Program: Industrial and Systems Engineering, BS - San José State University

Apr 06, 2025

2023-2024 Academic Catalog

The BS Industrial and Systems Engineering program, offered by the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering , prepares engineers for a broad scope of systems analysis and design challenges that deal with improving the overall performance of an organization or system. The Industrial and Systems Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Program Criteria and the Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

Program Learning Outcomes

Summary of Degree Units

University Graduation Requirements	24
Major Preparation	29
Major Requirements	67
Total	120

Program Roadmaps

The 4-Year Roadmap is available online. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Degrees (ADT) Pathways are also available online.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

All Technical Electives Required in the Major must be completed with a “C- or better”. The following courses in Preparation for the Major must also be completed with a “C- or better”: ENGL 1B .

University Requirements

Students must satisfy all of the major and Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements , which includes unit, GPA, and residency requirements as well as the below identified General Education , American Institutions, Graduation Writing Assessment, and Physical Education requirements. Courses that meet Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements are noted with an area designation (see Course Abbreviations ).

Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements will apply to this major.

Core Lower Division General Education (15 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 24 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3, B4, or F must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with a major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education (3 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 6 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (6 units)

Complete one 6-unit sequence of American Institutions (US123) courses, which also satisfies GE Area D. Students may also satisfy the American Institutions Requirement with other courses, but these may not satisfy other GE areas.

The American Studies sequence (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ; 12 units) or Humanities Honors course (HUM 2B ; 6 units) satisfies the American Institutions Requirement and additional GE Areas (see course descriptions for details).

Consult with a major advisor to select the appropriate sequence.

U.S. History and Government (6 units)

Complete One US1: US History Course

AMS 10 - Stories that Make America 3 unit(s) (C2+US1)
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 unit(s) (D+US1)
HIST 170S - Topics in American History: American Identities and Institutions 3 unit(s) (S+US1)

Complete One US23: US Constitution and California Government Course

AMS 11 - Visions of Democracy 3 unit(s) (D+US23)
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 unit(s) (D+US23)
POLS 16 - Power and Ideas in American Politics 3 unit(s) (C2+US23)
POLS 170V - American Politics in Global Perspective 3 unit(s) (V+US23)

Physical Education

The Physical Education Requirement is waived for this major. See the Exceptions for University Graduation Requirements .

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass a Writing in the Disciplines (100W) course with a grade of C or better (C- not accepted) to meet graduation requirements. For this major, the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) is satisfied by a course in the major.

Major Preparation (29 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (B1+B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (B4)
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (B1+B3)

Major Requirements (67 units)

At least one approved technical elective must be an engineering course and all technical electives must be completed with a grade of “C-” or better.

Core Courses (11 units)

ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 unit(s) (E)
ME 20 - Design and Graphics 2 unit(s)
MATE 25 - Introduction to Materials 3 unit(s)
CMPE 30 - Programming Concepts and Methodology 3 unit(s)

Major Courses (50 units)

ISE 102 - Engineering Economic Systems 3 unit(s)
ISE 105 - Introduction to Systems Engineering 3 unit(s)
ISE 115 - Lean Integrated Manufacturing 3 unit(s)
ISE 120 - Work Methods Design and Measurement 3 unit(s)
ISE 130 - Engineering Probability and Statistics 3 unit(s)
ISE 131 - Statistical Process Control and Improvement 3 unit(s)
ISE 135 - Design of Experiments 3 unit(s)
ISE 140 - Operations Planning and Control 3 unit(s)
ISE 142 - Service Systems Engineering and Management 3 unit(s)
ISE 151 - Engineering Management Systems in Global Society 3 unit(s) (V)
ISE 155 - Supply Chain Engineering 3 unit(s)
ISE 167 - System Simulation 3 unit(s)
ISE 170 - Operation Research 3 unit(s)
ISE 194 - Analytics Workshop 1 unit(s)
ISE 195A - Senior Industrial Engineering Design I 1 unit(s)
ISE 195B - Senior Industrial Engineering Design II 3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (WID+R)
CMPE 131 - Software Engineering I 3 unit(s)

Approved Technical Electives (6 units)

Selected from the approved departmental list in consultation with the student’s advisor.

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