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:

PREREQUISITE:
Chm 51 Organic Chemistry I

REQUIRED COURSES: (minimum three)
ChE 388 Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory
 Fall Semester - senior year (Prerequisite:    senior standing)
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)
ChE 392  Introduction to Polymer Science – Fall Semester – senior year
     (Prerequisite:  Chm 187 and senior   standing)
 OR  Mat 204  Processing and Properties of    Polymeric Materials- Spring Semester - sophomore   year or after (Prerequisite: Mat 33)

ELECTIVES: (minimum one)
ChE 344  Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis –    Fall Semester- senior year
     (Prerequisite: Permission and senior standing)
ChE 391  Colloid and Surface Chemistry – Spring Semester   – senior year
     (Prerequisite: Chm 187     and senior standing)
Mat 309  Composite Materials – Fall Semester     – senior year (Prerequisite: Mat 33, Mech 2, senior standing)

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