aid of adviser to advance the student’s educational objectives †4 dynamics options †5 engineering selectives are chosen with aid of adviser to advance the student’s educational objectives †6 fluids option †7 materials options †8 statistics options †9 design selective †10 Capstone design selective.

Note


120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

*THE PLAN OF STUDY FROM 3RD SEMESTER ONWARDS SHOULD BE FILLED BY STUDENT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH ACADEMIC ADVISER.

Degree Requirements


The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.

Degree Works is knowledge source for specific requirements and completion

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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