Chemical Engineering (BS)
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 2 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 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| 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 |
| CHE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 |
| CHE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 |
| ECE听331 or MSE听201 | Principles of Electrical Engineering or Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Chemistry Elective | 4 | |
| 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 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听331 | Chemical Engineering Lab II | 2 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 11 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 9 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 105 |
- 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 Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Free Electives | |||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 1 | 3 | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | ||
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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Chemistry Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIO听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 | |
| BCH听451 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | |
| CH听335 | Principles of Green Chemistry | 4 | |
| CH听437 | Physical Chemistry for Engineers | 4 | |
| CH听610 | Special Topics In Chemistry | 1-6 | |
| FS听402 | Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | 4 | |
| FS听502 | Chemistry of Food and Bioprocessed Materials | 4 | |
| PCC听461 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials | 3 | |
| PCC听464 | Chemistry of Polymeric Materials Laboratory | 1 | |
| PSE听335 | Principles of Green Chemistry | 4 |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE听322 | Introduction to Food Process Engineering | 3 | |
| BEC听462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| BEC听463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BEC听488 | Animal Cell Culture Engineering | 2 | |
| BEC听562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| BEC听563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BEC听577 | Advanced Biomanufacturing and Biocatalysis | 3 | |
| BIT听463 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BIT听464 | Protein Purification | 2 | |
| BIT听563 | Fermentation of Recombinant Microorganisms | 2 | |
| BIT听564 | Protein Purification | 2 | |
| BME 466/566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 3 | |
| CE听214 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 | |
| CE听225 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 | |
| CE听373 | Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering | 3 | |
| CE听476 | Air Pollution Control | 3 | |
| CE听477 | Principles of Solid Waste Engineering | 3 | |
| CE听479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| CE听484 | Water Supply and Waste Water Systems | 3 | |
| CHE 460/560 | Chemical Processing of Electronic Materials | 3 | |
| CHE听461 | Polymer Sciences and Technology | 3 | |
| CHE听462 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 3 | |
| CHE听463 | 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562 | Fundamentals of Bio-Nanotechnology | 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 | |
| E听304 | Introduction to Nano Science and Technology | 3 | |
| ECE听331 | Principles of Electrical Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE听468 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| ECE听568 | Conventional and Emerging Nanomanufacturing Techniques and Their Applications in Nanosystems | 3 | |
| ISE听311 | Engineering Economic Analysis | 3 | |
| ISE听443 | Quality Design and Control | 3 | |
| MAE听206 | Engineering Statics | 3 | |
| MAE听208 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| MAE听214 | Solid Mechanics | 3 | |
| MAE听406 | Energy Conservation in Industry | 3 | |
| MAE听421 | Design of Solar Energy Systems | 3 | |
| MEA听479 | Air Quality | 3 | |
| MSE听201 | Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 | |
| NE听404 | Radiation Safety and Shielding | 3 | |
| NE听419 | Introduction to Nuclear Energy | 3 | |
| PCC听201 | Impact of Industry on the Environment and Society | 3 | |
| PSE听425 | Bioenergy & Biomaterials Engineering | 3 | |
| TE 466/566 | Polymeric Biomaterials Engineering | 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 | 4 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 2 | 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 | 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 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Select one of the following Economic Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| 听 | Hours | 18 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 &听CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab 2 | 4 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles 2 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH听223 &听CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHE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 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| 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 |
| ECE听331 or MSE听201 | Principles of Electrical Engineering or Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Chemistry Elective | 4 | |
| 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 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听331 | Chemical Engineering Lab II | 2 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| CHE听450 | Chemical Engineering Design I | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| CHE听451 | Chemical Engineering Design II | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 125 |
- 1
A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
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.
Career Titles
- Agricultural Engineer
- Automotive Engineer
- Biochemist
- Biomedical Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Chemist
- Dairy Technologist
- Electronics Engineer
- Engineering Professor
- Environmental Engineer
- Fire Prevention Engineer
- Industrial Air Pollution Analyst
- Industrial Waste Inspector
- Laboratory Tester
- Materials Engineer
- Materials Scientist
- Nanosystems Engineers
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Nuclear Engineer
- Nuclear Fuels Research Engineer
- Occupational Safety & Health Inspector
- Perfumer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Physicist
- Physics Professor
- Product Safety Engineer
- Quality Control Managers
- Radiation Protection Engineer
- Safety Inspector
- Sales Engineers
- Sales Representative (Chemicals & Drugs)
- Soil Engineer
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers
- Sustainability Specialists
- Toxicologist
- Water/Wastewater Engineers
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