2024-2025 Catalog 
  
    May 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Industrial Practices (INPT-CT-TE) Certificate

Location(s): Ferris Main Campus


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Undergraduate Certificate

The Industrial Practices Certificate covers subjects ranging from standardized work, lean manufacturing, statistical analysis, automation, and plant layouttechniques. This four-course certificate will help increase credentials for students in areas related to the manufacturing process, industrial design process and industrial management. In addition, other majors will benefit from topics such as lean, six sigma and standardized work with non-manufacturing sectors.

Program Outcomes


1.  Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of industrial engineering skills.

2.  STudents will demonstrate a basic understanding of the core tools of quality.
 

Admission Requirements


New Student Admission Requirements


  • New Student Admission Requirements
  • Admitted to Ferris State University and in good academic standing.
  • 2.50 High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
  • ACT 17/SAT 900
  • Competency in MATH 115 

Transfer Student Admission Requirements


  • Admitted to Ferris State University and in good academic standing.
  • 2.50 High School GPA (on a 4.00 scale)
  • ACT 17/SAT 900
  • Competency in MATH 115 

All Certificate Requirements - 12 Credits Required


Certificate Courses - 12 Credits Required


Notes


  • Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
  • Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

Graduation Requirements


In order to graduate from Ferris State University, students must meet both University and Programmatic Graduation Requirements.

University Graduation Requirements


These are the minimum graduation requirements for an undergraduate certificate at Ferris State University:

  • A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the certificate.
  • A minimum of 6 credits within the certificate must be earned.
  • A minimum of 50 percent of certificate credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements


These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

  • All requirements as specified in the All Certificate Requirements section must be met.
  • A GPA of 2.50 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the certificate.
  • A minimum grade of C must be earned in all certificate courses.

Contact Information


Manufacturing Engineering Technology Programs
(231) 591-2511
[email protected]

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