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
- Materials Science and Engineering (BS)
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 14.1801
- Credits (computed from items)
- 185.5-190.5
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 190424
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_190424_3dcb092c
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Program Requirements
1 item
- ENGRD 2xxx Engineering distribution from Category 2 (Materials Science)Not resolved to a course4
Required Major Courses
major core · 14 items
- 3
- 0.5
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 2
- As published: “Mechanical Properties of Materials, Processing, and Design (crosslisted)”3
- 3
- Select one of the following sequences:Not resolved to a course4-6
- MSE 4030& MSE 4072Senior Materials Laboratory Iand Materials Design: IdeationNot resolved to a course
- MSE 4050& MSE 4060Senior Thesis Iand Senior Thesis IINot resolved to a course
Materials Electives
electives · 0 items
Two materials-related electives covering two groups of different materials
electives · 0 items
Application-Related Electives
electives · 0 items
Four application-related electives in at least two different types of applications 1
electives · 0 items
Additional Technical Elective
electives · 0 items
One additional technical elective outside MSE
electives · 0 items
Engineering Communications
22 items
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1-3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Communication for Game Development 1”1
- As published: “Communication for Transportation Engineering 2”1
- As published: “Communication for Advanced Game Development 3”1
- As published: “Computer-Aided Engineering: Applications to Biological Processes (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Biomechanics Laboratory (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 4
Engineering Distribution
14 items
- As published: “Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Object-Oriented Design and Data Structures - Honors (crosslisted)”5
- As published: “Computer Systems Programming (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Engineering Computation (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Digital Logic and Computer Organization (crosslisted)”4
- As published: “Engineering Quantum Information Hardware (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “The Earth System (crosslisted)”4
- 3
- As published: “Engineering Processes for Environmental Sustainability (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Principles of Biological Engineering (crosslisted)”3
- As published: “Biomedical Transport Phenomena (crosslisted)”3
- 4
- or: BIOMG 3310 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismor: BIOMG 3350 Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology4
First-Year Requirements
1 item
- MATH 1910& MATH 1920Calculus for Engineersand Multivariable Calculus for EngineersNot resolved to a course8
Select two of the following:
10 items
- CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory 1,2Not resolved to a course4
- CHEM 2090& CHEM 2091Engineering General Chemistryand Engineering General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2Not resolved to a course4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- As published: “Physics III: Oscillations, Waves, and Quantum Physics (or the Honors equivalent) 1,2”4
- One of: CS 111XNot resolved to a course4
- Two first-year writing seminarsNot resolved to a course6
- One introduction to engineering (ENGRI) courseNot resolved to a course3-4
- Two physical education courses and the university swim competencyNot resolved to a course2
Source. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.cornell.edu/programs/materials-science-engineering-bs/. Captured page pages/0326.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.