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2015-2016 University Catalog 
    
2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Industrial Engineering Technology, BS


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You will focus on both technical and human-centered approaches to technology management. You will learn how to manage and coordinate engineering operations and lead projects from design to implementation. Coursework is enhanced with an overview of business and economics.

When you major in industrial engineering technology at Purdue University, you will gain skills to prepare you for a wide variety of career options: manufacturing plants, government agencies, hospitals, healthcare organizations, retail companies, and more.

Special Features

  • Broaden your scope of expertise with classes from several Purdue Polytechnic departments
  • Take advantage of real-world and global experiences with internships and international opportunities
  • Gain real-world experience with courses in facility design and total productive maintenance
  • Benefit from faculty experience in industrial careers
  • Study abroad in Munich or other destinations without delaying your graduation date.
  • Utilize the Polytechnic learning environment to become a career-ready graduate

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Industrial Engineering Technology  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.

TTLI-IET-BS/Major: TIET 201610
120 Credits for graduation

Foundational Course Requirements (25 credits)


General Education (12 credits)


Technical Elective (9credits) and Free Electives (8 credits)


Technical Elective8 (9credits) and Free Electives9 (8 credits) (See Supplemental Information)

University Core Requirements


(http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html)

Program Requirements


15 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16/17 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


15 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


16 Credits


Spring 4th Year


  • Capstone Selective10 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective8 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective8 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective9 - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Free Elective9 - Credit Hours: 1.00
  • Globalization Portfolio11 - Credit Hours: 0.00

13 Credits


Notes


*Fulfills University Core
1) 120 credits listed above are required for the IET Bachelor of Science degree.
2) 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
3) 32 credits of upper division courses (30000 level or higher) must be taken at Purdue University, West Lafayette.
4) ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, I AND IF).

See here  for all supplemental information

Degree Requirements


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

myPurdue Plan is knowledge source for specific requirements and completion

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

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.

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