Materials Engineering

These requirements apply to UAB's major in Materials Engineering including concentrations in Biomaterials, Metallurgy and Polymer Matrix Composites

Area V Transfer Student Pre-Professional & Elective Courses (28 semester hours)

Hours approved by the STARS approved Area V guide for Materials Engineering: 22 Semester Hours

Remaining 6 hours should be completed with: 

Alabama Community College System Courses/ UAB Course Equivalents

  • EGR 157 Computer Methods for EGR Using MATLAB (3 hours) / EGR 150 Computer Methods in Engineering (3 hours)
  • Science/Math/Engineering elective (3 hours) - Various courses will be accepted including:
    • BIO 103 Principles of Biology I (4 hours)
    • Chemistry courses at levels above what is required in Areas III and V
    • Physics courses at levels above what is required in Areas III and V

UAB Contact:

Name Haibin Ning, PhD
Title Undergraduate Program Director
Phone (205) 934-4850
Email ning@uab.edu

Admission Requirements

Students declaring their intention to major in Materials Engineering may be classified as pre-engineering majors until they fulfill specific academic requirements. For a complete description of admission and other school wide requirements see the School of Engineering section of the Undergraduate Catalog http://catalog.uab.edu/undergraduate/.

Please print this document and attach it to the Materials Engineering Articulation Guide.  Together, this document and the articulation guide comprise the articulation agreement for a major in Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Name: ___________________________________________  Date: __________________________