Paper Engineering Minor (20 hours)

A minor in paper engineering may be earned by completing a minimum of 20 semester hours from the following departmental courses:

Required Courses

Select either:

PAPR 2040 - Stock Preparation and Papermaking Credits: 4 hours
PAPR 1000 - Introduction to Pulp and Paper Manufacture Credits: 3 hours
OR
PAPR 1040 - Introduction to Paper Industry and Technology Credits: 1 hour

Electives

The remainder of the 20 hours to be chosen from the following:

PAPR 2420 - Coating Credits: 4 hours
PAPR 2550 - Paper Physics Fundamentals Credits: 4 hours
PAPR 3030 - Pulping and Bleaching Credits: 4 hours
PAPR 3100 - Work Experience / Co-op Credits: 1 to 3 hours
PAPR 4300 - Surface and Wet End Science Credits: 3 hours
PAPR 4400 - Seminar Credits: 1 hour

Additional Information

The minor is suitable for other engineering majors, imaging majors in substrates track, and physics and chemistry majors, as they will have most of the prerequisites for these courses.