B.S.Tech. Industrial Technology

Degree Prep

The B.S.Tech. Industrial Technology degree requires a solid background in math and science and an interest in working with technology.

Degree Roadmap

B.S.Tech. Industrial Technology 4-Year Plan

B.S.Tech. Industrial Technology Course Requirements (PDF)

Current Industrial Technology course catalog
Catalogs are released each year with up-to-date course listings. Students reference the catalog released during their first year of enrollment. For catalog related questions, email registrar@uidaho.edu or call 208-885-6731.

The Industrial Technology degree program requires 122 credits and includes the university requirements. There are 98 credits of required courses and 24 credits of electives. Students are encouraged to develop individual interests through the selection of 24 elective credits, 13 are technical electives and 11 free electives.

Transfer Students — There are many transfer pathways at the University of Idaho. The Office of Admissions can provide resources and answer questions about the transfer process and help you work with departments and colleges.

Degree Requirements

Required course work includes the Industrial Technology (B.S.Tech.) requirements and the university requirements (see regulation J-3).

Questions?

For questions relating to Industrial Technology degrees, please email advisor Sarah Coombs scoombs@uidaho.edu.

Scholarships

• U of I Awards more than $30 million in scholarships each year, more than any other institution in Idaho.
• Engineering students receive more than $1 million in scholarships annually.
• Earn more than $64,000 in scholarships over the course of four years through the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE). Eligible first-year and transfer students are considered simply by filling out their U of I admission application. There’s no separate application or deadline.
• Merit- and Need-Based Scholarships – All first-time students and first-time transfer students in the College of Engineering are automatically considered for merit- and need-based scholarships and financial aid when filling out the admissions application and FAFSA. There are no separate scholarship applications required to be considered. Continuing students are also automatically considered after filling out the FAFSA  each year.
• Additional College of Engineering Scholarships – Additional scholarships are available based on major and interest areas. Browse engineering scholarships and application processes. 

Browse all need- and merit-based scholarships or contact our Student Services team to get all your scholarship questions answered.

Paid Employment Related to Your Major

• Cooperative Education Program (Co-op) – Get paid up to $20,000 for a six-month session working with Micron, HP, BorgWarner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in-between your junior and senior years.

Internships & Summer Programs

• Idaho National Laboratory Undergraduate Internships – Earn a nationally competitive wage during a 10- to 16-week internship at the nation’s leading center for nuclear energy research and development. For students pursuing STEM fields.
• NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) - Mentor-directed, career-related internship programs that contribute to NASA’s mission. Sessions are held in fall, spring and summer and are open to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) – Receive a $4,000 student fellowship and $1,000 stipend to work on faculty-mentored projects full-time in any field of study.
• DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE Germany) Programs – RISE Germany offers undergraduate students the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions.

Financial Aid

For financial aid deadlines and eligibility requirements, visit the University of Idaho Financial Aid Office.

Hands-On Learning

ALL U of I College of Engineering students, especially undergraduates, participate in hands-on activities through:

• Idaho’s only Grand Challenge Scholars Program - Preparing undergraduates to solve the biggest challenges facing society in the 21st century.
• Nationally-ranked Senior Capstone Design Program - Emphasizing the design process and the creation of a thoughtfully engineered, tested and validated outcome or prototype. Interdisciplinary teams showcase their work at our annual Engineering Design EXPO.

Clubs & Organizations

Our college offers 20+ clubs and organizations tied to international and national engineering organizations, including national competition teams.

• Humanitarian Engineering Corps (HEC)
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
• Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society (TBP)