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MSE-4554: Polymer Engineering

Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to polymers from the MSE perspective. The basics of polymer syntheses and polymerization will be outlined. The relationship between processing, structure, and properties will be presented with respect to the performance and design requirements of typical polymer applications.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MSE-2044

Required By: ENGE-4735, MSE-4055, MSE-5504

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.45 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 48.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.06%

Abby R Whittington202340.6%43.1%10.2%1.1%2.2%2.7%3.235
William C Hill202480.1%18.3%0.6%1.0%0.0%0.0%3.765
Richard L Clark202451.5%31.5%7.2%0.0%10.0%0.0%3.172
Earl J Foster201971.9%15.6%9.3%3.1%0.0%0.0%3.541

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Summer I 2024Term050% W