Approved Technical Electives List by Program

Aerospace Engineering

Students are required to take 9 hours of technical electives. At least 6 hours of which must be AE technical electives:

• AE 460H
• AE 500+
• AE 481 – must have departmental consent

3 hours can be selected from:

• AE 500+
• EE 200+
• ENGR 101
• IME 200+
• MATH 451 or 511
• ME 300+
• PHYS 517+ 

Bioengineering

12 credit hours selected from the following courses:

• ME 250 (Materials Engineering)
• AE 333 (Mechanics of Materials – must have Math 344)
• AE 373 (Dynamics – must have Math 344)
• IME 549 (Industrial Ergonomics)
• BioE 491 (Tissue Engineering)
• ME 650R (Intro to Corrosion)
• IME 780E (Clinical Biomechanics Instrumentation)
• IME 780G (Biodegradable Materials)
• ME 709 (Injury Biomechanics)

3 credit hours selected from the following courses:

• CSD 210 (Physics of Sound)
• CSD 517 (Communication in Aging)
• Phil 327 (Bioethics)
• Biol 211 (Biology II)
• HS 400 (Intro to Pathophysiology)
• HS 570 (Neuroscience for Health Professionals – Peripheral Nervous System)
• HP 203 (Medical Terminology – 2 hrs)
• HP 303 (Medical Terminology – 3 hrs)
• HMCD 325 (Intro to Epidemiology)
• AGE 518 (Biology of Aging)
• Math 344 (Calculus III)
• STAT 576 (Applied Nonparametric Statistical Methods)
• WSUE/ENGR 101 (Intro to Engineering)
• ENGR 202 (Service Learning)
• ENGR 301 (The Engineer as Leader)
• BioE 481A/P (BioEngineering Internship/Coop)
• BioE 590 (Independent Study and Research)
• ENTR 605 (Technology Entrepreneurship)
• ENTR 606 (Product Development and Innovation)
• ME 200+ (not including ME 325)
• IME 200+
• EE 200+
• CS 194+

Computer Engineering

Check your degree audit using your MyWSU, or contact your adviser to determine how many hours are required:

• AE 227
• AE 300 - 799 
• BIOE 400 - 799 
• CS 217
• CS 300 - 799
• EE 100 – 799
• ENGR 101
• ENGR 202
• ENGR 301
• IME 222
• IME 258
• IME 300 – 799
• MATH 300 – 799 
• ME 200 – 799
• PHYS 315, 316
• STAT 571
• WSUE 101

Computer Science

Check your degree audit using your MyWSU, or contact your adviser to determine how many hours are required:

• AE 300-799
• BioE 400-799
• CS 212-799 (excluding courses required by major)
• EE 100-799
• Engr 101
• Engr 202
• ENGR301
• IME 222
• IME 258
• IME 400-799
• ME 200-799
• Math 344-799
• Phys 315, Phys 316
• Phys 500-799
• WSUE101

Electrical Engineering

Check your degree audit using your MyWSU, or contact your adviser to determine how many hours are required:

• AE 110 -
• BIOE 400 – 799
• CS 217
• CS 238
• CS 300 - 799
• EE 100 – 799
• ENGR 101
• ENGR 202
• ENGR 301
• IME 222
• IME 258
• IME 400 – 799
• MATH 321
• MATH 400 – 799 
• ME 250 – 799
• PHYS 315, PHYS 316
• PHYS 395
• PHYS 500 – 799
• WSUE 101

Engineering Technology

Aircraft Maintenance Technology: 

• AE 200+
• CS 194
• EE 200+
• MATH 200+
• ME 200+
• PHYS 210, Physics of Sound
• PHYS 500+
• PSY 405, Human Factors Psychology
• PSY 407, Industrial Psychology
• Coop/Internship credits (as approved by BSET advisor)

Engineering Technology Management:

• AE 200+
• Business course 200+ from the following areas: ACCT, BADM, BLAW, ECON, ENTR, DS, FIN, HRM, IB, MGMT, MKT (100 level must be approved by BSET advisor)
• CS 194
• CS 200+
• EE 200+
• ENTR 605, Technology Entrepreneurship
• ENTR 606, Product Development and Innovation
• HMCD 300+
• IME 200+
• MATH 200+
• ME 200+
• MEDT 300+
• PADM 400+
• POLS 317, Urban Politics
• POLS 319, State Government
• POLS 385, Global Economy
• POLS 500+
• PSY 405, Human Factors Psychology
• PSY 407, Industrial Psychology
• Coop/Internship credits (as approved by BSET advisor)

Mechatronics Technology:

• AE 200+
• CS 194
• CS 200+
• EE 200+
• IME 200+
• MATH 200+
• ME 200+
• PHYS 210, Physics of Sound
• PHYS 500+
• PSY 405, Human Factors Psychology
• PSY 407, Industrial Psychology
• Coop/Internship credits (as approved by BSET advisor)

Renewable Energy Technology:

• AE 200+
• BIOL 100+
• CHEM 100+
• CS 194
• CS 200+
• EE 200+
• GEOL 100+
• IME 200+
• IME 780G, Biodegradable Materials
• MATH 200+
• ME 200+
• PA 326, Emerging Health Care Issues of the 21st Century
• PA 327, Introduction to Global Health Care Issues
• PADM 400+
• PHYS 500+
• POLS 317, Urban Politics
• POLS 319, State Government
• Coop/Internship credits (as approved by BSET advisor)

Industrial Engineering

Students are required to take 12 hours of technical electives. At least 6 hours of which must be IME technical electives:

• ACCT 210, 220
• AE 100-799
• BioE 400-799
• BIOL 370
• BLAW 431
• COMM 325, 328
• EE 194-799
• ECON 301, 302, 304
• ENGR 101, 301
• ENGR 250A-250Z
• FIN 340
• HRM 466
• IB 333
• IME 300-799
• IME481 - 3 hours max
• MATH 500-799
• ME 100-799
• MGMT 360, 462, 463, 464
• MKT 300
• PSY 316, 334, 342, 386
• STAT 574, 652