Schoolcraft program code # 1YC.00124
The Applied Physical Metallurgy Certificate program provides current metallurgical practitioners with an opportunity to reinforce technical skills and acquire the academic foundation needed for professional advancement. The program is geared toward part-time students and applies the materials science construct “Composition plus processing leads to structure, properties, and performance as defined by the customer.”
Students who satisfactorily complete the program requirements qualify for a certificate of program completion.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate safe work habits in the materials laboratory
- Produce concise laboratory reports
- Use appropriate testing and safety standards
- Prepare metallographic specimens
- Prepare digital photomicrographs
- Produce basic microstructures in steel and aluminum
- Operate hardness testers
- Manipulate binary equilibrium phase diagrams
- Explore basic solid solutions and alloy theory
- Explore basic strengthening mechanisms in crystalline solids
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Creating Your Academic Plan
Not all courses are offered each semester. Students should work with an academic advisor to develop a schedule that will work for them. Students planning to transfer should check the transfer institution’s requirements/guides or discuss their options with an academic advisor. Number of credits may vary depending on the course selection.
