Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Supply Chain Management, B.S.


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         Supply Chain Management, B.S.: 4-year sequence  

This program has an accelerated (UG+GR) option, allowing eligible students to begin their master’s degree while completing their bachelor’s degree. For more information and how to apply, see our Accelerated Programs (UG+GR) information page. 

Introduction

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Supply Chain Management will prepare students for a career in the supply chain profession by providing specialized training in an increasingly complex and highly technical field. The program integrates selected areas of engineering, business, management, operations, and processes.

The supply chain encompasses the flow of products and information across all companies from the lowest level supplier through the end customer. Supply Chain Managers focus on designing, managing, integrating and optimizing financial and operational performance of the supply chain. Key activities include: launching products, forecasting demand, managing inventory, sourcing suppliers, processing customer orders, planning and ordering materials, scheduling labor, materials and equipment, lean manufacturing, managing quality, managing logistics and transportation, warehousing, spare parts, and returns.

The program addresses knowledge, skills, and applied research essential to supply chain management, including instruction to improve customer service, minimize costs, improve quality as well as the application of best practices and the effective use of technology. Students participate in hands-on, capstone courses and internships to provide experiential learning. Efficient management of the supply chain is critical to the success of a company. Graduates find their skills to be in high demand.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for Graduation: 120 credits
Stout Core: 40 credits
Major Studies: 80 credits

A cumulative 3.0 GPA is required across Analytic Reasoning, Business and Management Core and Supply Chain Management Core.

Program Requirements


Stout Core (40 credits)


Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences (10-11 credits)


Arts and Humanities (6 credits)


Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)


Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)


Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.

Electives to reach 40 Stout Core credits


Students must also take courses with the following designations:


*Students can choose courses that meet more than one requirement (one Stout Core category and either a RES or GLP designation).

Racial and Ethnic Studies (2 courses)


Global Perspective (2 courses)


Major Studies (80 credits)


Supply Chain Management Requirements (50 credits)


Electives (0-2 credits)


Take additional credits as needed to reach 120 total credits.

APICS Exams


Students shall take the sequence of exams required to obtain CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) professional certification offered by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ACSM). The exams and Association for Supply Chain Management is widely referred to and known as APICS.