2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog

Mar 15, 2026

2026-2027 Academic DRAFT Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Engineering Technology, BS (EGRTECH - BS)

Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) offers students a foundation in mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering and technology through an interdisciplinary program. The coursework within the program comprises a technical core covering engineering and computer science topics, aimed at preparing students for real-world applications, as well as a focus area in industrial and systems engineering or electrical engineering, for a comprehensive curriculum of modern engineering design skills. Additionally, the BSET program includes selection of an area of emphasis, with courses in Computing and Information Technology, Business Analytics, or technical elective block (available to transfer students with an earned associate’s degree in an engineering technology field). This program prepares students for careers in a variety of engineering fields, including for example: automated manufacturing, quality control; product development and design; software development and design; system development and design; field service engineering; and systems engineering. Students will also be prepared for project management and business operations environments.

Program Admission Requirements

Engineering Technology students must meet the following requirements for full admission to the BSET program:

Completion of 24 or more credit hours of college-level work
Obtain a 2.25 cumulative GPA at Wright State University
Obtain a C or higher in ENG 1100

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this program will learn to:

be professionally employed in a technical or supervisory position or pursuing advanced training
be actively involved in professional development activities
be leading or participating as a member of project teams
be developing expertise in a specialized area, such as through the pursuit of technical certifications, or broadening their base of knowledge

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, graduates of this program can:

apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; identify and use appropriate technical literature
conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes
function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams

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Program Requirements

I. Wright State Core Requirements: 36 Credit Hours

As a part of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree at Wright State University, all students must complete the Wright State Core, a general education curriculum. Most programs require 36 hours in the Core, some programs may require additional hours.

Specific Core classes in some of the Elements may be required by some majors. When this occurs, the specific Core courses required will be listed below. In Elements where a specific course is not required, students can choose any course from the Wright State Core Program Requirements.

US Civic Literacy: 3 Credit Hours

All students must successfully complete the US Civic Literacy class during their first year.

UVC 1025 - US Civic Literacy Credit Hour(s): 3

Element A - English Composition: 6 Credit Hours

First-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)
All students must successfully complete ENG 1100.  Based on Writing Placement level, some students may be required to enroll in a corequisite course (DEV 0100).
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
Second-Year Writing Course (3 credit hours)
All students must successfully complete one second-year writing course from the choices below:
EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2140 - Research, Technical Writing, and Presentation for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3

Element B - Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic: 4 Credit Hours

Based on Math Placement Level, students may need additional prerequisite or corequisite coursework in mathematics prior to enrollment in the required course below.

Required:

MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

Element C - Arts and Humanities: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Arts and Humanities courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements. One course must fulfill the History requirement.

History Requirement (3 credit hours)
Choose 1 course from the list below:
HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1200 - The West and the World since 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
HST 1500 - Introduction to Greek and Roman Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 (GI)
Arts and Humanities Course (3 credit hours)
Choose an additional Arts and Humanities course (a different prefix from what is chosen above) from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element D - Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credit Hours

Students will select two Social and Behavioral Sciences courses, with different course prefixes from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements.

Element E - Natural Sciences: 10 Credit Hours

Students will select one of the Physics sequences below, either PHY 1110 and 1120 or PHY 2400 and 2410 (with labs).

Required:

PHY 1110 - Principles of Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 1110L - Principles of Physics Lab I Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 1110R - Principles of Physics I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
and
PHY 1120 - Principles of Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 1120L - Principles of Physics Lab II Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 1120R - Principles of Physics II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
or
PHY 2400 - General Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2400R - General Physics I Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0
and
PHY 2410 - General Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
PHY 2410R - General Physics II Recitation Credit Hour(s): 0

Additional Core Courses: 1 Credit Hour

Students will select an additional credit hour from Elements A-E from the approved Wright State Core Program Requirements to reach the 36 minimum hours required in the Core. Unless specified by the student’s major, these are selected by the student. When a major has required courses in this area, the specific Core course(s) required will be listed below.

Additional Core Requirements

Within the 36 credit hours of the Wright State Core students must successfully complete the following:

One Global Inquiry (GI) course
One to two Integrated Writing (IW) courses. To meet degree requirements all students must complete a minimum of 3 IW courses by choosing either (a) 1 in the Core and 2 in the major or (b) 2 in the Core and 1 in the major. Students should check their major program requirements for courses that fulfill Integrated Writing.

Students who do not make choices within the 36 required hours of the Core to fulfill the GI and IW requirements will take additional Core hours beyond the minimum of 36.

II. Major Core Requirements: 26 Credit Hours

Students will choose a four credit hour class (with laboratory) in computer programming:
CEG 2170 - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Credit Hour(s): 4
CEG 2170L - Introduction to C Programming for Scientists and Engineers Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
or
CS 1160 - Introduction to Computer Programming Credit Hour(s): 4
CS 1160L - Intro to Comp Prog Lab Credit Hour(s): 0
or
CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4 (IW)
CS 1180L - Computer Science I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0 (IW)
Students will choose one lecture/laboratory analog circuit sequence:
EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
or
EE 2011 - Analog Circuit Techniques Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2011L - Analog Circuit Techniques Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
The following 18 credit hours are required:
ISE 2211 - Statistics for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4400 - Engineering Economy Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4810 - Production and Service Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4830 - Engineering Project Management and Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4850 - Six Sigma for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3
ME 1040 - Engineering Design and Solid Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3

III. Major Track Courses: 21-23 Credit Hours

All students will choose one major track: (1) Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) or (2) Electrical Engineering (EE).

ISE Track Courses: 23 Credit Hours

EE 4120 - Industrial Controls and Automation Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4120L - Industrial Controls and Automation Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
ISE 4150 - Advanced Probability and Statistics for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4711 - Operations Research I Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4712 - Simulation and Stochastic Models Credit Hour(s): 4
ISE 4712L - Simulation and Stochastic Models Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
ISE 4910 - Industrial and Systems Engineering Design I Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4920 - Industrial Systems Design Engineering Design II Credit Hour(s): 3
ISE 4510 - Computer Applications in ISE Credit Hour(s): 3
or
ISE 4820 - Supply Chain Analysis and Design Credit Hour(s): 3

EE Track Courses: 21-22 Credit Hours

Required Courses:
EE 2000 - Digital Design with HDL Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 2000L - Digital Design with HDL Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 3310 - Electronic Devices and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 3310L - Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4910 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project I Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
EE 4920 - Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project II Credit Hour(s): 3 (IW)
Choose Two: (7-8 Credit Hours)

Students may select TWO lab courses or ONE lab plus one 3 CH option
EE 4120 - Industrial Controls and Automation Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4120L - Industrial Controls and Automation Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4550 - IC Hardware Security and Trust Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4550L - IC Hardware Security and Trust Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
EE 4620 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4620L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
May Choose 1 of 3: (3 Credit Hours)
EE 4100 - Nano-Fabrication of Integrated Solid State Devices Credit Hour(s): 3
EE 4800 - Undergraduate Special Topics in Electrical Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
EE 4800: Must be “Fundamentals of Modern VLSI Devices”: 3 Credit Hours
PHY 4200 - Microfabrication Sciences Credit Hour(s): 2 to 4
PHY 4200: Must be at least 3 credit hours.

IV. Area of Emphasis: 17-18 Credit Hours

All students will choose one area of emphasis: (1) Business Analytics (2) Computing and Information Technology or (3) Earned Associates Technical Foundations Emphasis.

Business Analytics Emphasis: 18 Credit Hours

Students should consider and discuss with their advisor declaring a Business Analytics minor.

MIS 3000 - Fundamentals of Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 3810 - Introduction to Business Data Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 3820 - Data Mining for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 3840 - Data Visualization for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
Select two courses from the following list:
MIS 4300 - Business Analytics Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 4600 - Geographic Information Systems for Business Credit Hour(s): 3
MIS 4700 - Data Science for Business Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
SCM 4250 - Supply Chain Information Management Credit Hour(s): 3

Computing and Information Technology Emphasis: 17 Credit Hours

Students should consider and discuss with their advisor declaring a Computing and Information Technology minor.

CEG 2350 - Operating System Concepts and Usage Credit Hour(s): 4
CEG 2350L - Operating System Concepts and Usage Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
CEG 2400 - Introduction to PC Networking Credit Hour(s): 3
CEG 3400 - Introduction to Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3
CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4
CS 1180L - Computer Science I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
CS 3700 - Introduction to Databases & Modeling Credit Hour(s): 3

Earned Associates Technical Foundations Emphasis: 18 Credit Hours

Only available to transfer students with an earned associate’s degree in an engineering technology field.

Students may use up to 18 credit hours of approved engineering technology courses from an earned associate’s degree to fulfill the technical foundations emphasis requirements

V. General Electives: 17-20 Credit Hours

Students must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours for a baccalaureate degree. If the total number of credit hours in the Wright State Core (general education program) and the major requirements do not total at least 120 credits, students will choose additional courses (general electives) to meet the minimum required 120 credit hours. Students may choose from any undergraduate course in the Academic Catalog for which they meet the course prerequisites and for which they do not already have earned credit.

Students are encouraged to consider adding a minor, certificate, or microcredential.

The number of General Electives by track and emphasis is as follows:

ISE Track + Business Analytics Emphasis: 17 credit hours
ISE Track + Computing & Information Technology Emphasis: 18 credit hours
ISE Track + Earned Associates Technical Foundations Emphasis: 17 credit hours
EE Track + Business Analytics Emphasis: 18-19 credit hours
EE Track + Computing & Information Technology Emphasis: 19-20 credit hours
EE Track + Earned Associates Technical Foundations Emphasis: 18-19 credit hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Graduation Planning Strategy

A Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS), also known as a four-year guide, is an academic tool showing one example of how a program can be completed in a certain amount of time. All Wright State undergraduate majors can be completed in four years with careful planning. Some programs may require summer coursework. Time to degree is dependent on many factors including student placement in mathematics and writing courses, CCP and AP coursework, transfer coursework, and other variables.

These guides are valid for this year’s Academic Catalog only and are subject to change. These guides are a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Students should consult with their academic advisor on a regular basis and create a personalized plan to degree completion.