Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Packaging, B.S. Sequence

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Suggested Four-Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

PKG-150 Packaging Fundamentals (3 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
CHEM-135 College Chemistry I (5 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.) or
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

PKG-210 Packaging Materials: Paper, Wood, Adhesives, and Metal (3 cr.) or
PKG-220 Packaging Materials: Polymers and Glass (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)
ETECH-100 Impacts of Engineering (3 cr.) (SRER recommended)
GCOM-141 Graphic Communications (3 cr.)

Second Year (32-33 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

PKG-220 Packaging Materials: Polymers and Glass (3 cr.) or
PKG-210 Packaging Materials: Paper, Wood, Adhesives, and Metal (3 cr.)
ENGL-435 User Documentation (3 cr.) or
ENGL-320 Professional and Technical Communication (3 cr.)
ETECH-201 Communication of Engineering Design I (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
ECON-210 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.) (SBS recommended)

Spring Semester (17-18 credits)

INMGT-201 Quantitative Methods in Production Operations Management (3 cr.)
ETECH-251 Fundamentals of Plastics Materials and Processing (3 cr.)
BUMKG-230 Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
PHYS-241 College Physics I (5 cr.) or
PHYS-281 University Physics I (5 cr.)
PKG-250 Consumer Packaging Systems (4 cr.) or
PKG-260 Distribution Packaging (3 cr.)

Third Year (29-30 credits)

Fall Semester (15-16 credits)

PKG-335 Packaging Machinery (3 cr.)
LOG-301 Introduction to Logical Thinking (3 cr.)
ETECH-342 Thermoform and Blow-Molding Technology (3 cr.)
BUSCM-338 Principles of Logistics (3 cr.)
PKG-250 Consumer Packaging Systems (4 cr.) or
PKG-260 Distribution Packaging (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (14 credits)

INMGT-300 Engineering Economy (2-3 cr.)
PKG-350 Protective Packaging Design, Testing and Evaluation (4 cr.)
PKG-385 Medical Device Packaging (4 cr.)
INMGT-325 Quality Management (3 cr.)

Fourth Year (27 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

INMGT-400 Organizational Leadership (3 cr.)
PKG-495 Packaging Seminar (3 cr.)
INMGT-365 Project Management (3 cr.)
Emphasis Selective (3 cr.)
Arts & Humanities Selective (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (12 credits)

PKG-490 Packaging Development (3 cr.) or
PKG-485 Great Northern Corporation Collaborative Experience (3 cr.)
Emphasis Selective (3 cr.)
Social & Behavioral Sciences Selective (3 cr.)
Arts & Humanities Selective (3 cr.)