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The field of materials science and engineering centralizes multiple disciplines: materials science, metallurgy, physics, biology, chemistry, electrical, biomedical and mechanical engineering. Materials science engineers are involved with creating new materials or altering known materials to improve anything engineered, from computer chips to structural materials, medicine to electronic sensors, environmental and sustainable materials and so much more from manufacturing to commercialization. For example, they make materials (hard and soft matter) more durable, stronger, lighter, efficient, adaptable or productive; and they discover new and innovative ways to use materials. UCF researchers in this field have contributed to scientific advances as diverse as medicine and space exploration.

CECS Progress Policy

• Students in the Materials Science & Engineering major are expected to make consistent good progress toward their degrees to remain enrolled in, or eligible for, any major, minor, or certificate in the College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) or the College of Optics and Photonics (COP). To support this, CECS and COP enforce a Progress Policy with two components: the low grade component and the repeat attempt component.
  • Low Grade Component: Any student majoring in Materials Science & Engineering who has accumulated 7 or more unsuccessful attempts (i.e., grades below "C" (2.0), U grades, and withdrawals, including in 0-credit courses) over all courses taken at UCF will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation and remain on Lack of Progress Probation as long as the student is enrolled in a CECS or COP major. If a student on Lack of Progress Probation has a tenth unsuccessful attempt over all courses taken at UCF, the student will be Excluded from all CECS and COP majors, minors, and certificates.
  • Repeat Attempt Component: Any student majoring in Materials Science & Engineering who repeats any UCF course and does not earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better on the second attempt will be placed on Lack of Progress Probation and remain on Lack of Progress Probation as long as the student is enrolled in a CECS or COP major. If a student on Lack of Progress Probation does not receive a grade of "C" (2.0) or better by the third attempt in the same UCF course, the student will be Excluded from all CECS and COP majors, minors, and certificates.
• A student who has been excluded from CECS and COP majors cannot declare any CECS or COP minors or certificates unless as required by the student’s degree program. A student who has been excluded from CECS and COP majors may seek readmission to a major in CECS or COP after earning a bachelor’s degree or relevant associate of science degree, either from another college at UCF or from another institution. To be eligible for readmission to CECS or COP, the student must not have accumulated any additional low grades in subsequent coursework used to complete the earned degree. An excluded student who meets these criteria is not guaranteed readmission to a CECS or COP major. Any student who is readmitted to the Materials Science & Engineering major will be subject to all probation conditions that applied at the time of exclusion.

This program prepares students for state-regulated professional licensure or certification. For more information on how this program may prepare you in that regard, please view the program.

Degree Requirements

Basic Core Requirements

• A "C" (2.0) or better is required for all courses in this section. A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements. COM 1000, SPC 1603C, and SPC 1608 are specifically identified in the GEP.

• Complete all of the following
  • Earn a minimum grade of C in each of the following:
    • EGS1006C - Introduction to the Engineering Profession (1)
    • EGN1007C - Engineering Concepts and Methods (1)
    • EGN3211 - Engineering Analysis and Computation (3)
    • STA3032 - Probability and Statistics for Engineers (3)
    • CHM2210 - Organic Chemistry I (3)
  • Complete at least 1 of the following: COM 1000 - Introduction to Communication (3) SPC 1603C - Fundamentals of Technical Presentations (3) or SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Oral Communication (3)

Advanced Core Requirements

• A "C" (2.0) or better is required for all courses in this section. A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.

• Earn a minimum grade of C in each of the following:
  • EGN3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials (3)
  • EGN3373 - Principles of Electrical Engineering (3)
  • EMA3000 - Engineering Polymeric Materials (3)
  • EMA3012C - Experimental Techniques in Materials I (3)
  • EMA3124 - Design and Selection of Materials (3)
  • EMA4513 - Structures of Materials (3)
  • EMA3102 - Thermodynamics of Materials (3)
  • EMA4125 - Phase Transformations and Microstructural Development in Materials (3)
  • EMA4307 - Kinetics of Materials (3)
  • EMA4223 - Fundamentals of Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3)
  • EMA4413 - Fundamentals of Electronic Materials (3)
  • EMA4013C - Experimental Techniques in Materials II (3)
  • EMA4009 - Materials in Society (2)
  • EMA4115 - Transport Phenomena in Materials (3)
  • EMA4602C - Materials Processing Laboratory (3)

Science/Engineering Elective

• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • CHM2211 - Organic Chemistry II (3)
  • PHY3101 - General Physics Using Calculus III (3)
  • EGN3310 - Engineering Analysis-Statics (3)

Restricted Electives

• A "C" (2.0) or better is required for all courses in this section. A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.

• Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: Technical electives are available in the BSMSE program to address specific student interests in a variety of technical areas. Students should consult with their Department for a list of approved restricted technical electives and the terms when specific courses of this type are offered. A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required in all restricted electives.

Capstone Requirements

• A "C" (2.0) or better is required for all courses in this section. A minimum 2.250 GPA is required for courses used in Basic Core Requirements, Advanced Core Requirements, Restricted Electives, and Capstone Requirements.

• Earn a minimum grade of C in each of the following:
  • EMA4915 - Materials Senior Design I (3)
  • EMA4916 - Materials Senior Design II (3)

Grand Total Credits: 70

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 122

Plan of Study

• A tentative course schedule for entering freshman is available on the CECS Academic Affairs Office website at https://academicaffairs.cecs.ucf.edu/. Students should consult with an Academic Success Coach to develop a personalized plan to graduation.

CECS Senior Design Sequencing Policy

• CECS students who are required to complete a two-course Senior Design sequence are expected to complete the course sequence in consecutive terms (Fall-Spring, Spring-Summer, or Summer-Fall). The Senior Design sequence is expected to be taken during the last two semesters of the academic program.
• Students are expected to enroll into and complete Senior Design 1 in the semester where permission is granted. Permission to delay Senior Design 1 to subsequent terms will not be considered unless the requisites to enroll into Senior Design 1 have not been satisfied or the initial attempt of Senior Design 1 was not completed with a passing grade.

Foreign Language Requirements

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Departmental Exit Requirements

• None

College Exit Requirements

• Students must complete at least eight upper-division courses towards their degree within CECS at UCF.
• Students must complete all their discipline-specific senior design and/or capstone course(s) within CECS at UCF.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• Students must have a minimum 2.0 UCF GPA.
• Students must have completed 42 semester hours of upper division credit.
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the State Writing and Math Requirement, nine hours of Summer credit, and Civic Literacy Requirement.

Honors In Major

• Information on Honors in the Major can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/.

Related Programs

• Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)
• Physics (B.S.)
• Chemistry (B.S.)
• Bioengineering Minor
• Mathematics Minor
• Chemistry Minor
• Physics Minor

Advising Notes

• Students should meet regularly with their Academic Success Coach. Contact the CECS Academic Affairs Office (https://academicaffairs.cecs.ucf.edu/) for more information on meeting with an Academic Success Coach.
• The Materials Science & Engineering Department encourages all students to meet with a faculty member for advising on career and academic issues.

Transfer Notes

• Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information with his/her petition for this evaluation.
• Helpful transfer student resources, including established course equivalencies, are available online at https://registrar.ucf.edu/transfer-student-resources/.
• EGS 1006C and EGN 1007C are required courses for incoming freshmen only. The credits for these two courses (one hour each) may, with prior approval of the college, be moved to Restricted Electives.

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Equipment Fees

• Part-Time Student: $45 per term
• Full-Time Student: $90 per term