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Substances such as ceramics, metals, polymers, and composite materials play a vital role in advancing various industries and are fundamental to numerous engineering fields. Those who complete degrees in Materials Science and Engineering find careers or pursue advanced studies across diverse sectors including energy, healthcare, environmental sustainability, electronics, telecommunications, transportation, aerospace, national defense, and construction.
Our department aims to deliver comprehensive engineering training with specialized focus on materials science, preparing graduates to fulfill demands from industrial, academic, and governmental sectors. We strive to pioneer research at the cutting edge of materials technology while serving as a unifying and guiding force within the interdisciplinary materials science community.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.