Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Plastics Engineering, B.S. Sequence

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Suggested Four-Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 129

First Year (35 credits)

Fall Semester (18 credits)

ETECH-100 Impacts of Engineering (3 cr.)
MATH-153 Calculus I (4 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
CHEM-135 College Chemistry I (5 cr.)
ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

MATH-154 Calculus II (4 cr.)
CHEM-245 Chemistry of Polymers (4 cr.)
ETECH-201 Communication of Engineering Design I (3 cr.)
PHYS-291 Statics (3 cr.)
ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)

Second Year (32 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ETECH-250 Introduction to Plastics (3 cr.)
ENGR-292 Dynamics (3 cr.)
MATH-250 Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (3 cr.)
STAT-330 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (3 cr.)
ETECH-252 Material Removal And Forming Processes (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (17 credits)

ETECH-341 Injection Molding Technology (3 cr.)
ENGR-275 Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer (3 cr.)
ENGR-294 Mechanics of Materials (3 cr.)
PHYS-282 University Physics II (5 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)

Third Year (32 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ENGR-391 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
ETECH-343 Extrusion Technology (3 cr.)
ETECH-460 Design for Additive Manufacturing (3 cr.)
PLE-340 Process Simulation and Analysis (3 cr.)
PLE-360 Testing and Analysis of Plastics (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

ENGR-290 Circuits and Devices (4 cr.)
ENGR-325 Computer Aided Manufacturing for Manufacturing Engineers (3 cr.)
PLE-310 Injection Molding Theory, Design and Application (3 cr.)
PLE-380 Extrusion Theory and Design (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1 credit)

PLE-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
PLE-449 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.)

Fourth Year (30 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

PLE-405 Capstone I: Process/Product Design (3 cr.)
INMGT-300 Engineering Economy (2-3 cr.)
ENGR-363 Controls and Instrumentation (4 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)
INMGT-422 Quality Engineering (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

PLE-410 Capstone II: Process/Product Development (3 cr.)
INMGT-335 Lean Manufacturing Systems (3 cr.)
ETECH-415 Robotic System Integration (3 cr.)
Course Selective-1 : Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 cr.)
Course Selective-2 : Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 cr.)