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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Materials Science Minor


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Program: Minor
Department of Physics  
College of Science

Kettler Hall 126B ~ 260-481-6306


The minor in Materials Science lets you learn in-depth about the structure of materials as well as learning how to make measurements of materials.  This minor is of use to students who are not physics majors but want to learn about this field.


Declaring this Minor:

  • Declare this minor within the Department of Physics  or through your major department
  • Students cannot declare a major and a minor in the same program

Program Requirements:

  • The catalog term for the minor will match that of your major degree program
  • At least 6 credits must be earned as resident credit at the 2000+ level or above
  • You must earn a grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the minor
  • A minor is not awarded if requirements are not completed by the time your major degree is certified for graduation

To earn the physics minor in Materials Science, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those noted above:

Core Requirements


Total Credits: 22-24


Student Responsibility


You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career.  If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean. 

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