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Materials Science and Engineering (123 Credits)
Admission Requirements
To be admitted into the Materials Science Engineering major, students must have scored 83% or higher on the ALEKS math placement exam, or received a score of 2 or higher on an AP Calculus exam, or completed MATH 106 and 108 with a C or better, or completed MATH 171 or a higher-level calculus course with a C or better.
Transferring students must satisfy all of the above admission requirements. Students must earn a 2.6 GPA in transferred major courses and have earned a “C” or better in all transferred courses required for the MSE degree.
Benchmarks to Maintain Major in MSE Status
To keep their status as Materials Science Engineering majors, students must: (1) maintain 2.6 average GPA in major courses required for MSE degree, (2) obtain grade “C” of better in all courses required for MSE degree. No more than one repeat per course is allowed in all ME and MSE courses required for MSE degree.
Major courses required for MSE degree include all engineering and computer science courses, in addition to ME, MSE, physics, chemistry, and math courses listed in the schedule of studies.
Graduation Requirement
Receive a letter grade of C or better in all major courses.
Any further questions should be addressed to the Undergraduate Student Services office located in Sloan 205 or contact an MME academic advisor.
To be admitted into the Materials Science Engineering major, students must have scored 83% or higher on the ALEKS math placement exam, or received a score of 2 or higher on an AP Calculus exam, or completed MATH 106 and 108 with a C or better, or completed MATH 171 or a higher-level calculus course with a C or better.
Transferring students must satisfy all of the above admission requirements. Students must earn a 2.6 GPA in transferred major courses and have earned a “C” or better in all transferred courses required for the MSE degree.
Benchmarks to Maintain Major in MSE Status
To keep their status as Materials Science Engineering majors, students must: (1) maintain 2.6 average GPA in major courses required for MSE degree, (2) obtain grade “C” of better in all courses required for MSE degree. No more than one repeat per course is allowed in all ME and MSE courses required for MSE degree.
Major courses required for MSE degree include all engineering and computer science courses, in addition to ME, MSE, physics, chemistry, and math courses listed in the schedule of studies.
Graduation Requirement
Receive a letter grade of C or better in all major courses.
Any further questions should be addressed to the Undergraduate Student Services office located in Sloan 205 or contact an MME academic advisor.
| First Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| CHEM 105 [PSCI] | 4 |
| ENGLISH 101 [WRTG] | 3 |
| MATH 171 [QUAN] | 4 |
| ME 116 | 2 |
| MSE 201 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| CHEM 106 | 4 |
| HISTORY 105 [ROOT] | 3 |
| MATH 172 | 4 |
| MSE 202 | 3 |
| Technical Elective1 | 3 |
| Second Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| MATH 220 | 2 |
| MATH 273 | 2 |
| ME 220 | 1 |
| MSE 316 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 201 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 211 | 1 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MATH 315 | 3 |
| MSE 241 | 3 |
| MSE 331, 332, or 3333 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 202 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 212 | 1 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Complete Writing Portfolio | |
| Third Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ECONS 102 [SSCI] | 3 |
| MSE 302 | 3 |
| MSE 321 | 3 |
| MSE 323 | 2 |
| MSE 413 | 3 |
| STAT 370 | 3 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MSE 318 | 3 |
| MSE 320 [M] | 3 |
| MSE 331, 332, or 3333 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Technical Elective1 | 3 |
| Fourth Year | |
| First Term | Credits |
| ENGLISH 402 [WRTG] [M] | 3 |
| ME 312 | 3 |
| ME 416 [CAPS] | 3 |
| MSE Electives4 | 6 |
| Second Term | Credits |
| MSE 425; or MSE 488 and ENGR 489 | 3 |
| MSE Elective4 | 3 |
| Technical Elective1 | 3 |
| UCORE Inquiry2 | 3 |
| Complete Exit Survey | |
Footnotes
| 1 | Technical Elective (Minimum of 9 credits, of which 3 must be upper-division or 500 level): Any upper-division CE, CH E, CHEM, CPT S, E E, MATH, ME, MSE, or PHYSICS course not used to fulfill other requirements (excluding ME 416), CE 211, and 215, EE 261, and 262, ME 212 and 216. |
| 2 | Must complete 4 of these 5 UCORE designations: ARTS, BSCI, DIVR, EQJS, HUM. |
| 3 | Choose two courses from MSE 331, 332, or 333. |
| 4 | MSE Elective (9 credits): Any 300, 400, or 500-level MSE course except MSE 499 not used to fulfill other requirements. |