Curriculum: Wood Products

Concentration: Manufacturing

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Wood Products: Manufacturing

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

WPS 104 Intro. To Wood Products
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research*
MA 131 Calculus for Life & Mgt. Sci. A*1
WPS 202 Wood Anatomy and Properties*
PE 1** Fitness & Wellness*
GEP Humanities Requirement*

2
4
3
3
1
3

16

 

CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science*
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab*
WPS 203 Wood Physical Properties
MA 231 Calculus for Life & Mgt. Sci. B*1
GEP Physical Ed/Healthy Living Requirement*
Free Elective

3
1
4
3
1
3

15

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

EC 205 Fund. of Economics*
ISE 210 Intro. Eng. Graphics for IE
PY 211 College Physics I*
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*
COM Speech Elective2

3
3
4
3
3

16

 

PB 200 Plant Life*
PY 212 College Physics II*
WPS 301 Wood Chemistry
ST 361 Intro to Statistics for Engineers*

4
4
4
3

15
 
Summer Session
Credit
     
WPS 210 Forest Products Internship
1
     
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ISE 216 Mfg. Engineering Practicum
WPS 302 Wood Processing
WPS 308 Wood Prod. Proc: Facilities & Infrastruct.
ENG 331 Comm. Eng. & Tech
Technical Elective2

3
4
4
3
3

17

 

ISE 311 Engineering Econ. Analysis
ISE 316 Mfg. Engineering I Process
WPS 344 Introduction to Quality Control
WPS 346 Forest Products Business & Marketing
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*

3
3
3
3
2-3

14-15

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

ISE 352 Work Analysis & Design
WPS 444 Wood Composites
WPS 483 Senior Topics in WPS
GEP Social Science Requirement*
Technical Elective3
GEP Humanities Requirement*

3
3
3
3
3
3

18

 

WPS 441 Wood Mechanics
WPS 450 Wood Industry Case Studies
ISE 452 Ergonomics
GEP Additional Breadth Requirement*
Free Elective

4
2
3
3
3


15

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 127
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Students with appropriate math aptitude are encouraged to take the math sequence MA 141 & MA 241
2 Select from COM 110, COM 112, COM 146, or COM 211
3 Technical Electives are selected from business, management, science or applied fields with advisor approval


* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .
* Courses/groupings in the above display with an asterisk may fulfill all or part of a GEP requirement. See categories below.

Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 131, MA 231, ST 361
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: CH 101, CH 102, PY 211, PY 212, PB 200, WPS 202
Humanities(6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: EC 205
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth- (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list.
Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
U.S. Diversity(USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None
Global Knowledge(GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None
Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.