Plastics Manufacturing
Plastics and polymer manufacturing constitute the fifth-largest manufacturing sector in the United States. Students learn about the plastics industry and the equipment, materials, and processes commonly used in manufacturing.
| COURSES | CREDIT HOURS | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| MATH 102 | Intermediate Algebra (or higher) * | 3 |
| ENGR 103 | Manufacturing Materials and Processes | 3 |
| MMT 101 | Machine Tools I | 3 |
| MMT 141 | Fundamentals of Plastics Technology | 3 |
| ENGR 230 | Fluid Systems Design | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| ENGL 101 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| MMT 241 OR MMT 242 |
Plastics Technology: Injection Molding OR Plastics Technology: Blow Molding |
4 |
| MMT 245 | Plastics Technology Capstone | 3 |
| ENGR 207 | Quality Assurance | 3 |
| Technical Elective ** | 3 | |
| 16 | ||
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS | 31 | |
* MATH 112, 115, 116 or 121 will not fulfill the requirements
** Can be satisfied by an MMT, ENGR, or ELEC course
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