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Materials Engineering, BSMSE


About the Program

The Materials Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.

Materials Engineering’s academic programs have been developed around broad and basic phenomena, applied to all major classes of artificial materials-ceramics, metals, glasses, polymers, and semiconductors. The undergraduate and graduate programs integrate our faculty strengths across the field’s four cornerstones: structure, properties, processing, and performance.

The first three years of study provide the basic educational core. In addition to the broad range of basic sciences and general education courses, the core provides a generic approach to the elements of the field. The core exploits the idea that the field is composed of the key elements of the field: synthesis/processing, composition/structure, properties and performance. This concept provides the foundation across all the materials classes: ceramics, metals, polymers, etc. The senior year, consisting of primarily electives, allows students the opportunity to focus their program toward personal goals in the field.

 

Materials Engineering

Materials Engineering Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements


125 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Requirements (63 credits)


MSE Technical Electives (18 credits)


  • Technical Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective II - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective III - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective IV - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective V or Support Area Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective VI or Support Area Elective II - Credit Hours: 3.00

​​​​​​​The Technical Electives require 18 credits and can be met in one of three ways:

  1. 18 credits of Technical Electives
  2. 15 credits of Technical Electives plus 3 credits of Support Area
  3. 12 credits of Technical Electives plus 6 credits of Support Area.

(see Supplemental Information for courses)

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (61-75 credits)


First-Year Engineering Requirements (29-39 credits)


Click here for First-Year Engineering  requirements.

If pursuing Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering, CHM 11600 is required to meet degree requirements, but not required to complete the First Year Engineering program.

  • Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering I (2-4 credits)
  • Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II (2-4 credits)
  • Requirement #3 - Calculus I (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core) 
  • Requirement #4 - Calculus II (4-5 credits) (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core) 
  • Requirement #5 - Chemistry I (4-6 credits) (satisfies Science #1 for core)
  • Requirement #6 - Physics (4 credits) (satisfies Science #2 for core)
  • Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective (3-4 credits)
  • Requirement #8 - Written and Oral Communication (6-7 credits) (could satisfy Written Communication, Information Literacy or Oral Communication for core)

MSE General Education Requirement (18 Credits)


Non-Introductory (Upper-level) Requirement: At least 6 credits must be 30000-level or above (or from courses with a required pre-requisite in the same department).

No more than 6 credit hours from the College of Engineering, Science, or Polytechnic Institute. (see prefix list)


Foundation Core (9 credits) (Must earn C- or better)

  • General Education I (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education II (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education III (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00

MSE General Education Electives

  • General Education IV - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education V - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education VI - Credit Hours: 3.00

(see Supplemental Information for courses)

Additional Requirements


Click here for Materials Engineering Supplemental Information  

University Requirements


University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:


The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

  • Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
  • Earning a passing grade for one of these approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.



Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


First Year Engineering Program Requirements


Fall 1st Year


13-14 Credits


Spring 1st Year


16 Credits


Materials Engineering Program Requirements


Materials Engineering

16-20 Credits


16 Credits


15 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


18 Credits


Note


  • Students must have a graduation index of 2.0
  • Must have minimum average GPA of 2.0 in Major/MSE courses.
  • All courses must be taken for a grade with the exception of MSE 39000 and General Elective Courses can be Pass/No Pass.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

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