Chemical Engineering (BS): Honors Concentration
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The Honors Program allows students to gain a deeper understanding of chemical engineering principles than would be acquired by completing the standard CHE curriculum. Admission to the program requires students to have earned a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 and a minimum GPA of 3.5 in 颁贬贰听205 Chemical Process Principles and 颁贬贰听225 Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis. An honors thesis based on a supervised research experience and completion of at least one semester of faculty-supervised research are required for completion of the Honors Program.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 or 颁贬听103 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1 or General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 or 颁贬听104 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 or General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 or CH听203 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2 or General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听202 or CH听204 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2 or General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 or CH听225 | Organic Chemistry I 2 or Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听222 or CH听226 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 or Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 颁贬贰听205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 or CH听227 | Organic Chemistry II or Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 3 |
| CH听224 or CH听228 | Organic Chemistry II Lab or Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences | 1 |
| 颁贬贰听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听315 &听CH听316 | Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I 2 | 3 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following Mathematics Electives: | 3 | |
| Applied Differential Equations II | 听 | |
| Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 听 | |
| Introduction to Linear Algebra | 听 | |
| Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 听 | |
| Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I | 听 | |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Chemistry Electives: | 4 | |
| Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | 听 | |
| General Biochemistry | 听 | |
| Principles of Biochemistry | 听 | |
| Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 听 | |
| Special Topics In Chemistry | 听 | |
| Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 听 | |
| Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | 听 | |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| ENG听333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| CHE听497 | Chemical Engineering Projects I | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Chemical Engineering Process Modeling | 听 | |
| Thermodynamics I | 听 | |
| Transport Phenomena | 听 | |
| Chemical Reaction Engineering | 听 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Honors Elective | 3 | |
| CHE听495 | Honors Thesis Preparation | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 10 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 110 |
| 1 | A grade of C or higher is required. |
| 2 | A grade of C- or higher is required. |
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 17 | ||
Honors Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE 460/560 | Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 | |
| CHE听461 | Polymer Sciences and Technology | 3 | |
| CHE 462/562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| CHE 463/563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| CHE听465 | Colloidal and Nanoscale Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE听467 | Polymer Rheology | 3 | |
| CHE 468/568 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| CHE 475/575 | Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future | 3 | |
| CHE听488 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 | |
| CHE听495 | Honors Thesis Preparation | 1 | |
| CHE听497 | Chemical Engineering Projects I | 3 | |
| CHE听498 | Chemical Engineering Projects II | 1-3 | |
| CHE听525 | Process System Analysis and Control | 3 | |
| CHE听543 | Polymer Science and Technology | 3 | |
| CHE听546 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 | |
| CHE听551 | Biochemical Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE听577 | Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis | 3 | |
| CHE听596 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering | 1-3 | |
| CHE听597 | Chemical Engineering Projects | 1-3 | |
| CHE听711 | Chemical Engineering Process Modeling | 3 | |
| CHE听713 | Thermodynamics I | 3 | |
| CHE听715 | Transport Phenomena | 3 | |
| CHE听717 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE听718 | Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 | |
| CHE听719 | Electrochemical Systems Analysis | 3 | |
| CHE听752 | Separation Processes For Biological Materials | 3 | |
| CHE听761 | Polymer Blends and Alloys | 3 | |
| CHE听796 | Special Topics In Chemical Engineering | 1-6 | |
| CHE听797 | Chemical Engineering Projects | 1-3 | |
| CHE听798 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Projects | 1-3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 &听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1,2 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 3 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 3 | 4 |
| 惭础听141 | Calculus I 1 | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听201 &听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 2,3 | 4 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 &听PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I and Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | 听 | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 听 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 听 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 &听CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 3,4 | 4 |
| 颁贬贰听205 | Chemical Process Principles 3 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 3 | 4 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 &听CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab 4 | 4 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 颁贬贰听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 3 | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 3 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听315 &听CHE听316 | Quantitative Analysis and Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 4 |
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I | 听 |
| CHE听315 | Chemical Process Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Select one of the following Mathematics Electives: | 3 | |
| Applied Differential Equations II | 听 | |
| Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 听 | |
| Introduction to Linear Algebra | 听 | |
| Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 听 | |
| Advanced Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I | 听 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select one of the following Chemistry Electives: | 4 | |
| Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | 听 | |
| General Biochemistry | 听 | |
| Principles of Biochemistry | 听 | |
| Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 听 | |
| Special Topics In Chemistry | 听 | |
| Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 听 | |
| Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | 听 | |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 听 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| ENG听333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听497 | Chemical Engineering Projects I | 3 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Select one of the following CHE Electives: | 3 | |
| Chemical Engineering Process Modeling | 听 | |
| Thermodynamics I | 听 | |
| Transport Phenomena | 听 | |
| Chemical Reaction Engineering | 听 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Honors Elective 5 | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| CHE听495 | Honors Thesis Preparation 6 | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 13 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 121 |
| 1 | Grade of C (2.0) or higher is required. |
| 2 | 颁贬听103 General Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences/颁贬听104 General Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for 颁贬听101 Chemistry - A Molecular Science/颁贬听102 General Chemistry Laboratory and CH听203 General Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听204 General Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听201 Chemistry - A Quantitative Science/CH听202 Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory |
| 3 | Minimum grade of C- required. |
| 4 | CH听225 Organic Chemistry I for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听226 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听221 Organic Chemistry I/CH听222 Organic Chemistry I Lab and CH听227 Organic Chemistry II for Students in Chemical Sciences/CH听228 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Students in Chemical Sciences may substitute for CH听223 Organic Chemistry II/CH听224 Organic Chemistry II Lab. |
| 5 | Honors electives include CHE听460 Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials and above, CHE 5xx, CHE 7xx. |
| 6 | An honors thesis is required for completion of the Honors Program. |
Career Opportunities
Careers in chemical engineering are sometimes exciting, always demanding, and ultimately provide a sense of accomplishment and achievement. Graduates find employment in sub-disciplines such as production, technical service, sales, management and administration; research and development; and consulting and teaching. Students desiring careers in teaching, research, or consulting are encouraged to continue their education and pursue a graduate degree (consult the Graduate Catalog). The undergraduate curriculum also provides strong preparation for graduate study in a wide range of professional specialties, and chemical engineering graduates often pursue careers in the medical sciences, business management, and law.