Students take 50 semester hours of university English proficiency and general studies course work, 25 semester hours of lower division engineering courses, 33 semester hours of upper division industrial engineering courses, three semester hours of technical electives, and 9 hours of career-focused study area electives of which at least 6 are upper-division. Each career-focused study area has an associated list of recommended study area courses. At least 41 semester hours of IE courses are included in the overall course requirements for the IE degree. The course work for the undergraduate degree can be classified into the following categories:
| Category | Credit Hours |
| First-Year Composition |
6
|
|
44
|
|
| Lower Division Engineering Courses |
25
|
| Upper Division Engineering Courses |
33
|
| Industrial Engineering Elective |
3
|
| Career-Focused Study Area Electives * |
9
|
| Total Degree Requirements |
120
|
A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for the BSE degree in Industrial Engineering. A minimum of 45 upper-division hours is required by the university. Students are required to earn a minimum 2.00 GPA in the IEE-prefixed courses.