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Mar 02, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Materials Science and Engineering, BS
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Program Description
Materials scientists and engineers design, develop, and produce traditional and new advanced materials with diverse applications intended for use in a wide variety of industries. These include traditional materials-intensive industries such as structural clay, foundry, whiteware, polymers, plastics, fibers, textiles, composite materials, and automotive industries. Also included are high performance technology industries such as semiconductor, defense, biomaterials, aerospace, and communication industries. The broad career responsibilities of this discipline require competence in science, engineering, mathematics, and the social sciences. The curriculum develops skills in problem solving, engineering analysis, and design, as well as oral and written communication. Courses covering thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanical behavior, processing, fabrication and characterization of materials prepare students for careers in industry and for graduate school. The Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Materials (1), Metallurgical (2), Ceramics (3) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Program Criteria. Visit the Materials Science and Engineering program’s website to learn about the Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes. Combined Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Degree Qualified students can reduce the time to earn a Master’s Degree by applying graduate credits to both the Bachelor’s and Master’s program requirements. Undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering students who have earned a grade-point average of 3.4 or above and completed 90 credit hours can begin work toward a Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering by selecting approved graduate courses for their emphasis area. Details are available in the Materials Science and Engineering Undergraduate Handbook, which can be found at https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/mse. First Semester
All General Engineering students take the same classes their first term, regardless of their intended major. Coursework in the second term varies. Students should consult with a General Engineering advisor to determine appropriate courses. Footnotes
1 The combination of ENGR 1050 and ENGR 1060 or the combination of ENGR 1510 and ENGR 1520 may be substituted for ENGR 1020 . 2 Depending on a student’s Clemson Mathematics Placement Test score, MATH 1040 and MATH 1070 may be substituted for MATH 1060 ; or the student may be required to take MATH 1050 before enrolling in MATH 1060 . 3 See General Education requirements . Three General Education credits must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section. 4 One of the following may be substituted for ENGR 1410 : (1) the combination of ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090 ; or (2) the combination of CHE 1300 and ENGR 1070 ; or (3) ENGR 1640 . 5 Students must complete 15 credits of technical electives, all of which must be at least three-credit courses selected from the following: Nine Credits - Three 4000-level MSE courses (3 or more credits each) selected from CE 4520 , CE 4530 , CH 4540 , CH 4650 , EES 4120 , MSE 4120 , MSE 4130 , MSE 4160 ,MSE 4170 , MSE 4240 , MSE 4280 , MSE 4320 , MSE 4340 , MSE 4520 , MSE 4530 , MSE 4540 , MSE 4560 , MSE 4570 , MSE 4580 , MSE 4610 , MSE 4650 , MSE 4900 , and MSE 4920 . Six Credits - Two courses (3 or more credits each) selected from CE 4520 , CE 4530 , CH 4540 , CH 4650 , EES 4120 , MSE 4120 , MSE 4130 , MSE 4160 , MSE 4170 , MSE 4240 , MSE 4280 , MSE 4320 , MSE 4340 , MSE 4520 , MSE 4530 , MSE 4540 , MSE 4560 , MSE 4570 , MSE 4580 , MSE 4610 , MSE 4650 MSE 4900 , MSE 4920 , or any 3000- or 4000-level courses in AMFG, AUE, BCHM, BE, BIOE, BIOL, BMOL, CE, CH, CHE, ECE, EES, GEOL, IE, MATH, ME, MICR, PHYS, PKSC or STAT, excluding the following: - BCHM 4900 , BCHM 4910 , BCHM 4920 , BCHM 4930
- BE 3000 , BE 3010 , BE 3200 , BE 3700 , BE 3990 , BE 4000 , BE 4140 , BE 4150 , BE 4170 , BE 4210 , BE 4990
- BIOE 3000 , BIOE 4000 , BIOE 4150 , BIOE 4500 , BIOE 4510 , BIOE 4600 , BIOE 4610 , BIOE 4900 , BIOE 4910
- BIOL 3080 , BIOL 3940 , BIOL 4260 , BIOL 4470 , BIOL 4500 , BIOL 4600 , BIOL 4620 , BIOL 4710 , BIOL 4760 , BIOL 4820 , BIOL 4880 , BIOL 4890 , BIOL 4910 , BIOL 4920 , BIOL 4930 , BIOL 4940 , BIOL 4950 , BIOL 4960
- CE 3530 , CE 3870 , CE 3880 , CE 3890 , CE 3990 , CE 4590 , CE 4870 , CE 4880 , CE 4890 , CE 4900 , CE 4910 , CE 4990
- CH 3410 , CH 3990 , CH 4000 , CH 4430 , CH 4440 , CH 4500 , CH 4990
- CHE 3000 , CHE 3190 , CHE 3950 , CHE 3990 , CHE 4450 , CHE 4910 , CHE 4950 , CHE 4970 , CHE 4990
- ECE 3000 , ECE 3990 , ECE 4910 , ECE 4920 , ECE 4930 , ECE 4990
- EES 3000 , EES 3010 , EES 4000 , EES 4500 , EES 4510 , EES 4750 , EES 4900 , EES 4950
- GEOL 3910 , GEOL 3920 , GEOL 4110 , GEOL 4910 , GEOL 4920
- IE 3000 , IE 3600 , IE 3610 , IE 3680 , IE 3840 , IE 4000 , IE 4040 , IE 4690 , IE 4910
- MATH 3020 , MATH 4820 , MATH 4910 , MATH 4990
- ME 3000 , ME 3900 , ME 4000 , ME 4020 , ME 4150 , ME 4900 , ME 4930
- MICR 3940 , BIOL 4190 , MICR 4910 , MICR 4920 , MICR 4930 , MICR 4940 , MICR 4950
- PHYS 3000 , PHYS 3990 , PHYS 4010 , PHYS 4750 , PHYS 4990
- PKSC 4030 , PKSC 4210 , PKSC 4220 , PKSC 4950 , PKSC 4960 , PKSC 4990
- STAT 3090 , STAT 3300
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If a student has completed all of the courses listed in the General Engineering core, in order to register for a complete schedule, they may need to consider registering for courses required in the engineering degree program they intend to pursue. Students should see the list of possible courses in the Major Specific Coursework section of the General Engineering Program entry. Major specific coursework is coursework outside the General Engineering core that will count towards an engineering major once a student has officially changed their major. Note that not all courses will count towards every engineering major. The courses listed in the Major Specific Coursework should not be considered alternatives or substitutes for the courses listed in the General Engineering core. If a student takes one of these other courses in place of the courses specifically listed in the General Engineering core, they could delay their eligibility to transfer from General Engineering into one of the degree-granting programs in engineering. - CH 1010 , ENGL 1030 , ENGR 1020 (or ENGR 1050 and ENGR 1060 or ENGR 1510 and ENGR 1520 if substituted for ENGR 1020 ), ENGR 1410 (or ENGR 1070 , ENGR 1080 , and ENGR 1090 or CHE 1300 and ENGR 1070 or ENGR 1640 if substituted for ENGR 1410 ), MATH 1080 , MATH 1060 , and PHYS 1220 must be passed with a grade of C or better.
- Depending on a student’s math placement, they may be invited to take part in the General Engineering Learning Community where they complete the following courses: ENGR 1000 , ENGR 1010 , ENGR 1100 , ENGR 1110 , ENGR 1510 , ENGR 1520 , and ENGR 1640 . The combination of ENGR 1510 and ENGR 1520 may be substituted for ENGR 1020 . ENGR 1640 may be substituted for ENGR 1410 .
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