Graduate Certificate Programs in Polymer, Plastics Engineering

The Polymer Specialty Certificate is designed to provide a strong interdisciplinary educational program for graduate engineering and suitably prepared science students interested in pursuing a polymer career. The certificate will also reduce training time required to turn Texas A M students into productive members of the industrial workforce. This program is the first of its kind offered in the State of Texas. No schools in the State of Texas offer a formal polymer curriculum, despite the significant role the polymer industry plays in the state economy.

The Polymer Specialty Certificate consists of (4) three-hour courses for a total of 12 credit hours. Students can choose from the following list of required courses: AERO 406, AERO 606, BMEN 482 682, CHEN 451, CHEN 641, MEEN 455, MEEN 458, MEEN 607, MEEN 635, CHEM 466. In addition, the remaining six hours are to be selected from a list of approved courses of which three hours can be substituted with an approved individual research experience. Completion of the certificate will be recorded on the student University transcript.

Students should complete and submit certificate application to the Polymer Technology Center (228A Mechanical Engineering Office Building) prior to registering for any of the certificate courses.

Obtain a C or better in each course taken towards certificate program.

Achieve an overall GPR of 3.0 in approved certificate program coursework.

Submit completed certificate worksheet to the Polymer Technology Center (228A Mechanical Engineering Office Building) upon registering for final course(s) to complete certificate requirements.

It is recommended that students take 6 hours of coursework above what is required for their degree program.

Consult with an academic advisor prior to submitting application for the certificate.

AERO 406 Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Applications.

MEEN 458 Processing Characterization of Polymers.

AERO 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

BAEN 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

BMEN 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

CHEM 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

CHEN 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

ECEN 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

MEEN 489 or 689 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

AERO 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

BAEN 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

BMEN 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

CHEM 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

CHEN 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

ECEN 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

MEEN 685 Polymer Related Research (Credit 3).

Up to 3 hours of credit can be substituted with research emphasizing polymers (provided polymer coursework has been initiated). Research must be approved by the Director of the Polymer Technology Center.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department will accept these courses as technical elective for some majors.

The Aerospace Engineering Department will accept 485 491 courses towards degree plans if they are honors as well as ENGR 281 381. Students can petition for a 400-level or 600-level course in AERO or another department to count for an AERO technical elective.

The Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department has one three-hour technical elective and one three-hour engineering elective which could be fulfilled by appropriate courses used toward a certificate program.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has several 400 level courses which could be used as technical electives for ELEN. Each is reviewed on a case by case basis.

Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution Most any upper level (3xx or 4xx) engineering courses could be accepted as a technical elective. Students should submit a written request explaining why and how it applies to the program.

The Chemical Engineering Polymer Certificate Program provides opportunities for students to improve their knowledge of polymers in areas outside of their specific field of expertise, and to apply their technical knowledge to problems in polymer engineering and science.

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The Plastics Engineering offers five certificates for students who hold a bachelor degree in engineering or science and who wish to gain additional knowledge in the fundamentals or specific aspects of plastics engineering. The following certificates are available:.

All Plastics Engineering graduate certificates are comprised of four courses (12 graduate credits) designed to provide specific knowledge and expertise vital to today changing and complex needs in the workplace.