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Plastics Engineering

Suggested Degree Pathway for Plastics Engineering - Standard Track

For students who entered fall 2014 to spring 2015.

Freshman Year

Fall SemesterCr.
Total16
PLAS.1070Intro to Plastics Engineering
2
ECON.2010
Economics I
3
ENGL.1010
College Writing I1
3
CHEM.1210
Chemistry I1
3
CHEM.1230L
Chemistry I Lab
1
MATH.1310Calculus I1
4
Spring SemesterCr.
Total17
ENGN.1080Intro to Engineering II2
ENGL.1020College Writing II13
CHEM.1220Chemistry II13
CHEM.1240LChemistry II Lab
1
MATH.1320Calculus II14
PHYS.1410Physics I13
PHYS.1410LFund. Exp. Physics I1

Sophomore Year

Fall SemesterCr.
Total16
PLAS.0010Pl. Safety Lecture0
PLAS.2010Polymer Materials I13
PLAS.2100Prof. Development Seminar1
PLAS.2150Pl. Processing Lab I1
CHEM.2040Intro. Org. & Poly. Chem.3
MATH.2310Calculus III4
PHYS.1440Physics II13
PHYS.1440L
Fund. Exp. Physics II1
Spring SemesterCr.
Total16
PLAS.0020Pl. Safety Lecture0
PLAS.2020Polymer Materials II13
PLAS.2110Eng. Mechanics3
PLAS.2120Part/Rigid Body Mech.1
PLAS.2160
Pl. Processing Lab II
1
PLAS.2180Intro. to Design
2
PLAS.2470Thermodynamics
3
MATH.2340/2360Differential Equations3

Junior Year

Fall SemesterCr.

17
PLAS.0010
Pl. Safety Lecture
0
PLAS.3060
Methods of Exp. Analysis
3
PLAS.3140
Fluid Flow
3
PLAS.3150
Pl. Processing Lab III
1
PLAS.3770Pl. Process Eng. I3
PLAS.3810Polymer Science. for Eng. I
3
PLAS.3830Polymer Science I Lab1
xxxx.xxxx
Gen. Ed. (AH)
3
Spring SemesterCr.
Total17
PLAS.0020
Pl. Safety Lecture0
PLAS.3160
Pl. Processing Lab IV
1
PLAS.3480
Heat Transfer
3
PLAS.3730
Pl. Mold Engineering
3
PLAS.3780Pl. Process Eng. II3
PLAS.3820Polymer Science for Eng. II3
PLAS.3840Polymer Science II Lab1
PHIL.2030/3340
Intro to Ethics / Engin. and Ethics3

Senior Year

Fall SemesterCr.
Total16
PLAS.0010
Pl. Safety Lecture
0
PLAS.4030
Mech. Behavior of Polymers
3
PLAS.4040Proc. Control Systems
3
PLAS.4150Capstone Design I
1
xxxx.xxxxMaterials Tech. Elective23
xxxx.xxxxDesign Tech. Elective23
xxxx.xxxxGen. Ed. (SS)
3
Spring SemesterCr.
Total16
PLAS.0020
Pl. Safety Lecture
0
PLAS.4060
Polymer Structures
3
PLAS.4160Capstone Design II
3
PLAS.4180Product/Process Design
3
xxxx.xxxxGen. Ed. (AH)3
xxxx.xxxxGen. Ed. (SS)3
xxxx.xxxxTechnical Elective2
1

Total Minimum Credits = 131

1Appropriate honors courses may be substituted for students enrolled in the honors program.
2The list of “Technical Electives”, “Materials Electives” and “Design Electives” can be found in undergraduate catalog. An upper level technical course given by another Engineering Department can be substituted if pre-approved by your advisor. 

Current UMass Lowell students should use their Advisement Report in SIS. If you need assistance, please contact your advisor.

Restriction on off-campus study:

Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.

Last Updated: 10/13/2017