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College of Engineering

Materials Engineering

Minimum Degree Requirements for Materials Engineering

Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org [LINK]

Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 128

Courses
 Credit Hours
Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Calculus: MA 16500, 16600, 26100, 26500, 26600 18
Chemistry: CHM 11500, 11600, 25700, 15
Physics: PHYS 15200 or 17200, 24100, 25200 8
Communication and General Education
English Composition: COM 11400 or approved communications elective
 3
General Education elective and social science elective courses to be selected with MSE faculty guidance in accordance with the general education requirements of the College of Engineering.

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Seminars
ENGR 10000, MSE 39000 1
First-Year Electives 2
Core Engineering Courses
Computing: ENGR 12600 3
MSE Core: 23000, 23500, 25000, 26000, 27000, 33000, 33500, 34000, 36700, 37000, 38200, 43000, 44000, 44500
Integrated MSE courses, including year-long, industry-sponsored senior design projects, on the structure, properties, processing and performance of engineering materials.

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Technical Electives
A plan of study is designed with the help of a faculty advisor to meet each individual student's professional goals. At least 12 of the 18 credits must be materials-specific courses; the remaining 6 credits may be selected from an approved list of courses, including other academic disciplines.

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