Materials Science and Engineering (BMSE)

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Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

The College of Engineering requires nine additional breadth credits (21 credits total including the University Breadth requirements) (minimum grade of C-).
- These nine credits may be selected in any combination from the University Breadth Requirements list and the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement List in any category except Math, Natural Sciences and Technology.
- Of the 21 credits, six credits must be at the Upper Level, defined as:
  - any 300-level or higher course on the University Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any 300-level or higher course on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (excluding Math, Natural Sciences and Technology courses).
  - any foreign language instruction course at the 107 level or higher as designated on the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list (some courses above the 107 level do NOT count toward this requirement because they are taught in English).
- A maximum of two courses (six credits) can be taken from the Career and Professional Preparation sub-section of the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list to satisfy the College of Engineering additional breadth requirement.
- Of the 21 credits, three credits may be used to satisfy the University Multicultural Requirement (recommended for timely progress toward degree completion).
- With few exceptions, students may not use courses from their major to satisfy Breadth Requirement coursework.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Courses taken from the College of Engineering Breadth Requirement list can ONLY count toward the additional nine credits of breadth the College of Engineering requires for its majors. They CANNOT count for University Breadth.

Academic Standards

Students pursuing any engineering major (except Computer Science or Information Systems) must have at least a 2.0 grade point average in all coursework that counts toward the Engineering Grade Point Average as seen on the degree audit. This coursework generally consists of engineering, mathematics, and science courses used to fulfill graduation requirements. The college adheres to the university grade forgiveness policy. Outside of the timeframe specified in that policy, if a course is repeated, only the last grade will be used to compute the Engineering Grade Point Average. Credit from courses taken pass/fail cannot be used to complete any engineering degree requirement, unless the course is only offered pass/fail in the engineering curriculum.

Major Requirements:

ANTH 216 - Introduction to Material Culture Studies Credit(s): 3
or
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation Credit(s): 3
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3
EGGG 101 - Introduction to Engineering Credit(s): 2
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B Credit(s): 4
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C Credit(s): 4
MATH 351 - Engineering Mathematics I Credit(s): 3
MSEG 111 - Freshman Materials Experience Credit(s): 2
MSEG 201 - Introduction to Materials Science Credit(s): 3
MSEG 211 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Credit(s): 3
MSEG 212 - Materials Chemistry and Kinetics Credit(s): 3
MSEG 303 - Introduction to Polymers Credit(s): 3
MSEG 304 - Computational Materials Science and Engineering Credit(s): 3
MSEG 305 - Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory I Credit(s): 4
MSEG 311 - Structural and Mechanical Properties of Materials Credit(s): 3
MSEG 312 - Solid State Physics and Quantum Mechanics Credit(s): 3
MSEG 315 - Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory II Credit(s): 4
MSEG 401 - Design of Materials and Their Application Credit(s): 6
MSEG 402 - Nanoscale Materials Laboratory Credit(s): 4
MSEG 415 - Degradation and Failure of Materials Credit(s): 3
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I Credit(s): 1
PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II Credit(s): 3
and
PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II Credit(s): 1

Technical Electives:

The student must take five Technical Electives (15 credits} from the following list. Note that independent study, senior research and additional courses for satisfying this requirement can be approved by the advisor.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.