Graduate Catalog 1993-1994
College of Engineering
Program in Materials Science
Requirements for the Degree

   For the M.M.S.E. degree, 24 credit hours of course work and 6
credits of thesis work on a research topic are required. Of the 24
credits of course work, 6 credits are elective and are chosen in an
area of specialization after discussion with the student's adviser.
Students must maintain a cumulative grade-point index of 3.0.
   For the Ph.D. degree, 12 credits of coursework are required beyond
those necessary for the master's degree, including 9 credits of
elective courses. The candidate must also pass qualifying examinations
covering materials science, applied mathematics, classical and solid
state physics, and thermodynamics and kinetics. Subsequently, the
student conducts research on a topic with an adviser of his or her own
choosing. The thesis must be of publishable quality as judged by the
senior materials faculty. Finally, the student must pass an oral
examination on the thesis.