Engineering Course Equivalencies at Indiana Public Colleges
One of the requirements to transfer into a Purdue engineering professional school is to have completed nine courses that are equivalent to those students complete during the Purdue first-year engineering program in West Lafayette. Use the table below to identify the equivalent courses offered at Indiana schools.
Course Equivalents for Engineering Transfer Students
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable, currently offered Purdue WL courses | Purdue Northwest |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 19000 |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | ENGR 15100 |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MA 16300 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MA 16400 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | CHEM 11510/20/30 |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 15200 | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENGL 10400 or ENGL 10500 |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | COM 11400 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM 11610/20/30 |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | ECE 15200 |
Note: In 2016, Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central merged to form Purdue University Northwest.
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable, currently offered Purdue WL courses | Purdue Fort Wayne |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 12700 |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | ENGR 12800 |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MA 16300 or MA 16500 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MA 16400 or MA 16600 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | CHEM 11510/20/30 |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 15200 | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENGL 13100 |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | COM 11400 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM 11610/20/30 |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | CS 22700 |
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable, currently offered | IUPUC/IUPUI |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 19000 or ENGR 19600 alone = ENGR 13100. Both ENGR 19500 and ENGR 19600 = ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200 |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | ENGR 19000 or ENGR 19600 alone = ENGR 13100. Both ENGR 19500 and ENGR 19600 = ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200* |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MA 16500 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MA 16600 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | CHEM C1050 and CHEM C1250 |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 15200 | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENGL 13100 |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | COMM R1100 or COMM C1100 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM C1060 and CHEM C1260 |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | ENGR 19700 and ENGR 29700 |
Note: In 2024, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) officially split into two separate universities: Purdue University in Indianapolis and Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI).
* IUPUI courses ENGR 19500 and ENGR 19600 at IUPUI Indianapolis are considered equivalent to ENGR 10000 and ENGR 12600 at Purdue West Lafayette. These IUPUI courses also satisfy the Purdue West Lafayette ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200 requirements of biomedical engineering. Students from other Indiana institutions will not be considered for admission to engineering programs that are closed to transfer students. Visit the Closed Programs page for more information.
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable currently offered Purdue WL courses | Ivy Tech |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 160 and ENGR 190 are equivalent to both ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200. |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | ENGR 160 and ENGR 190 are equivalent to both ENGR 13100 and ENGR 13200. |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MATH 211 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MATH 212 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | [CHEM 105] |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 220 | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENGL 111 (ENGL 10100) and ENGL 112 or ENG 111H and ENGL 215 or ENG 111 and ENG 215H or ENG 111 and ENG 215 |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | COMM 101 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM 106 |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | no equivalency established** |
** No equivalency has been established for CS 15900 at this institution. Students from this institutions may transfer into Purdue West Lafayette with first-year engineering complete through the use of the chemistry courses for the science selective. In some engineering majors, CS 15900 may be required following entry to Purdue.
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable currently offered Purdue WL courses | University of Southern Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 108 |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | ENGR 107 |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MATH 230 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MATH 235 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | CHEM 261 |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 205 and 205L | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENG 101 (ENGL 10100) and ENG 201 (ENGL 10200) |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | CMST 101 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM 262 |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | no equivalency established** |
** No equivalency has been established for CS 15900 at this institution. Students from this institutions may transfer into Purdue West Lafayette with first-year engineering complete through the use of the chemistry courses for the science selective. In some engineering majors, CS 15900 may be required following entry to Purdue.
| Typical Purdue WL course | Other acceptable currently offered Purdue WL courses | Vincennes |
|---|---|---|
| ENGR 13100 | ENGR 14100 or [EPCS 11100 and EPCS 12100] | ENGR 131 |
| ENGR 13200 | ENGR 13300 or ENGR 14200 | CSCI 126 |
| MA 16500 | MA 16100 | MATH 118 |
| MA 16600 | MA 16200 or MA 17300 or MA 18100 | MATH 119 |
| CHEM 11510/20/30 | [CHM 11100 and CHM 11200] or CHM 12500 | CHEM 105 and 105L |
| PHYS 17200 | PHYS 205 | |
| Written Communication (typically ENGL 10600) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Written Communication foundational outcome | ENGL 101 (ENGL 10100) or ENGL 102 (ENGL 10200) or 112 (ENGL 10800) |
| Oral Communication (typically COM 11400) | Any other courses on the Undergraduate Core Curriculum list for the Oral Communication foundational outcome | COMM 101 or COMM 143 |
| Science selective: CHEM 11610/20/30 | CHM 12600 or CHM 12901 or CHM 13600 | CHEM 106 and 106L |
| Science selective: CS 15900 | CS 15800 or CS 18000 | no equivalency established** |
** No equivalency has been established for CS 15900 at this institution. Students from this institutions may transfer into Purdue West Lafayette with first-year engineering complete through the use of the chemistry courses for the science selective. In some engineering majors, CS 15900 may be required following entry to Purdue.