Dec 07, 2025

USC Catalogue 2025-2026

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USC Catalogue 2025-2026

Industrial and Systems Engineering (BS)

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The Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

The requirement for the degree is 128 units. A cumulative grade point average of C (2.0) is required for all upper division courses applied toward the major, regardless of the department in which the courses are taken. See the common requirements for undergraduate degrees.

Composition/Writing Requirement

WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches Units: 4
WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Units: 4
(4 units required)

General Education

General Education ^* Units: 20

Pre-Major Requirements

Math Requirement

MATH 125g Calculus I Units: 4
MATH 126g Calculus II Units: 4 or
MATH 129 Calculus II for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4
MATH 225 Linear Algebra and Linear Differential Equations Units: 4
MATH 226g Calculus III Units: 4 or
MATH 229 Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists Units: 4

Physics Requirement

Biology Elective

BISC 103Lgx General Biology for the Environment and Life Units: 4 or
BISC 104Lgx How the Body Works Units: 4 or
BISC 230Lgx The Biology of the Brain Units: 4 or
HBIO 205Lgx The Science of Sport Units: 4

Chemistry Elective

CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry Units: 4 or
CHEM 115aLg Advanced General Chemistry Units: 4 or
MASC 110L Materials Science Units: 4

Major Requirements

Engineering Requirement

ENGR 102 Engineering Freshman Academy Units: 2

Industrial and Systems Engineering Requirement

ISE 105 Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering Units: 2
ISE 150 Solving Engineering Problems using Python Units: 4
ISE 220 Foundations of Probability Modeling Units: 4
ISE 225 Foundations of Data Analysis Units: 4
ISE 315L Engineering Project Management Units: 4
ISE 330 Optimization Units: 4
ISE 350 Principles and Practices of Systems Engineering Units: 4
ISE 370L Human Factors in Work and Systems Design Units: 4
ISE 382 Database Systems: Storage and Retrieval using SQL Units: 4
ISE 410 Planning and Scheduling for Production and Supply Chains Units: 4
ISE 435L Discrete Systems Simulation Units: 4
ISE 440 Socio-Technical Systems and Work Organizations Units: 4
ISE 495ax Senior Design Project Units: 2
ISE 495bx Senior Design Project Units: 2

Major Electives

ISE Approved Electives Units: 8
Free electives Units: 8

Total units: 128

^*GE Category D is fulfilled by Biology Elective

GE Category E is fulfilled by PHYS 151 or CHEM 105a .

GE Category F is fulfilled by MATH 125 .

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