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Program checklist · B.S.

Materials Engineering B.S.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The sample curriculum shown below, which results in the B.S. degree in Materials Engineering, requires a minimum of 127 credit hours and completion of the required elective courses that follow.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
194824
CourseShelf checklist
CK_194824_55fe9ab3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The RPI Experience

0 items

    First Year

    0 items

      Fall (17 credits)

      5 items
      1. CHEM 1100
        Principles of Chemistry I
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MANE 1010
        Essence of Engineering Mechanics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. MTLE 1200
        Introduction to Materials Engineering
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. MATH 1010
        Calculus I
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Spring (16 credits)

      4 items
      1. ENGR 1600
        Materials Science
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. HASS Core Elective
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. MATH 1020
        Calculus II
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. PHYS 1110
        Physics I (S)
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Second Year

      0 items

        Fall (17 credits)

        5 items
        1. ENGR 1200
          Engineering Graphics and CAD
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. HASS Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. MATH 2400
          Introduction to Differential Equations
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. MTLE 2100
          Structure of Engineering Materials
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. PHYS 1200
          Physics II
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Spring (16-17 credits)

        6 items
        1. ADMN 1030
          Career Exploration
          Not resolved to a course
          0
        2. ENGR 2050
          Introduction to Engineering Design
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        3. MTLE 2500
          Materials Laboratory Skills
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        4. HASS Core Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. MTLE 2xxx Computational Analysis for Materials Engineers
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. Restricted Elective
          Not resolved to a course
          3-4

        Third Year

        0 items

          Fall (16 credits)

          6 items
          1. ILEA 4400
            The Discovery
            Not resolved to a course
            0
          2. ENGR 2600
            Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. MTLE 4250
            Mechanical Properties of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          4. STSO 4100
            Professional Development –Technical Issues and Solutions
            Not resolved to a course
            2
          5. MTLE 4xxx Materials Elective I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          6. HASS Core Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Spring (15 credits)

          4 items
          1. MTLE 4100
            Thermodynamics of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. MTLE 4200
            Electrical and Optical Properties of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. MTLE 4910
            Materials Selection
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. Free Elective I
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          Fourth Year

          0 items

            Fall (16 credits)

            5 items
            1. ENGR 4010
              Professional Development: Leadership Competencies
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            2. MTLE 4150
              Kinetics in Materials Systems
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. Materials Elective II
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. Free Elective II
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            5. Science
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Spring (17 credits)

            5 items
            1. MTLE 4400
              Materials Synthesis and Processing
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            2. MTLE 4500
              Computational Materials Design
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            3. MTLE 4920
              Multidisciplinary Capstone Design
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. Materials Elective III Credit Hours 3 6
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. Free Elective III Credit Hours 4 8
              Not resolved to a course
              4

            Electives

            0 items

              Restricted Electives (3 or 4 credits each)

              11 items
              1. CHME 2010
                Material, Energy, and Entropy Balances
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. CHME 2020
                Energy, Entropy, and Equilibrium
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. CIVL 2050
                Fluid Mechanics for Civil and Environmental Engineering
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              4. ECSE 2010
                Electric Circuits
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              5. ENGR 2090
                Engineering Dynamics
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              6. ENGR 2250
                Thermal and Fluids Engineering I
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              7. ENGR 2300
                Electronic Instrumentation
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              8. ENGR 2350
                Embedded Control
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              9. ENGR 2530
                Strength of Materials
                Not resolved to a course
                4
              10. MANE 2710
                Thermodynamics
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              11. MANE 2720
                Fluid Mechanics
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Materials Electives (3 credits each)

              14 items
              1. MTLE 4030
                Glass Science
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. MTLE 4050
                Introduction to Polymers
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              3. MTLE 4130
                Functional Ceramics
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              4. MTLE 4160
                Semiconducting Materials
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              5. MTLE 4310
                Corrosion
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              6. MTLE 4430
                Fundamentals of Metallurgical Alloy Systems
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              7. MTLE 4440
                Thin Films
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              8. MTLE 4460
                Materials for Energy Applications
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              9. MTLE 4470
                Biology in Materials Science
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              10. MTLE 4520
                Materials under Extreme Conditions
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              11. MTLE 4720
                Applied Mathematical Methods in Materials
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              12. MTLE 4730
                Material Informatics and Data Science
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              13. MTLE 4960
                Topics in Materials Engineering
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              14. MTLE 494x Undergraduate Research Project
                Not resolved to a course
                3-4

              Footnotes

              9 items
              1. Maybe replaced with ENGR 1100 .
                Not resolved to a course
              2. May be replaced by ENGR 1300 or another engineering exploration course.
                Not resolved to a course
              3. This course can be taken either semester.
                Not resolved to a course
              4. May be replaced by ENGR 1400 .
                Not resolved to a course
              5. These courses should be completed by the end of the second year / fourth semester. ADMN 1030 (or equivalent) is recommended as a prerequisite to ILEA 4400 (or equivalent). While both courses may be taken in any semester, the suggested sequence should be followed when possible
                Not resolved to a course
              6. Any 3- or 4-credit MTLE course at the 4000- or 6000-level may be used to fulfill the Materials Elective requirement. In order to take a 6000-level course, students may be required to obtain formal approval from the Office of Graduate Education, as specified in the course catalog. Total credits from MTLE 494x and MTLE 496x may not exceed 3 credits.
                Not resolved to a course
              7. For a list of courses that satisfy the Professional Development – Technical Issues & Solutions requirement refer to the link “Professional Development Courses” on the Registrar’s “Academic Planning” web page. It should be completed before MTLE 4920 .
                Not resolved to a course
              8. Free Electives must total at least 12 credits.
                Not resolved to a course
              9. Any 4-credit course in the School of Science with a prefix of ASTR, BCBP, BIOL, CHEM, ERTH, MATH or PHYS may be used to fulfill the Science Elective requirement.
                Not resolved to a course
              Source. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, catalog Rensselaer Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.rpi.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=34&poid=10094&returnto=938. Captured page pages/0084.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.