Minimum Credits for a B.S. Degree in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering: 136
*M&ME students must complete 6 credits of humanities and 6 credits of social sciences. See General Education Requirements .
 **ECNS 203  satisfies 3 of the 6 credits of the social sciences General Education Requirements  
 ***EELE 201 /EELE 202  may be substituted for PHSX 322 - Electronics for Scientists  and 1 technical elective credit (see below).
 ****Science Electives include BIOB 160 , CHMY 210 , CHMY 311 , CHMY 321 , CHMY 371  and CHMY 401 .
 *****Departmental approval is required for all technical electives. PERMISSIBLE TECHNICAL ELECTIVES include: BIOB 160 , EGEN 202 , GEO 204 , EENV 204 , MIN 105  , and any course numbered 300 or higher in BCH, BIOB, BIOL, BIOM, CHMY, EELE., EGEN, EMAT, EMET, EMEC, MIN, ENGR, ENVE, GEOE, GEOP, M or M.EC. Students should consider taking EGEN 202 , EGEN 335  or 
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EMET 494W - M&ME Seminar  can be repeated for 1 technical elective credit. 
M&ME students should also consider completing Minors in Chemistry, Math, and Physics as well as those in other engineering programs. Minors available from the M&ME Dept are limited to students seeking outside engineering degrees as described in Academic Programs  Section, subsection Minors.