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Course Plan

Suggested Course Plan for a UC Riverside Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering Program

(Catalog Year 2017)
Fall Quarter 
 Winter Quarter
 Spring Quarter
 
 First Year
  
CHEM 1A/1LA
General Chemistry		 CHEM 1B/1LB 
General Chemistry		 CHEM 1C/1LC
General Chemistry
ENGL 1A 
English Composition		 ENGL 1B
English Composition		 MATH 9C
First Year Calculus
MATH 9A
First Year Calculus		 MATH 9B
First Year Calculus		 BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences
MSE 1
Fundamentals of Materials Science		 BREADTH
Biological Science		  
 
 Second Year
  
CHEM 008A
Organic Chemistry		 MATH 10A
Multivariable Calculus

CS 30
Intro to Comp Sci & Engr
MATH 46
Differential Equations		 ME 10
Statics		 EE 1A/1LA
Engineering Circuit Analysis
PHYS 40A
Physics (Mechanics)		 PHYS 40B
Physics (Heat/Waves/Sound)		 MATH 10B
Multivariable Calculus
BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences		  BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences		 PHYS 40C
Physics (Electricity/Magnetism)
 
 Third Year
  
CEE 135
Chemistry of Materials		 BIEN 140A/CEE 140A
Biomaterials

ENGR 180W*
Technical Communications

EE 138
Electrical Properties of Materials

 CHE 100
Engineering Thermodynamics		 ME 156
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ME 114
Properties of Engineering Materials		 ME 110
Mechanics of Materials		 MSE 160
Nanostructure Characterization Lab 
BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences		 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
**See Catalog List		 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
**See Catalog List
 
Fourth Year
  

ME 156
Mechanical Behavior of Materials

 MSE 175A
Senior Design		 MSE 175B
Senior Design
MSE 161
Analytical Materials Characterization		 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
**See Catalog List 		 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
**See Catalog List 
STAT 155 
Probability, Statistics for Engr		 BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences		 BREADTH
Humanities/Social Sciences
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
**See Catalog List 		  
 

Notes

Humanities/Social Sciences courses fulfill the breadth requirements specific to the College of Engineering and are available on the College of Engineering Student Academic Affairs website: http://www.engr.ucr.edu/studentaffairs

*English Composition-  A "C" or better is required in all English Composition courses to satisfy the graduation requirement.  ENGR 180W fulfills the third quarter of English Composition.

**Technical Electives are courses in Materials Science & Engineering which explore specific topics. A list of Technical Electives is available on the College of Engineering Student Academic Affairs website: www.engr.ucr.edu/studentaffairs, and the UCR College Catalog website: www.catalog.ucr.edu/.