BSET Plan of Study
“What makes this new bachelor’s degree program unique to the state of Indiana is that it will allow Purdue to be more nimble and responsive to the higher educational technical needs of the communities and regions we serve."
Dr. Duane D. Dunlap
associate dean
for statewide technology.
To earn a bachelor's degree in engineering technology, you will need to take 124 credit hours. We have listed the breakdown of what types of classes these credits entail and a typical eight-semester (four-year) plan of study for this degree.
Contact a student services coordinator for additional information.
Credit Hour Distribution
| Academic Areas | Credit Hours |
| Required Technology Courses | 51 |
| Technology Selective Courses | 18 |
| English and Communication | 15 |
| Math and Statistics | 11 |
| Science | 8 |
| Economics | 3 |
| Humanities/Liberal Arts/Electives | 6 |
| Global, Cultural, or Diversity Selective | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 124 |
Curriculum – Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology
English and Communication
(3) English Composition
(3) ENGL 421
(3) COM 114
|
Semester 1 |
Cr |
|
Semester 2 |
Cr |
COM 11400 |
Fund’ls of Speech Com |
3 |
MA 22100 |
Calculus for Technology I |
3 |
MA 15900 |
Pre-calculus |
5 |
Elective |
Freshman Composition |
3 |
TECH 10500 |
Intro to Eng Technology |
3 |
MET 11100 |
Applied Statics |
3 |
MET 14300 or MET 14400 |
Materials & Processes I/ Materials & Processes II |
3 |
C&IT 15500 |
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming |
3 |
CGT 11000 or CGT 11600 |
Technical Graphics/Geometric Modeling for Vis & Com |
3 |
OLS 25200 |
Human Relations in Organizations |
3 |
|
Semester 3 |
Cr |
|
Semester 4 |
Cr |
C&IT 27600 |
Systems Software and Networking |
3 |
ECON 21000 |
Principles of Economics |
3 |
PHYS 21800 |
General Physics |
4 |
|
ECET Core Selective |
3 |
MET 24500 |
Manufacturing Systems |
3 |
IT 21400 |
Intro to Lean Mfg |
3 |
CGT 22600 |
Introduction to Constraint-Based Modeling |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
|
General Hum/SS/LA |
3 |
|
Lab Science Selective |
4 |
|
Semester 5 |
Cr |
|
Semester 6 |
Cr |
COM 32000 |
Small Group Communication |
3 |
ENG 42100 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
IT 34200 |
Intro to Statistical Quality |
3 |
IT 44600 |
Six Sigma Quality |
3 |
ECET |
ECET Core Selective |
3 |
OLS 28400 |
Leadership Principles |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
|
Gen Hum/SS/LA
|
3 |
|
Free Elective |
3 |
|
Semester 7 |
|
|
Semester 8 |
|
IET 45100 or IT 45000 |
Production Cost Analysis or Monetary Analysis |
3 |
TECH 49700 |
Senior Design Project |
2 |
OLS 45000 |
Project Management |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
|
Technical Selective |
3 |
COM 30300 or COM 31400 |
Intercultural Communication or Adv Presentational Speaking |
3 |
Selective |
Global, Cultural, or Diversity |
3 |
|
Free Elective |
3 |
|
Free Elective |
3 |
TECH 49600 |
Senior Design Project Proposal |
1 |
|
|
|
(3) COM 320
(3) COM 303 or 314
Mathematics
(5) MATH 159
(3) MATH 221
(3) STAT 301 or (3) IT 342
Science
(4) PHYS 218
(4 or 5) CHEM, BIO, PHYS
Economics
(3) ECON 210
Selectives/Electives
(9) HU/LA with (3) Global, Cultural, or Diversity-based course
(9) Free electives
Required Technology Courses
(51) from a list of TECH, C&IT, CGT, ECET, IT, MET, and OLS courses
College of Technology Selective Courses
(18) from a list of C&IT, CGT, ECET, IT, MET, MFET, and OLS courses
Key to College of Technology Departments and Areas of Study
C&IT = Computer and Information Technology
CGT = Computer Graphics Technology
ECET = Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
IT = Industrial Technology
MET = Mechanical Engineering Technology
MFET = Manufacturing Engineering Technology
OLS = Organizational Leadership and Supervision