Industrial Technology is a broad program designed to prepare the student for a position in the expanding technical fields in government and industry. Included is the concentration in Industrial Systems for manufacturing and service industries.

In addition to the General Education requirements, the minimum requirements for the Industrial Technology degree are:

1. completion of a minimum of 40-49 hours of engineering technology and industrial studies courses as listed under the appropriate concentration;

2. completion of a core of

ET 2310 Computer-Assisted Drafting/Design I

ET 3610 Introduction to Electricity and Electronics

ET 3910 Introduction to Operations Management

ET 4420 Industrial Safety

ET 4710 Industrial Seminar;

3. completion of other specific courses as listed under the appropriate concentration.

Concentration: Industrial Systems

This program, accredited by the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT), is designed to prepare students for positions and careers in both the industrial and service sectors. Certifications can be earned in lean manufacturing, Six Sigma (Green Belt level), project management, and safety. Typical positions include junior industrial engineer, first-level management, Quality/Six Sigma analyst/leader, lean manufacturing leader, safety/ergonomics coordinator, production/project scheduler, inventory analyst, work team leader, and other related positions.

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Work-based (Experiential) Learning: Maximum 30 semester hours. Up to 18 semester hours may be granted for approved work experience. Up to 18 semester hours may be granted for approved work-based learning. The total hours for both work experience and work-based learning may not exceed 30 semester hours. Students who do not have any applicable work experience may take internship courses (ETIS 2920, 3920, and 3930) or co-op courses (ETIS 2930, 2940, 3970, and 3980) and may apply these courses as part of this experiential learning. Students will be required to participate in a formal assessment process to quality for experiential learning credit.

Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.

*Curriculum is currently being reduced to 120 hours.

**Students should choose six credits of electives from the following courses: PSY 3320; ET 1210, 3360, 3860, 4280, 4370, 4850, 4910.

Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules.

Minor in Industrial Technology

The minor in Industrial Technology consists of 18 semester hours of courses as approved by the minor advisor. A minimum of 9 hours must be upper-division courses. The minor must include 8 semester hours in one of the following areas: drafting, electronics, engineering, industrial facilities and management, metals, or safety.

Experiential Learning
The heart of this program is the following technical core which combines credit for experiential learning with traditional coursework. Experiential Learning: Maximum 30 semester hours. Up to 18 semester hours may be granted for approved work experience. Up to 18 semester hours may be granted for approved work-based learning. The total number of hours for both work experience and work-based learning may not exceed 30 semester hours. Students will be required to prepare a portfolio and submit it for a formal assessment process to qualify for experiential learning credit. Also, credit hours for Co-op and/or Internships must be earned using the same formal assessment process.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING STUDENT HANDBOOK