Admissions: Undergraduate Program

The best place to start the undergraduate admission process is through the UNT Office of Admissions. We encourage you to simultaneously send a note to the department Undergraduate Advising Office. Transfer students are encouraged to contact the department office with their current school transcript. Unoffical transcripts are welcome at the planning stage to ensure a degree completion plan is established between the applicant and the department. Students may also get in contact with our advisors and review the Undergraduate degree plan (both listed below).

Advisor | Degree Requirements | Sample Degree Plan | Student Relations

Dr. Peter Collins began serving as the undergraduate advisor in 2012. He prides himself on training students at the undergraduate level in all aspects of modern materials science and engineering. He cares about your success and will help you: (1) Select courses for your degree plan, (2) Provide you with career guidance and advice; (3) Help you find jobs or internships through his strong ties with industry, government, and academia both locally and throughout the world. Feel free to e-mail him at Peter.Collins[at]unt.edu for more information.

1. Hours Required and General/College Requirements
   A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 45 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the "General University Requirements" in the Academics section of the Undergraduate catalog and the College of Engineering requirements.
2. Major Requirements
   A minimum of 48 semester hours, including MTSE 3010, 3020, 3030, 3040, 3050, 3060, 3070, 3080, 3090, 3100, 4010, 4030, 4050, 4060, 4090, and 4100; two elective MTSE courses
3. Other Required Courses
   1. MATH 1710, 1720, and 3310
   2. PHYS 1710/1730, 2220/2240, and 3010
   3. CHEM 1410/1430 and 1420
   4. MEEN 2130, ENGR 2060, and ENGR 2332
   5. ENGR 3450
4. Minor
   Optional
5. Electives
   See four-year sample plan below
6. Other Requirements
   A grade point average of at least 2.5 is required for all materials science and engineering courses.

The following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to contact the MTSE Advising Office to get details on courses available and their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment. Students are responsible for meeting all course prerequisites.

BS in Materials Science and Engineering
(Updated January 14, 2010)

Electives and the senior design project help a student to specialize in particular areas. Areas could be covered individually or with overlap between areas. For instance an interest in specializing in tissue scaffolding materials would cross polymers and biomaterials.

The program offers substantial electives and laboratories for senior projects that enable students to specialize in:

Microelectronics
Metals
Ceramics
Polymers
Energy
Failure analysis and design
Computational modeling
Biomaterials
Structural/Aerospace/Automotives
Characterization of Material Properties

*See the University Core Curriculum section of the Undergraduate Catalog for approved list of course options.

**See College of Engineering degree requirement section of the Undergraduate Catalog for approved list of course options.

You may also contact the department's Advising Office or MTSE Student Relations:

Advising Coordinator
Department of Materials Science
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle #305310
Denton, TX 76203-5017

E-mail: mtse[at]unt.edu
Phone: 940-565-3260
Fax: 940-565-4824

Erik R. Forney
MTSE Student Relations
E-mail: Erik.Forney[at]unt.edu
Phone: 940-565-3260
Fax: 940-565-4824