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

Apr 28, 2025

DRAFT 2025-2026 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, under the General Program Criteria and the Industrial and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria.

Program Learning Outcomes

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

ISE 130 must be completed with a “C-” or better. ISE 195A and ISE 195B must be completed with a “C” or better. 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 .

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Students must satisfy the specific degree requirements for their undergraduate major and fulfill the following University degree requirements:

Academic (program total units with an average 2.0 GPA - “C” or better)
General Education (GE) (34 Lower Division + 9 Upper Division)
American Institutions (AI) (0-6 units) (may be satisfied in GE Areas 3A, 3B, 4, UD 3, or UD 4)
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) 3 units (see Writing in the Disciplines)
Physical Education (PE) (0-2 units)
Units in Residence (30 units, including 24 upper division and 12 in major)
Upper Division Units (40 units, including 12 upper div in major for BA, 18 upper div in major for BS)
Undergraduate Policies & Procedures

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Information about the Commencement Ceremony and Conferral of the Degree

Summary of Degree Units

Core Lower Division General Education: 12 (10 units may be satisfied by major coursework, 3 units of 1B waived, 3 units of 5B waived)

American Institutions/ US123 Requirements: 6 (Note: may be satisfied by GE coursework)

Upper Division General Education: 3 (6 units may be satisfied by major coursework)

Physical Education: 0 (waived)

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR): 0 (3 units satisfied by ENGR 100W)

Major Preparation: 29

Major Requirements: 70

Total: 120

2. Major Preparation (29 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 unit(s) (GE Area 2 / Formerly Area B4)
MATH 33LA - Differential Equations and Linear Algebra 3 unit(s)
PHYS 50 - General Physics I: Mechanics 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)

3. Major Requirements (70 units)

ISE 130 must be completed with a ”C-” or better. ISE 195A and ISE 195B must be completed with a “C” or better. 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)
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 (53 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) (GE UD Area 3 / Formerly Area 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)
ISE 196 - Decision Analytics and Intelligence 3 unit(s)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 unit(s) (WID + GE UD Area 2/5 / Formerly Area 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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