Plastics Engineering and Technology Minor

The plastics engineering and technology minor provides students with a foundation in the professional study of plastic materials and their applications. This minor provides a broad perspective in plastics and polymer engineering/technology including the preparation of polymeric materials and polymer composites, their characterization, and the design and processing of these materials into useful products. The minor also includes a plastics characterization laboratory experience.

Notes about this minor:

• Posting of the minor on the student's academic transcript requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the minor.
• Notations may appear in the curriculum chart below outlining pre-requisites, co-requisites, and other curriculum requirements (see footnotes).
• At least nine semester credit hours of the minor must consist of specific courses not required by the student’s degree program.

The plan code for Plastics Engineering and Technology Minor is PLSTCET-MN.