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Jul 30, 2024
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2024-2025 University Catalog
Materials Engineering, BSMSE
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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)
Required Major Courses (45 credits)
Major GPA is Minimum of 2.0 for Major courses (MSE) MSE Technical Electives (18 credits)
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Technical Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
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Technical Elective II - Credit Hours: 3.00
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Technical Elective III - Credit Hours: 3.00
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Technical Elective IV - Credit Hours: 3.00
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Technical Elective V or Support Area Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
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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:
- 18 credits of Technical Electives
- 15 credits of Technical Electives plus 3 credits of Support Area
- 12 credits of Technical Electives plus 6 credits of Support Area.
(see Supplemental Information for courses)
Engineering Requirements for First Year (29-39 credits)
All courses in this area must have a C- or higher
Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (61-75 credits)
Other Departmental Requirements (14-18 credits)
MSE General Education Requirement (18 Credits)
Non-Introductory Requirement: At least 6 credits must be non-introductory (30000-level + and 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 Humanities (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education BSS (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education STS (satisfies Science, Technology & Society for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
General Education (9 credits) - General Education Elective - Credit Hours: 9.00
(see Supplemental Information for courses) Grade Requirements
If taken, CS 15900 (C- or better), CHM 11600 (C- or better) GPA Requirements
- Students must have a graduation index of 2.0
- Must have minimum average GPA of 2.0 in Major/MSE courses.
Course Requirements and Notes
- Prior to taking MSE 43000, students must take MSE 25000 and MSE 27000 and MSE 26000; MA 26500 and MA 26600 (or MA 26200), PHYS 24100 or PHYS 27200
- MSE 39000 must be take 6 times and successful passed (Grade of S). Study Abroad, Coop or Internship may count as professional development toward this requirement (See Advisor)
Pass/No Pass Policy
- All courses must be taken for a grade with the exception of MSE 39000 and General Elective Courses can be Pass/No Pass. (University Core courses must be taken as a grade)
Transfer Credit Policy
See the University Transfer Credit Policy 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. For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.
To obtain the Civics Literacy Proficiency, students will complete an educational activity as part of their chosen Civics Literacy Pathway and pass the Purdue Civics knowledge test. The knowledge test can be completed at any time while the pathway is being perused. There are three different pathways:
- Civics Event pathway - Attend six approved civics-related events and pass the required exam; or
- Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required exam; or
- Approved course pathway - Complete one of the following approved courses and pass the required exam.
More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue.
Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Sample First-Year Engineering Plan of Study
Fall 1st Year
- Requirement #1 - Intro to Engineering - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #3 - Calculus I - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #5 - Chemistry - Credit Hours: 4.00-6.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Spring 1st Year
- Requirement #2 - Intro to Engineering II - Credit Hours: 2.00-4.00
- Requirement #4 - Calculus II - Credit Hours: 4.00-5.00
- Requirement #6 - Physics - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Requirement #7 - First-Year Engineering Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
- Requirement #8 - Written or Oral Communication - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
Sample Materials Engineering Plan of Study
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here.
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.”
Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion.
Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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