BS Plastics Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

This major prepares graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to provide high level engineering technology support to a wide variety of industrial, developmental, commercial, consulting, and sales organizations dealing with the development, manufacture and/or distribution of plastics related products, materials and technologies. The program emphasizes the integration of engineering and scientific principles, practical hands-on experience, application of state-of-the-art computer technologies, and management methods.

Faculty: Penn State Behrend | Duration: minimum 134 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 134 credits, including General Education and the requirements for the major. Required courses include Introduction to Graphics and Solid Modeling, Applied Solid Modeling, Intermediate Calculus and Differential Equations with Applications, Chemical Principles I, Experimental Chemistry I, Effective Writing: Technical Writing.

Career pathways

Penn State Behrend’s B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology is the only plastics-specific undergraduate degree in the Penn State system and one of only six accredited programs in the United States. Because plastics are everywhere, plastics engineering technologists find employment in any industry sector that interests them.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be eligible for entrance to the Plastics Engineering Technology major, a student must have: attained at least a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average; completed MATH 81 or MATH 26 , and MATH 82 or MATH 22 , and MATH 83 or MATH 140 , and PHYS 250 , and earned a grade of C or better in each of these courses.

Undergraduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer entry; the application opens August 1 for Fall and Summer and June 1 for Spring.

Early Action: apply by November 1 to receive a decision by December 24. Recommended submission deadline for all applications: December 1. Applicants apply through the MyPennState application or the Common App. A nonrefundable application fee is paid by credit card; fee waivers are available to eligible students.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.psu.edu/apply/

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