• The degree of Master of Science in Materials Science is only awarded to students who do not already have an M.S. degree in Materials Science.
  • The degree will be awarded upon request by students who have fulfilled the requirements.
  • Only in exceptional cases is there admission to the M.S. program as the final degree objective.
  • Each student is assigned to a member of the faculty who will serve as the student’s adviser.
  • The adviser and option representative for materials science will approve his or her course of study.
  • Study for the degree of Master of Science in materials science will ordinarily require three terms of courses. The courses shall be chosen from the list of core courses below, although 27 units of research (MS 200 or equivalent) may be substituted for 27 units of lecture or laboratory courses. Completion of 138 units of these courses within two years with no grade less than a C constitutes the academic requirements for the M.S. degree.