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The Materials Science and Engineering Program at UC San Diego is interdisciplinary, with participation of faculty members from several departments. Faculty from the following departments participates in the Materials Science and Engineering Program: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), Structural Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), NanoEngineering, Chemistry, and Bioengineering. The Director of the program, in consultation with executive committee carries out the governance of the program. The executive committee coordinates all affairs of the Materials Science and Engineering Program, including student admissions, degree requirements, graduate courses in materials science given by various participating departments, maintenance of laboratory instructional facilities, seminars, special courses, part-time instructors, and related matters.

The UCSD Materials Science and Engineering Program offers the M.S. degree in Materials Science under both the Thesis Plan I and the Comprehensive Examination Plan II; see Graduate Studies: Master's Degree in the General UCSD Catalog for details. The requirements for the M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering are as follows:

All students must successfully complete a total of 36 units.
All students must complete four Mandatory Core Courses and at least two of the ten Elective Courses:
Mandatory Core Courses: MATS 201A, MATS 201B, MATS 201C, MATS 227
Elective Core Courses: (required to select at least two to fulfill requirements) MATS 205A, MATS 251A, MATS 251B, MATS 252, MATS 253, MATS 256, MATS 257, MATS 261A, MATS 261B, PHYS 152A
(Physics 211A can replace 152A with adviser's Permission.)
See "Courses" for description.
Students may include up to 12 units of undergraduate courses. These units include the one undergraduate core course, Physics 152.
Enroll in MS 200, as required; see course descriptions for requirements.
Remaining courses to complete the 36 unit requirement for the M.S. degree may be selected from an approved list of graduate courses with the consent of a faculty advisor.
Students must either successfully complete a thesis (Plan I) or pass the Comprehensive Examination (Plan II).
Students must meet all other requirements established by the University.
Students in thesis (Plan I) must complete 6-12 units of MATS 299

Students who transfer with some graduate credit or an M.S. from another institution will have their records reviewed by a faculty advisor, and an appropriate individual course of study may be approved.

Comprehensive Examination
The examination will consist of twelve questions, two from each of the six core courses. A passing grade is 60% for the Master's degree, and 70% for the Ph.D. The examination will not exceed six hours in duration. The examination is usually administered two weeks after spring quarter finals in June. Typically, students take the exam after one year of full-time enrollment. This exam may only be retaken once before the end of the second year of study.

Requirements

Admission to the Materials Science and Engineering Program is in accordance with the general requirements of the graduate division, which requires at least a B.S. and or M.S. in some branch of engineering sciences, the physical sciences or mathematics; our average GPA of admitted students is 3.5; and three letters of recommendation from individuals who can attest to the academic or professional competence and to the depth of their interest in pursuing graduate study.

In addition, all applicants are required to submit the GRE General Test Scores.Although we have no minimum score for the GRE, typical scores for those admitted were close to the following numbers: GRE-Verbal 155, GRE-Quantitative 165, and GRE-Analytical 4.0. Other factors such as internship experience and number of publications also contribute to the admissions decision. For international students, a minimum score of 80 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for applicants whose native language is not English. Students who score below 80 on the TOEFL are strongly encouraged to enroll in English as a second language program before beginning graduate work. UCSD Extension offers an excellent English language program during the summers as well as the academic year. In addition to the test scores, the recommendation letters, previous research experience, CV/Resume, and publication records are also considered for the admission evaluations.

The non-refundable application fee schedule is: $110.00 for international, $90.00 for domestic

Online Graduate Application
Statement of Purpose(Online)
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation(Online)
Official Transcripts (from all institutions attended, sent to Graduate Admissions)*
General GRE Score required (Online)
TOEFL Score Results(international students only - Online)
CV/Resume (Online) (Recommended)
Publications (Online) (if applicable)