The bachelor's degree program provides a broad materials science and engineering core with specialization in ceramics, electronic materials, metals or polymeric and biomaterials. Biomaterials is also taught at the combination bachelor's/master's level.

Admission Requirements

It is the department’s policy to admit the best-qualified transfer applicants as demonstrated by academic achievement.

Successful applicants must have earned:

• An overall 2.5 grade point average, based on the first two attempts, in the eight preprofessional (critical-tracking) courses
• A minimum grade of C in the following:

  Course List

  Code	Title	Credits
  MAC 2311	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1	4
  MAC 2312	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2	4
  MAC 2313	Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3	4
  MAP 2302	Elementary Differential Equations	3
  CHM 2045/2095	General Chemistry 1	3
  CHM 2045L	General Chemistry 1 Laboratory	1
  CHM 2046/2096	General Chemistry 2	3
  CHM 2046L	General Chemistry 2 Laboratory	1
  PHY 2048 & 2048L	Physics with Calculus 1 and Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 1	4
  PHY 2049 & 2049L	Physics with Calculus 2 and Laboratory for Physics with Calculus 2	4

  
  Only the first two attempts in each course, including withdrawals, will be considered for admission to or retention in the department
• A cumulative minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses

Educational Objectives

The program objectives of the MSE program at the University of Florida are to produce engineering practitioners and graduate students who in three to five years after graduation will:

• Have successful careers in Materials Science and Engineering or related disciplines.
• Be prepared to successfully participate in continuing education or education toward advanced degrees.

Department Requirements

A minimum grade of C is required in ENC 3246.

The department encourages students to accept internships and opportunities to study abroad. However, it is highly recommended that students seek academic advising for appropriate registration planning.

Mission

The department strives to serve the scientific and engineering community of the state and nation by providing quality education in the field, conducting basic and applied research to enhance science in the field, and supplying short courses, technology transfer, industrial consulting and distance learning to promote engineering in the field.

Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.

Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• Complete 1 of 9 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts: CHM 2045 or CHM 2095, CHM 2046 or CHM 2096, EMA 3010, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 2

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 3

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 4

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 5

• Complete all 9 critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C in each course within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 6

• Complete EMA 4125 and 1 additional EMA 3000/4000 level course

Semester 7

• Complete 2 additional EMA 3000/4000 level courses

Semester 8

• Complete all remaining EMA 3000/4000 level required courses

Students are expected to complete the General Education International (N) and Diversity (D) requirements. This is often done concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H or S).

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.

This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.

¹

ACT/SAT placement scores do not exempt this requirement. 

²

3 credits minimum of technical electives must be one of the following materials processing courses: EMA 4614, EMA 4062, EMA 4623, EMA 4645, or EMA 4666.

Senior Materials Laboratory Electives

There are corequisite requirements for certain electives. Students taking a laboratory elective must also be enrolled in the corresponding corequisite technical elective course.

¹

Corequisite: EMA 4645.

²

Corequisite:  EMA 4120.

³

Corequisite: EMA 4061.

⁴

Corequisite: EMA 4161.

⁵

Corequisite: EMA 4614.

Technical Electives

• 3 credits minimum of technical electives must be one of the following materials processing courses: EMA 4614, EMA 4062, EMA 4623, EMA 4645, or EMA 4666.
• 3 credits maximum of non-EMA or ENU technical electives can be approved courses from outside the MSE department. Non-EMA or ENU technical electives must be approved by an academic advisor prior to registration.

The major enables students to develop an understanding of materials systems and their role in engineering. Emphasis is placed on the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering principles to materials science and engineering; to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; and to design a program name system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability.

The Materials Science and Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Materials, Metallurgical, Ceramics and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Before Graduating Students Must

• Pass an assessment by two or more faculty and/or industry practitioners of performance on a major design experience.
• Pass assessment in two courses of individual assignments targeted to each learning outcome. Assessment will be provided by the instructor of the course according to department standards.
• Complete an exit interview in your final semester.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Students in the Major Will Learn to

Student Learning Outcomes | SLOs

Content

1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering principles to materials science and engineering.
2. Design and conduct materials science and engineering experiments and analyze and interpret the data.

Critical Thinking

3. Design a materials science and engineering system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability constraints.

Communication

4. Communicate technical data and design information effectively in speech and in writing to other materials engineers.

Curriculum Map

I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Assessment Types

• Assignments
• Laboratory reports
• Research papers
• Oral presentations
• Exams
• Additional assessments include:
  • Outcome assessment
  • Student exit survey