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Program checklist · BS

Material Science and Engineering BS

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
27.0503
Credits (computed from items)
347
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_a6c69197
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Admission Criteria

9 items
  1. Minimum overall GPA of 2.500 required
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Matriculated student with academic good standing at the University at Buffalo.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Satisfactory performance in a series of core courses (see below). There are two paths to meet this requirement.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Standard: Completion of four core courses with a combined core course grade point average of at least 2.500.
    Not resolved to a course
  5. Fast-Track: Completion of at least two of the four core courses (graded on an A-F bases) with a combined core course grade point average of at least 3.000.
    Not resolved to a course
  6. Calculus 1 (MTH 141 or MTH 153)
    Not resolved to a course
  7. Calculus 2 (MTH 142 or MTH 154)
    Not resolved to a course
  8. General Chemistry 1 (CHE 101, CHE 105, or CHE 107)
    Not resolved to a course
  9. General Physics 1 (PHY 107 or PHY 117)
    Not resolved to a course

Major Requirements

0 items

    Material Science and Engineering Core (89 credits)

    36 items
    1. CHE 107LR
      General Chemistry for Engineers I
      Not resolved to a course
      3.5
    2. CHE 127LAB
      General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
      Not resolved to a course
      0.5
    3. CHE 101LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. CHE 113LAB
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. CHE 105LLR
      Chemistry: Principles and Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    6. CHE 108LR
      General Chemistry for Engineers II
      Not resolved to a course
      3.5
    7. CHE 128LAB
      General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 2
      Not resolved to a course
      0.5
    8. CHE 102LR
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. CHE 114LAB
      General Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    10. CHE 106LLR
      Chemistry: Principles and Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    11. EAS 199SL
      UB Seminar
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. EAS 202SEM
      Engineering Impact On Society
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    13. EAS 230LLB
      Engineering Computations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. EAS 360LEC
      STEM Communications
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. MDI 201LEC
      Introduction to Materials Design and Informatics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. MDI 210LEC
      Chemical Design of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MDI 311LEC
      Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. MDI 312LEC
      Multiscale Design of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. MDI 321LEC
      Quantitative Methods in Materials Characterization
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. MDI 322LEC
      Materials Characterization and Synthesis Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. MDI 332LEC
      Foundations of Materials Thermodynamics and Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. MDI 336LEC
      Kinetics, Defects, and Transport
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    23. MDI 404LEC
      Statistical Principles of Materials Informatics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. MDI 440LEC
      Design and Function of Soft Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. MDI 450LEC
      Machine Learning in Materials Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. MDI 471LEC
      Materials for a Regenerative Economy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. MDI 493LEC
      Materials Design Laboratory I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    28. MDI 494LEC
      Materials Design Laboratory II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. MTH 141LR
      College Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    30. MTH 142LR
      College Calculus 2
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    31. MTH 241LR
      College Calculus 3
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    32. MTH 306LR
      Introduction to Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    33. MTH 309LR
      Introductory Linear Algebra
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    34. PHY 107LR
      General Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    35. PHY 108LR
      General Physics II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    36. PHY 158LAB
      General Physics II Lab
      Not resolved to a course
      1

    Four MDI Electives (12 credits)

    5 items
    1. MDI 401LEC
      Special Topics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. MDI 481LEC
      Thin Films, Surfaces, and Interfaces
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. MDI 483LEC
      Functional Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. MDI 484LEC
      Computation Materials Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. MDI 485LEC
      Polymers, Colloids, Gels, and Active Matter
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Two Technical Elective (6 credits)

    29 items
    1. AI 300LR
      Applied Machine Learning
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. CHE 203LR
      Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. CHE 251LR
      Contemporary Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    4. CHE 204LR
      Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    5. CHE 252LR
      Contemporary Organic Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    6. CHE 314LEC
      Introduction to Analytical Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. CHE 319LEC
      Physical Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. PHY 207LR
      General Physics III
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. PHY 401LEC
      Quantum Mechanics I - Fundamentals
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    10. CE 317LR
      Transport Processes I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. CE 318LR
      Transport Processes II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    12. CE 435LEC
      Introduction to Polymers
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. CE 450LEC
      Protein Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. CE 457LEC
      Colloid and Surface Phenomena
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. CE 451LEC
      Computer-Aided Research in the Chemical and Material Sciences
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. MAE 381LEC
      Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MAE 385LAB
      Engineering Materials Laboratory
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    18. MAE 364LEC
      Manufacturing Processes
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. MAE 485LEC
      Mech Propts of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. MAE 487LEC
      Modern Theory of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. BIO 201LEC
      Cell Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. BIO 305LEC
      Fundamentals of Biological Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    23. BIO 301LEC
      Intermediate Cell Biology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. MTH 337LEC
      Introduction to Scientific and Mathematical Computing
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    25. MTH 411LR
      Introduction to Probability Theory
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    26. MTH 412LR
      Introduction to Statistical Inference
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    27. MTH 418LR
      Survey of Partial Differential Equations
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    28. MTH 443LEC
      Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. MTH 444LEC
      Fundamentals of Applied Mathematics II
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Notes

    0 items

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 124 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Academic Requirements

      0 items

        Program Distinction

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          42 items
          1. MTH 141LR
            College Calculus I
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          2. CHE 107LR
            General Chemistry for Engineers I
            Not resolved to a course
            3.5
          3. CHE 127LAB
            General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 1
            Not resolved to a course
            0.5
          4. EAS 199SL
            UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          6. MTH 142LR
            College Calculus 2
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          7. CHE 108LR
            General Chemistry for Engineers II
            Not resolved to a course
            3.5
          8. CHE 128LAB
            General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory 2
            Not resolved to a course
            0.5
          9. PHY 107LR
            General Physics I
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          10. EAS 230LLB
            Engineering Computations
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          11. EAS 202SEM
            Engineering Impact On Society
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          12. MTH 241LR
            College Calculus 3
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          13. PHY 108LR
            General Physics II
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          14. PHY 158LAB
            General Physics II Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          15. MDI 201LEC
            Introduction to Materials Design and Informatics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. MTH 306LR
            Introduction to Differential Equations
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          18. MDI 210LEC
            Chemical Design of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          20. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          21. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          22. MTH 309LR
            Introductory Linear Algebra
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          23. MDI 311LEC
            Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. MDI 321LEC
            Quantitative Methods in Materials Characterization
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          25. Technical Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. EAS 360LEC
            STEM Communications
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          27. MDI 312LEC
            Multiscale Design of Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          28. MDI 322LEC
            Materials Characterization and Synthesis Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          29. MDI 332LEC
            Foundations of Materials Thermodynamics and Structures
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. MDI 336LEC
            Kinetics, Defects, and Transport
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          31. Technical Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. MDI 404LEC
            Statistical Principles of Materials Informatics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          33. MDI 493LEC
            Materials Design Laboratory I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          34. MDI 471LEC
            Materials for a Regenerative Economy
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. MDI Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          36. MDI Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. MDI 440LEC
            Design and Function of Soft Materials
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          38. MDI 450LEC
            Machine Learning in Materials Design
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          39. MDI 494LEC
            Materials Design Laboratory II
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. MDI Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          41. MDI Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          42. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
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