NIU Industrial and Systems Engineering

Sample Program

This sample program plan (provided as a PDF download and below on this page) gives you a possible overview of the types of courses a student would take each semester of the NIU Industrial and Systems Engineering program at Wheaton College.

PLEASE NOTE: This program plan is for guidance only. Graduation requirements are found in the course catalog.

Sample Program Plan for NIU Industrial and Systems Engineering

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Semester 1: Fall

Number	School	Subject	Hours
MATH 235	WC	Calculus I	4
PHYS 231	WC	Introductory Physics I	4
ENGR 101	WC	Introduction to Engineering	1
CORE 101	WC	First Year Seminar	4
CORE 131	WC	Holistic Human Flourishing	1
ENGW	WC	Writing (0-4)	4

Total: 18 Credits

Semester 2: Spring

Number	School	Subject	Hours
MATH 236	WC	Calculus II	4
PHYS 232	WC	Introductory Physics II	4
ENGR 132	WC	Engr. Graphics & CAD	3
COMM	WC	Oral Communication (0-2)	2
BITH	WC	Old Testament Literature	4

Total: 17 Credits

Semester 3: Fall

Number	School	Subject	Hours
MATH 237	WC	Calculus III	4
ENGR 334	WC	Computer Modeling of Physical Systems	2
ENGR 351	WC	Analog Electronics	2
LANG	WC	World Languages	4
SELECT	WC	Thematic Core (1 of 3)	4

Total: 16 Credits

Semester 4: Spring

Number	School	Subject	Hours
MATH 333	WC	Differential Equations	4
ENGR 214	WC	Innovative Design in Engr. (NIU Tech Elective 1)	3
SELECT	WC	Thematic Core (2 of 3)	4
BITH	WC	New Testament Literature	4

Total: 15 Credits

Semester 5: Fall

Number	School	Subject	Hours
CHEM 231	WC	General Chemistry I	4
PYSC 101	WC	Introduction to Psychology	4
SELECT	WC	Visual & Performing Arts (1 of 2)	2
SELECT	WC	Thematic Core (3 of 3)	4

Total: 14 Credits

Semester 6: Spring

Number	School	Subject	Hours
ECON 211	WC	Principals of Microeconomics	4
ENGR 494	WC	Engineering Ethics Capstone	2
BITH	WC	Christian Thought	4
CORE 3xx	WC	Advanced Seminar (with 1 Thematic Core tag)	4
SELECT	WC	Visual & Performing Arts (2 of 2)	2

Total: 16 Credits
Three Year Credit Hours: 97

Semester 7: Fall

Number	School	Subject	Hours
ISYE 250	NIU	Intro to lean systems engineering	2
ISYE 335	NIU	Prob & Stats for Engineers	3
ISYE 350	NIU	Principals of manufacturing processes	3
ISYE 370	NIU	Operations research: deterministic models	3
MEE 209	NIU	Engineering Mechanics - Statics and Dynamics	3
TE	NIU	Technical Elective 2	3

Total: 17 Credits

Semester 8: Spring

Number	School	Subject	Hours
ISYE 220	NIU	Engineering economy	3
ISYE 310	NIU	Work measurement and work design	3
ISYE 371	NIU	Operations research: Probabilistic models	3
ISYE 430	NIU	Quality control	3
ISYE 435	NIU	Experimental design for engineers	3

Total: 15 Credits

Semester 9: Fall

Number	School	Subject	Hours
ISYE 410	NIU	Human factors engineering	3
ISYE 440	NIU	Production planning and control	3
ISYE 460	NIU	Facilities planning and design	3
ISYE 480	NIU	Simulation modeling and analysis	3
ISYE 492	NIU	Industrial and systems engineering senior design project	1
TE	NIU	Technical Elective 3	3

Total: 16 Credits

Semester 10: Spring

Number	School	Subject	Hours
ISIYE 450	NIU	Lean manufacturing	3
ISIYE 495	NIU	Senior design project	3
TE	NIU	Technical Elective 4	3
TE	NIU	Technical Elective 5	3
EXAM	NCEES	Fundamentals of Engineering (Passing is not required)

Total: 12 Credits
Fourth & Fifth Year Credit Hours: 60
Total Credit Hours to Bachelor's Degree: 157