2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Industrial and Systems Engineering, BS
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The Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (BS ISE) degree is offered through the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering. The BS ISE is a degree designed to combine engineering skills, systems thinking, and business/information processing. The curriculum focus is on designing systems and processes which normally include the human element. The mathematical skills range from discrete techniques to stochastic techniques with a significant focus on variability.
The program’s emphasis is on the application of engineering fundamentals with a balanced treatment of theory, design, and experience. The use of industry-standard computer software is integrated throughout the curriculum. During the fourth year, the primary focus is on design. A two-course design sequence covers the concepts and terminates in a capstone design experience that normally involves a project with industry or community-based sponsors. The curriculum combines a solid set of core courses with (three) technical electives to give students a wide range of choices in meeting their individual educational objectives.
The program educational objectives (PEOs) are as follows:
Within a few years of graduation, graduates will accomplish the following objectives:
- Designing, developing, and managing both deterministic and nondeterministic complex processes and systems involving people, information, equipment, and financial and material assets, with special emphasis on using probabilistic methods, design of experiments, and simulation.
- Joining and contributing to industrial, government, and service organizations and to operate effectively with a high level of professional and ethical standards.
- Independent learning, acquiring professional certifications and/or advanced degrees in reputable graduate schools in manufacturing, service, and enterprise systems.
- Communicating and contributing effectively in a diverse team environment.
Students interested in accelerated degree programs should refer to the Systems Science and Industrial Engineering 4+1 Programs section and seek advising from their class-year advisor or the Watson College Advising Office.
Important Information:
- Any undergraduate student taking an undergraduate course that is cross-listed with a graduate course will earn the credit for the undergraduate course only. Please note that the student will not be eligible to earn graduate-level credit for the cross-listed graduate course at a later date.
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Admission Requirements
Binghamton University students typically enter our program in their second year, after they complete their first-year experience in Watson College’s Engineering Design Division. The curriculum is also specially structured to enable transfer students to complete the program from any of the Two-Year Engineering Science Association (TYESA) community colleges in New York if they complete the required coursework while in the two-year program.
University General Education Requirements
All Binghamton University undergraduate students are required to fulfill this set of university-wide requirements to ensure that every graduate acquires the essential core of a SUNY university undergraduate education. Please refer to the General Education page for more information.
Watson College Requirements
For Watson College requirements, please refer to the Requirements for Degrees section in the Watson College Undergraduate Information.
Major Requirements
To receive the BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering degree, students must complete a minimum of 127 credit hours in the courses outlined below with a minimum grade-point average of 2.0 (C) in the core industrial and systems engineering courses and an overall minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0.
For transfer students, consult your college/university, the Undergraduate Admissions Office, and/or the Watson College Advising Office for additional information regarding course requirements.
Industrial and Systems Engineering BS Four-Year Plan
In the table below, the courses listed in the first year/fall semester and first year/spring semester constitute Watson College’s common first-year program for engineering students. The common first year is administered by the Engineering Design Division, as described in the Engineering Design Division section.
- Note: To meet the ISE program prerequisites required by the major, courses in the second, third, and fourth years should be taken in the prescribed sequence to ensure the opportunity to graduate in four years.
Fall Semester (17 credits)
Spring Semester (17 credits)
Fall Semester (16 credits)
Spring Semester (16 credits)
Fall Semester (16 credits)
Spring Semester (16 credits)
Fall Semester (16 credits)
Spring Semester (13 credits)
Notes:
- Students must complete 30 credits of college-level math and basic science appropriate to industrial and systems engineering. If students fail to meet the minimum 30 credits, additional math and/or science electives will be required. It is important that students meet with their major school to discuss options.
- A maximum of one of the three technical electives can be in a subject that is in another closely-related discipline; ISE technical electives are preferred.
- To ensure appropriate advising and timely completion of the BS ISE degree program, the school blocks limited courses each semester and requires all BS ISE students to meet with their school faculty advisor to receive approval before registering for blocked classes.
Required Course Prerequisites
The following courses, or their equivalent(s), are required prerequisites for the major:
- If students do not place into MATH 224, then MATH 223 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 108 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 107 (or its equivalent) and, if needed, MATH 106 (or its equivalent) are required prerequisites for completion of the major.
- Students who have not had adequate course preparation may need to take CHEM 100 prior to taking CHEM 104 or CHEM 111.
- While EDD 103/111/104/112 is preferred, in rare cases, under advisement from the Watson Advising Office and subject to school approval, a first-year composition course and an introduction to computer programming course may be used to meet the EDD 103/111/104/112 requirement. Subject to the approval of the undergraduate director or chair following careful evaluation of the student’s program of study, alternative substitutions may be considered.
Education Abroad Opportunities
Students interested in incorporating an international experience into their educational program can do so with careful planning. This is most feasible in the spring semester of the second year as the two core ISE second-year spring-semester courses required (ISE 261 Probabilistic Systems I and ISE 211 Engineering Economics) are available to take during winter/summer terms, thus creating an opportunity for ambitious students with strong academic standing to pursue an extended (industry) internship or semester abroad program. Students intending to pursue such opportunities must seek advising from both their class-year advisor and the ISE Undergraduate Director.
Computer Science Minor for BS ISE Majors
A minor in computer science is available for BS ISE majors. As a reminder, BS ISE majors who take a minor in computer science may choose a maximum of one computer science course to count as a technical elective; the other two technical electives must be ISE technical electives.
Sustainability Engineering Minor for BS ISE Majors
A minor in sustainability engineering is available for BS ISE majors. As a reminder, BS ISE majors who take a minor in sustainability engineering may choose a maximum of one sustainability engineering course to count as a technical elective; the other two technical electives must be ISE technical electives. For details, students should contact the Watson College Advising Office prior to registration.
Additional Information about the Program
The Bachelor of Science program in Industrial and Systems Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Industrial Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs and Program Criteria for Systems and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
For more information on the Industrial and Systems Engineering BS program, please refer to the Industrial and Systems Engineering Undergraduate Program website. To apply to the Industrial and Systems Engineering BS program, please visit the University Undergraduate Admissions website.
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