The School of Materials Science and Engineering offers an undergraduate minor in Materials Science and Engineering for non-MSE majors. Materials are
the enabling basis for almost all other engineering and scientific disciplines. The purpose of this minor is to broaden the materials background of non-materials students and to introduce them to a
materials focused approach to problem solving that is different than that provided by their major.
The requirement for earning a minor in Materials Science and Engineering is to complete 18
semester hours of MSE courses, 12 hours of which must be at the 3000 level or above and none of which may be lower than the 2000 level. Many students will be able to complete a considerable
portion of this requirement by scheduling some of the required courses as the free electives required by their major.
Additional requirements include:
All courses counting toward the minor must be taken on a letter grade basis and must be completed with an overall grade point average of at least 2.0.
Courses required by name and number in a student's major degree program may not be used in satisfying the course requirements for a minor.
No more than 4 semester hours of special topics courses may be included in a minor program.
Special problem courses may not be used in the minimum 18 hours of a minor program.
Non-MSE undergraduate majors are encouraged to participate in this program provided they have the appropriate prerequisites and approval of their major program academic advisor.
For additional information please contact
Dr. Brent Carter Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
J. Erskine Love, Jr. Manufacturing Bldg., Room 351 404.894.6762 brent.carter@mse.gatech.edu
Undergraduate Minor