Four Year Plan
Students can complete the B.S.M.S.E. degree in four years by following the plan shown below. This assumes that students are full-time and are prepared for Calculus I when they arrive on campus. Students who are starting in a different math class or who will be completing fewer credits per semester should meet with their advisor to outline a semester-by-semester plan that meets their needs.
Printable version of the Four Year Plan (.pdf)
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Freshman Year
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| ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing |
3
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ENGL 102 College Writing and Research |
3
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| CHEM 111, 111L General Chemistry I with Lab |
4
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CHEM 112, 112L General Chemistry II with Lab |
4
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| MATH 170 Calculus I |
4
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MATH 175 Calculus Il |
4
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| ENGR 120 Introduction to Engineering |
3
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PHYS 211, 211L Physics I with Calculus and Lab |
5
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| Computer science elective |
2-4
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| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16+
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SEMESTER TOTAL |
16
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Sophomore Year
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| MATH 275 Multivariable and Vector Calculus |
4
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MATH 333 Differential Equations |
4
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| PHYS 212, 212L Physics II with Calculus and Lab |
5
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PHYS 309, 310 Modern Physics with Lab |
4
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| ENGR 245, 245L Introduction to MSE and Lab |
4
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MSE 215 Materials Processing |
3
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| COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Comm. |
3
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ENGR 210 Statics |
3
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| ENGL 202 Technical Communication |
3
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| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16
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SEMESTER TOTAL |
17
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Junior Year
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| MSE 305 Bonding, Crystallography, and Defects |
3
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MATH 360 or 361 Statistics |
4
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| MSE 310 Electrical Properties of Materials |
3
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MSE 308 Thermodynamics of Materials |
3
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| MSE 498 Materials Science Seminar |
1
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MSE 312 Mechanical Behavior of Materials |
3
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| ENGR 102 Ethical Dimensions of Technology |
3
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MSE 380 Materials Science and Engineering Lab |
2
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| ENGR 240 or ECE 210 Electrical Circuits |
3
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Technical or engineering elective |
3
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| Technical or engineering elective |
3
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Area I or II core course |
3
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| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16
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SEMESTER TOTAL |
17
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Senior Year
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| PHYS 423 Materials Characterization |
3
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MSE 482 Senior Project II |
3
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| MSE 404L Materials Analysis Lab |
1
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Technical or engineering elective |
3
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| MSE 418 Phase Transformations and Kinetics |
3
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Technical or engineering elective |
3
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| MSE 480 Senior Project I |
3
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Area I or II core course |
3
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| Technical or engineering elective |
3
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Area I or II core course |
3
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| Area I or II core course |
3
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| SEMESTER TOTAL |
16
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SEMESTER TOTAL |
15
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