A new option has now been added to the Polymer Science and Engineering Program. A student may now elect to receive a M.E. Degree in Polymer Science and Engineering. This degree requires 30 hours of course work, like the M.S. degree, but NO thesis research is required. The additional six hours of course work (instead of six credit hours for research in the M.S. program) should include three hours of a polymer-related course, and three hours of an elective course in the student's home department.