Industrial and Systems Engineering Overview of the Department and Honors Track

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Industrial and systems engineering –Quality and efficiency Better, faster and cheaper –Focus on people –Wide range of organizations 3

Texas A&M ISEN Department Undergraduate program rank 8 th among public institutions New building with high tech facilities 4

Texas A&M ISEN Department: Areas Manufacturing Operations Research Health & Human Systems Informatics 5

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Options for Texas A&M INEN Students Minor in –Business –Engr. Mgmt. –Applied Math –Statistics Certificates Research Fast Track MS 7

Engineering Honors: Industrial and Systems Engineering Track

Requirements To graduate with Engineering Honors –Complete at least 21 Honors credits offered by Engineering or Science (at least 12 credits in engineering; ENGR 181H seminar and ISEN 491H - 6 credits) Grade Requirement at Graduation –Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 –Honors courses GPA > 3.25, B or better –No honor code violation on record Attend community of scholars events –2 per semester 9

Earning Honors Credit Honors courses (section 2XX) –Stand alone (e.g. ENGR 111/112) –Stacked (we should consider offering) Undergrad research (291/491), independent study (285/485) or internship (284/484) Graduate courses –All grad courses count –Up to 6 hours graduate courses registered for graduate credit –Up to 3 grad courses in the fast-track option At least 3 honors credits must be ISEN courses (grad or undergrad) plus 491H 10

Desirable Honors Plan ENGR 111H/112H and 181H (6 credits) Math 151 or 152 or 251 Honors (3 credits) Undergrad research in ISEN (6 credits) Two ISEN courses - grad or undergrad (6 credits) 11