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Materials Engineering, B.S.

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Materials Engineering, B.S.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
CHEM 1774CHEM 1783
CHEM 177L1CHEM 178L1
ENGL 1503MATH 1664
ENGR 1010Gen Ed Elective3
ENGR 1603Gen Ed Elective3
MATH 1654US Diversity3
LIB 1601 
 16 17
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
MATH 2654MATH 2674
MAT E 2153MAT E 2143
MAT E 215L1MAT E 2164
PHYS 2215PHYS 2225
MAT E 2010 
ENGL 2503 
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Materials Elective3MAT E 3143
MAT E 3113MAT E 3163
MAT E 3173E M 3243
E M 2743Specialization I3
Specialization I3Technical Elective3
 International Perspective3
 15 18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Technical Elective3Technical Elective3
MAT E 4133MAT E 4143
Specialization I3MAT E 4183
Materials Elective3Materials Elective3
Free Elective3Technical Writing3
 15 15
Total Credits: 128

Areas of specialization from which a student selects two:

  • Ceramic Materials: 321, 322, 425
  • Metallic Materials: 342, 442, 444
  • Polymeric Materials: 351, 453, 454