Bachelors of Science
The Department of Materials Science & Engineering confers a Bachelor of Science degree upon all students who have successfully completed the program of study and have fulfilled all requirements for a specific specialty within the Department. A 2.0 grade point average in your cumulative, upper-division (courses beyond 60 credit hours), and departmental courses is required.
Students must earn 125 credit hours of approved coursework which include 18 hours of general education courses, 31 hours of pre-professional tracking courses, 17 hours of engineering core courses, 45 hours of core MSE courses and 14 hours of courses in any of the following specialties: biomaterials, ceramics, electronic materials, metals, or polymers.
Technical foundation course work is required of all students who plan to pursue engineering degrees. This course work also satisfies the mathematics and physical/biological science categories of general education. Generally, all technical foundation course work must be completed or be in final progress before a student may register for junior/senior level engineering courses. A minimum grade of C with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 is required in all calculus, chemistry, and physics course work, based on a maximum of two attempts including withdrawals.
Students may follow one of two paths to transfer into the department:
- Internal Transfer Policy (students already enrolled at UF)
- External Transfer Policy (students coming from an institution other than UF)
Courses
General Education Courses
| Course Name/Type | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENC 3254 – Professional Writing for Engineers[1] | 3 |
| Humanities/Social & Behavioral Sciences[2] | 15 |
| (International Studies & Diversity)[3] | |
| (Gordon Rule - Communication)[4] | |
| Total Credits for General Education Courses | 18 |
Pre-Professional Tracking Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 2045 | General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis | 3 |
| CHM 2045L | Lab for CHM 2045 | 1 |
| CHM 2046 | General Chemistry 2 | 3 |
| CHM 2046L | Lab for CHM 2046 | 1 |
| MAC 2311 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus I | 4 |
| MAC 2312 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus II | 4 |
| MAC 2313 | Analytical Geometry & Calculus III | 4 |
| MAP 2302 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHY 2048 | Physics with Calculus I | 3 |
| PHY 2048L | Lab for PHY 2048 | 1 |
| PHY 2049 | Physics with Calculus II | 3 |
| PHY 2049L | Lab for PHY 2049 | 1 |
| Total Credits for Pre-Professional Tracking Courses | 31 | |
Engineering Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming Requirement[5] | 2 | |
| EEL 3003 | Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
| EIN 4354[6] | Engineering Economy | 3 |
| EGM 2511 | Engineering Mechanics — Statics | 3 |
| EGM 3520 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| Total Credits for Engineering Core Courses | 14 | |
Materials Science Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EMA 3010 | Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3011 | Fundamental Principals of Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3050 | Intro to Inorganic Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3066 | Intro to Organic Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3080C | Materials Lab 1 | 2 |
| EMA 3013C | Materials Lab 2 | 2 |
| EMA 3800 | Error Analysis & Optimization Methods | 3 |
| EMA 3413 | Electronic Prop of Materials | 3 |
| EMA 3513C | Analy Struct of Materials | 4 |
| EMA 4121 | Interfacial Engineering | 3 |
| EMA 4125 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| EMA 4223 | Mech Behavior of Materials | 3 |
| EMA 4314 | Energ/Kinetics in Mtls Sci | 3 |
| EMA 4324 | Stability of Materials | 3 |
| EMA 4714 | Matls Selection/Failure Analy | 3 |
| EMA 4913 or EMA 4915[7] | Research in Materials Science 1 or Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) 1 | 2 or (3) |
| EMA 4914 or EMA 4916[7] | Research in Materials Science 2 or Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) 2 | 2 or (3) |
| Total Credits for Materials Science Core Courses | 48 | |
Additional Degree Requirements
Students select a specialty in their senior year. Each specialty has a minimum of 14 credits for progression towards their BS degree. For specific specialty course information please refer to the links below:
| Total Credits for Specialty Courses | 14 |
| Total Credits for Bachelors Degree | 125 |
Footnotes
- College of Engineering requires > 2.0 GPA in this class; also satisfies 3 hours of Comp. and 6,000 Gordon Rule.
- 15 Hr. Total with a min. of 6 hr. in each category.
- 6 Hrs. concurrent with general education classes.
- 18,000 Words remaining with general education classes.
- One of: CGS 2414, CGN 3421, CGS 3460, CGS 3462, CIS 3020, EEL 4930, CGS 2421
- Option of MAN 3025 (Principles of Management) or MAR 3023 (Principles of Marketing) in lieu of EIN 4354, if student has prerequisite for alternate course (ECO2013 or ECO2023).
- Additional credits from IPPD will be applied toward Technical Electives