2026-27 Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

Year Fall Semester Courses Spring Semester Courses
First Year
  • MATH 021: Calc for Sci & Engr
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: MATH 005 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 008 & Lab: Intro Physics I
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • WRI 010: College Reading & Composition
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: WRI 001 or equivalent exam 
  • MSE 001: Intro to CME
  • SPRK 010: Spark Seminar (Must be completed 1st Year)
  • MATH 022: Calc II for Sci & Engr
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 009 & Lab: Intro Phys II
    • Prerequisite Courses: PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • CHEM 002 & Lab: Intro to Chem I
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 001 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 091: Professional Dev.
  • Biological or Environmental Systems Science Req
Second Year
  • MATH 024: Lin Algebra/Diff Equations
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam)
  • CHEM 010 & Lab: General Chem II
    • Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 011 or MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • Major Computing Requirement
  • Math 023: Vector Calculus
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 080 OR Math 032
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: MATH 012 or MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials
    • ​Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam)
  • General Education: Area B
Third Year
  • ENGR 155: Engineering Econ Analysis
  • ENGR 130: Thermodynamics
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 023 or MATH 023H) and MATH 024 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H)​
  • ENGR 151: Strength of Materials
  • General Education: Area B
  • MSE 110: Solid State Materials
    • Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 045 or BIOE 045 or (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) or (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H or equivalent exam)
  • MSE 151: Materials Processing & Performance I
    • Prerequisite Courses: (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam) and (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam)
  • Technical Elective
  • General Education: Area B
Fourth Year
  • ENGR 193: ENGR Capstone I
  • MSE 152: Materials Processing & Performance II
    • ​​Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 045
  • MSE 113: Materials Characterization
    • Prerequisite Courses: (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam)
  • CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) and MATH 024 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H)
  • ENGR 194: ENGR Capstone II
  • Upper Division Crossroads
  • Technical Elective
  • Technical Elective