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Program in Materials Science and EngineeringThe certificate Program in Materials Science and Engineering is offered by the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) and its affiliated departments. The program emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the study of materials and the engineering exploitation of their properties. The program is designed for students in science and engineering departments preparing for careers in research and teaching that will include the exploration and exploitation of materials properties. Participants in the program satisfy their departmental degree requirements by taking courses in their own department, together with others chosen from a list selected by the participating departments. In general, this will not increase the total number of courses required for graduation. Satisfactory completion of the program is recognized by the award of a certificate in materials science and engineering upon graduation. Admission to the program normally occurs at the beginning of the sophomore year. Students are expected to have satisfactorily completed a freshman year program that would permit them to enter one of the participating departments. Departments currently participating in the certificate program are chemical engineering, chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, physics, and applied and computational math. Application for admission is made to the interdepartmental committee in the term prior to the beginning of program participation, at which time the student should indicate the department in which a major is to be pursued. Upon acceptance to the program, the committee will assign a special adviser to the student to assist in planning a program of study and research that emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of the study of materials. Participants in the program will satisfy the degree requirements for their department, as well as the course and independent work requirements for the program. A coherent course of study will be developed in conjunction with the program adviser and the departmental representative and will include courses in materials outside the student's department. The program will be designed to expand the student's knowledge of topics essential for the understanding of materials beyond that normally encountered in a single department. In some cases, courses meeting the program requirements will also satisfy the regular departmental requirements. Specific program requirements are listed below. All program students must take: 1. One year of general physics (Physics 103, 104, or 105, 106), one term of general chemistry with a laboratory (Chemistry 203, 205, or 207), and one year of mathematics. Also a course in thermodynamics such as CHE 246, MAE 221, CHM 306, or PHY 301. 2. One core course in materials (selected from among the options: MSE 301, CIV 364 and MAE 324) before the end of their junior year, as well as the course in experimental methods, MSE 302, or either CHM 371 or 372. 3. Three additional program-approved courses at the 300 level or above, one of which must be from a department different from that in which the student is concentrating. 4. A two-semester senior thesis on a topic in materials approved by the program committee. To remain a member of the program in good standing, students are expected to maintain at least a B- average in their technical subjects. To be awarded the program certificate upon graduation, students must achieve a minimum grade average of B- in program courses. Program courses may not be taken on a pass/D/fail basis. The PMI office serves as the central location for information about the program.
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