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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Materials Science and Manufacturing, B.S.

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Program Requirements

Core Requirements: Minimum of 38 credits in the core curriculum required of all students. Students who enter as first-time freshmen must take an entering freshman and rising junior assessment to complete core requirements.

Program Admission Requirements: Students must have a grade of C or higher in CHEM 161 and a grade point average of 2.0 or better to be admitted to the program.

Other Major Requirements: Students must have a grade of C or higher in all courses and a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to graduate.

Graduation Requirements: All graduating seniors are required to complete the Graduating Senior Assessment after completing 90 or more semester hours (including credit by examination), but not later than the graduation semester.

University College Core Curriculum: 39 credits

Transitional Studies - University Studies: 2 Credits

UNIV 101-102 required for all first-time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived. UNIV 111 may be required based on academic performance.

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Transitional Studies - Life Skills: 2 Credits

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Communication Skills - Written Communication: 3 Credits

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** Courses can be used to satisfy Core and Foundations of American Democracy requirements.

Communication Skills - Oral Communication: 3 Credits

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Information Literacy: 3 Credits

Reasoning Skills - Critical Thinking: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit it requirement is waived.

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Reasoning Skills - Quantitative Reasoning: 3 Credits

MATH 121 may be required based on profile scores. Some core courses require a one-hour lab.

Scientific Literacy - Natural Sciences: 8 Credits

At least one natural science class must include a lab. Some majors require two lab sciences, increasing requirement to 8 credits.

Scientific Literacy - Social Sciences: 3 Credits

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** Courses can be used to satisfy Core and Foundations of American Democracy requirements.

Humanities and Creative Arts: 3 Credits

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** Courses can be used to satisfy Core and Foundations of American Democracy requirements.

Global Literacy: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 30+ transfer credits from a foreign institution. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

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Ethics and Civic Engagement: 3 Credits

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.

Select three credits from the following:

** Courses can be used to satisfy Core and Foundations of American Democracy requirements.

Foundations of American Democracy

Not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. 

Select three credits from the courses below.

The course selected must also be used to satisfy another Core or major requirement. The credits count only once.

Program Requirements: 81 Credits

Correlative Requirement Courses: 24 Credits

Materials Science and Manufacturing Core Courses: 33 credits

General Concentration Courses: 18 credits

General Concentration Electives: 6 credits

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