GESM FAQ - Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships - Purdue University

Yes. Many GEARE requirements can also be used toward completion of the Global Engineering Studies Minor (GESM).

Contact your academic advisor, ideally during your sophomore year, and ask to have the GESM added to your MyPurdue Plan. Once you have declared the minor, Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships staff will help monitor your progress and assist you with completing the requirements and updating your MyPurdue Plan.

Yes. Before declaring the minor, contact Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships so we can review your transcript and completed experiences with you. This will help determine whether you have enough time to complete the GESM requirements before your expected graduation date.

If you are planning an internship that you hope to use toward the GESM, contact gep@purdue.edu before your internship begins and provide details about the experience. Internships must still be formally evaluated after completion, including submission of the required supervisor evaluation, but discussing the experience with us in advance can help identify potential issues before you begin.

Possibly. If the internship involved work on a globally focused project and your internship supervisor can complete the required evaluation documents, the experience can be reviewed to determine whether it satisfies the requirement. Contact gep@purdue.edu to discuss your specific experience.

Only if the project has a global focus. A domestic EPICS project that does not involve a globally focused project will not satisfy the engineering design project requirement.

To qualify as a Global Engineering Experience, you must successfully complete at least six credits of engineering coursework during the LEAP program. If you do not meet that requirement, the experience may still qualify under the Other Global Experience category as a Non-Engineering Study Abroad Experience. Your transcript will need to be reviewed to determine whether the experience qualifies.

Yes. Two STEP-Abroad programs can satisfy the two Global Engineering Experiences requirements if both are Engineering programs and each is worth at least three credits. Non-engineering study abroad programs may instead be used to satisfy the Other Global Experience category.

A scheduling conflict does not necessarily mean you cannot complete the minor. Contact mailto:gep@purdue.edu to discuss your situation. While we cannot guarantee that every scheduling or course-availability issue can be resolved, we will work with you to explore available options.

Not completely. Even if your transcript shows 12 credits of a non-native language earned through AP credit, Purdue requires a certain number of credits for the minor to be completed on the West Lafayette campus. You will need to complete one additional upper-level language course and earn a grade of C or better.

ENGR 497 is intended to be taken after you have completed your study abroad experience and the other requirements for the minor, ideally during your senior year. To receive departmental permission to register, contact mailto:gep@purdue.edu and request an override.