Nov 23, 2024

2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Applied Science, B.S. (Materials and Nanoscience) Sequence

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Suggested Four Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (31-33 credits)

Fall Semester (16-17 credits)

APSC-101 Applied Science Profession I (1 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.) or
MATH-156 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
CHEM-135 College Chemistry I (5 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15-16 credits)

ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
MATH-154 Calculus II (4 cr.) or
MATH-157 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.)
CHEM-136 College Chemistry II (5 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

Second Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

PHYS-281 University Physics I (5 cr.)
CHEM-241 Chemistry of Materials (4 cr.)
NANO-230 Microscopy and Materials Characterization (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Cross-disciplinary Issues) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

PHYS-282 University Physics II (5 cr.)
CHEM-245 Chemistry of Polymers (4 cr.)
ENGR-315 Metallurgy (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)

Third Year (29-32 credits)

Fall Semester (13-16 credits)

MATH-250 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
or
MATH-255 Differential Equations (3 cr.) and
MATH-275 Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
CHEM-321 Physical Chemistry (4 cr.)
or
Course Selective-1 : (Technical Elective) (4 cr.)
PHYS-313 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Physics Approach (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : (Social and Behavioral Sciences) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

STAT-320 Statistical Methods (3 cr.) or
STAT-330 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (3 cr.) or
STAT-331 Probability and Mathematical Statistics I (3 cr.)
NANO-301 Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials (3 cr.) or
NANO-401 Materials and Nanoscience Capstone (3 cr.)
PHYS-427 Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics (3 cr.) or
Course Selective-3 : (GE Selective) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-4 : (Technical Elective) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-5 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

APSC-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.)
(1 credit required)

Fourth Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

APSC-401 Applied Science Profession II (1 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : (Technical Elective) (4 cr.)
or
Course Selective-2 : (Materials Performance) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-3 : (Technical Selective) (4 cr.)
Course Selective-4 : (Arts and Humanities) (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

NANO-301 Synthesis and Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials (3 cr.) or
NANO-401 Materials and Nanoscience Capstone (3 cr.)
ENGL-410 Scientific Communication (3 cr.)
Course Selective-5 : (GE Selective) (3 cr.) or
PHYS-427 Solid State and Condensed Matter Physics (3 cr.)
Course Selective-6 : (Materials Processing) (3 cr.)
Course Selective-7 : (Technical Selective) (3 cr.)