Degree Requirements
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree:
- Complete a minimum of 129 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's undergraduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's undergraduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a WVU grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a Statler grade point average of 2.00 or better
- A maximum of one math or science courses with a grade of D+, D, or D- may apply towards a Statler College degree
- Complete a survey regarding their academic and professional experiences at WVU, as well as post-graduation job placement or continuing education plans.
The Statler GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU with a subject code within Statler College (BIOM, BMEG, CE, CHE, CPE, CS, CSEE, CYBE, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ETEC, IENG, IH&S, MAE, MINE, PDA, PNGE, SAFM, SENG) excluding ENGR 140, ENGR 150, and CS 101. The WVU GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU. The Overall GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU and transfer work.
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering degree:
- Complete a minimum of 19 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's graduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's graduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an grade point average of 3.0 or better
- Minimum of 60% of courses must be from 500 level or above
- Students admitted to this program must have their bachelor's and master's degree conferred simultaneously upon completion of all requirements for both degrees.
Curriculum Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 16 | |
| Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements | 5 | |
| Math and Science Requirements | 28 | |
| Industrial Engineering BS Program Requirements | 80 | |
| Industrial Engineering MS Program Requirements | 19 | |
| Total Hours | 148 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 5, 6, and 7 | 15 | |
| ENGR 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Fundamentals of Engineering courses. | ||
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Problem Solving 1 | 2 |
| Engineering Problem Solving (Select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Chemical Engineering | ||
| Engineering Problem Solving 2 | ||
| Introduction to Nanotechnology Design | ||
| Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design | ||
| Total Hours | 5 | |
Math and Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Math and Science courses. | ||
| CHEM 115 & 115L | Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GEF 2B) | 4 |
| Calculus I (GEF 3): | 4 | |
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus and Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
| MATH 156 | Calculus 2 (GEF 8) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 261 | Elementary Differential Equations | 4 |
| PHYS 111 & 111L | General Physics 1 and General Physics 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| Required Science Elective (Select one of the following) (GEF 8): | 4 | |
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| General Physics 2 and General Physics 2 Laboratory | ||
| Total Hours | 28 | |
Industrial Engineering BS Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| EE 221 & 221L | Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| MAE 241 | Statics | 3 |
| MAE Elective (Select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Dynamics | ||
| Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Fluid Mechanics | ||
| IENG 200 | Fundamentals of Industrial Engineering | 1 |
| IENG 213 | Engineering Statistics | 3 |
| IENG 220 & 220L | Re-Engineering Management Systems and Re-Engineering Management Systems Laboratory | 3 |
| IENG 301 | Materials and Costing | 3 |
| IENG 302 & 302L | Manufacturing Processes and Manufacturing Processes Laboratory | 3 |
| IENG 305 | Introduction to Systems Engineering | 3 |
| IENG 314 | Advanced Analysis of Engineering Data | 3 |
| IENG 316 | Industrial Quality Control | 3 |
| IENG 331 | Computer Applications in Industrial Engineering | 3 |
| IENG 343 | Production Planning and Control | 3 |
| IENG 350 | Introduction to Operations Research | 3 |
| IENG 360 | Human Factors Engineering | 3 |
| IENG 377 | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| IENG 445 | Project Management for Engineers | 3 |
| IENG 446 | Plant Layout/Material Handling | 3 |
| IENG 455 | Simulation by Digital Methods * | 3 |
| IENG 471 | Design of Productive Systems 1 | 3 |
| IENG 472 | Design of Productive Systems 2 | 3 |
| Technical Elective (Choose one of the following): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Construction Engineering | ||
| Advanced Software Engineering | ||
| Database Design and Theory | ||
| Bioengineering | ||
| Geospatial Problem Solving and Geospatial Problem Solving Lab | ||
IENG 400 level course | ||
| Dynamics | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Fluid Mechanics | ||
| Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning | ||
| Introduction to Linear Algebra | ||
| Numerical Analysis 1 | ||
| Applied Linear Algebra | ||
| Managing Construction Safety | ||
| Statistical Analysis System (SAS) | ||
| Electives * | 9 | |
These elective courses will be shared between the B.S.I.E. and M.S.I.E. | ||
See MS Elective Course list in M.S.I.E. Requirements | ||
At least one course must be at the 500 level but more are encouraged | ||
| Total Hours | 80 | |
Industrial Engineering MS Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IENG 796 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| Plan of Study | ||
| Foundation Courses (Select three from the following): | 9 | |
| Additive Manufacturing Technology and Materials | ||
| Design of Industrial Experiments | ||
| Advanced Production Control | ||
| Quality and Reliability Engineering | ||
| Applied Linear Programming | ||
| Applied Integer/Heuristic Programs | ||
| Industrial Ergonomics | ||
| Advanced Engineering Economy | ||
| Human Factors System Design | ||
| Ergonomics | ||
| MS Elective Courses (Select three from the following): | 9 | |
| Computer Integrated Manufacturing | ||
| Computer Aided Process Planning | ||
| Robotics and Flexible Automation | ||
| Supply Chain Management | ||
| Quality and Reliability Engineering | ||
| Inventory Theory | ||
| Applied Stochastic Processes | ||
Any additional Foundation Course not used to fulfill the Foundation Course requirement. | ||
Any BIOM, BMEG, CE, CHE, CHEM, CPE, CS, EE, EMGT, IENG, IH&S, MAE, MATH, MINE, PNGE, PHYS, SAFM, SENG, or STAT courses 400-795 as approved by the student's AEC | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
It is important for students to take courses in the order specified as much as possible; all prerequisites and concurrent requirements must be observed. A typical ABM B.S.I.E. & M.S.I.E degree program that completes degree requirements in five years is as follows.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MATH 155 (GEF 3) | 4 | MATH 156 | 4 |
| ENGR 101 | 2 | ENGR 102 | 3 |
| ENGR 191 | 1 | PHYS 111 & 111L | 4 |
| CHEM 115 & 115L (GEF 2B) | 4 | GEF 6 | 3 |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | GEF 7 | 3 |
| GEF 5 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MATH 251 | 4 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MAE 241 | 3 | IENG 213 | 3 |
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | IENG 377 | 3 |
| IENG 200 | 1 | EE 221 | 3 |
| IENG 220 & 220L | 3 | EE 221L | 1 |
| Required Science Elective | 4 | ECON 201 | 3 |
| 18 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| IENG 301 | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| IENG 305 | 3 | IENG 302 | 2 |
| IENG 314 | 3 | IENG 302L | 1 |
| IENG 350 | 3 | IENG 316 | 3 |
| IENG 360 | 3 | IENG 331 | 3 |
| IENG 343 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| IENG 445 | 3 | IENG 446 | 3 |
| IENG 455* | 3 | IENG 472 | 3 |
| IENG 471 | 3 | Elective Course* | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | Elective Course* | 3 |
| Elective Course* | 3 | MAE Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Foundation Course | 3 | Foundation Course | 3 |
| Foundation Course | 3 | MS Elective Course | 3 |
| MS Elective Course | 3 | MS Elective Course | 3 |
| IENG 796 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 10 | ||
| Total credit hours: 148 | |||
- *
Indicates that this course will be shared with the MS requirements