POLYMER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MINOR  
(polymer manufacture, physical and chemical properties, composite materials, polymer colloids, polymer applications,etc.)

To earn a minor in Polymer Science and Engineering, a student must register for at least 15 credits of coursework distributed as follows:

REQUIRED COURSES:
CHM   51 Organic Chemistry I
CHM 187 Physical Chemistry I or MAT 33 (for chemistry majors)
MAT 204 Processing and Properties of Polymeric Materials

ELECTIVES: (select two)
MAT 309 Composite Materials - Fall Semester - senior year
     (Prerequisite: MAT 33, MECH 2, senior standing)
MAT 344 Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis - Fall Semester - senior year
     (Prerequisite: Permission and senior standing)
ChE 388 Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory - Fall Semester - senior year
     (Prerequisite: Senior standing)
ChE 391 Colloid and Surface Chemistry - Spring Semester - senior year
     (Prerequisite: CHM 187 and senior standing)
ChE 392  Introduction to Polymer Science – Fall Semester – senior year
ChE 393  Physical Polymer Science – Fall Semester – senior year
     (Prerequisite: senior standing)
ChE 394  Organic Polymer Science I – Spring Semester– senior year
     (Prerequisite: see course catalog)

More information contact:  Jim Roberts: jer1@lehigh.edu