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Industrial engineering focuses on designing, developing, enhancing, implementing, and assessing integrated work systems that include people, information, knowledge, equipment, energy, materials, and processes. The department of industrial and systems engineering employs innovative and creative methods and technologies to deliver top-quality instruction and enhance student learning. Course offerings cover operations research, manufacturing systems engineering, human factors and ergonomics, and management systems engineering. The program tackles not just the physical and technical components of systems but also their organizational, economic, business, and human factors.
Before you can be considered for freshman admission, you must complete:
3 units of math (includes algebra I, geometry, and algebra II)
2 units of laboratory science (chosen from biology, chemistry or physics)
additional academic units (foreign language is highly recommended)
Some majors have other requirements, such as an additional year of advanced math or lab science. Most students who are selected for admission have completed more than the minimum requirements and have at least a B+ grade point average.
English Language Requirements:
Students taking the IELTS must obtain a score of at least 6.5, with no sub-score below 6.5 to be considered for admission to Virginia Tech. Students taking the PTE must obtain a score of at least 53. Depending on the type of TOEFL used, Virginia Tech expects students to have scores of: Internet-based test: at least 80, with no section sub-score less than 16; Computer-based test: at least 233; Paper-based test: at least 550. Application Deadline: Fall - January 15 (Regular Decision).