Qualifying Courses

All four qualifying courses (below) must be taken by the end of the 3rd semester with a grade of B or better in each of the four qualifying courses chosen.  All students must take: 

• FPS 770: Advances in Polymer Science (Fall)
• TMS 762: Physical Properties of Fiber Forming Polymers, Fibers and Fibrous Structures (Spring)
• Plus two additional courses selected from the following:  

Polymer Science 

• TC 771: Polymer Microstructures, Conformations and Properties (Fall)  

Fiber Science 

• TC 704: Fiber Formation: Theory and Practice (Fall) 
• TMS 761: Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Fibrous Material (Fall) 
• TMS 763: Characterization of Structure of Fiber Forming Polymers (Fall) 

Coloration and Wet Processing 

• TC 706 & 707: Color Science (Fall)  
• TC/FPS 710: Textile Wet Processing (Fall) 
• TC 720: Dye Synthesis (Fall) 

Formation and Properties of Textile Products 

• FPS 750: Advances in Fabric Formation, Structure, and Properties (Spring)