Chemical Engineering (BS): CHE/TE Dual Major
Students have the option of pursuing a听CHE/TE dual major. The听听is an interdisciplinary curriculum drawing on diverse science and engineering principles. Textile Engineering students develop a unique background, which allows them to pursue undergraduate research, summer intern experiences, and design projects ranging from artificial blood vessel development to the design of novel water filtration units for remote villages to structures to protect astronauts from radiation while on the moon. The program offers small class sizes with personal attention from faculty. In addition, in the last three years graduates have had nearly 100% placement into full-time employment or graduate school.
Plan Requirements
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | ||
| 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 |
| Acad Writing 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 |
| TE听110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 |
| 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 |
| PY听208 &听PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II and Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| 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 |
| TE听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| MAE听206 or CE听214 | Engineering Statics or Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 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 |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| TE听301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 |
| GC听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ST听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| TE听205 | Analog and Digital Circuits | 4 |
| TE听302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| TE听401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 |
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| 听 | Hours | 10 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE听402 | Textile Engineering Design II | 4 |
| TE听404 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| TE听424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 8 |
| Fifth Year | ||
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| PCC听301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing | 3 |
| PCC听304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 11 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 127 |
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A grade of C or higher is required.
- 2
A grade of C- or higher is required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Total Hours | 17 | |
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | ||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| FL贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| Transfer Sequence | ||
| ENG听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 |
| ENG听1GEP | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
Critical Path Courses- Identify using the code (CP) which courses are considered critical path courses which represent specific major requirements that are predictive of student success in a given program/plan. Place the (CP) next to the credit hours for the course.听
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science 1,6 | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1,6 | 1 |
| 贰听101 | Introduction to Engineering & Problem Solving 2 | 1 |
| 贰听115 | Introduction to Computing Environments | 1 |
| ENG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 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science 2,6 | 3 |
| CH听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory 6 | 1 |
| MA听241 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
| PY听205 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I 1 | 3 |
| PY听206 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists I Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| TE听110 | Computer-Based Modeling for Engineers | 3 |
| E听102 | Engineering in the 21st Century | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听221 | Organic Chemistry I 2,3,7 | 3 |
| CH听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab 7 | 1 |
| CHE听205 | Chemical Process Principles (CP) 2 | 4 |
| MA听242 | Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| PY听208 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II | 3 |
| PY听209 | Physics for Engineers and Scientists II Laboratory | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE听201 | Fiber Science | 4 |
| MAE听206 or CE听214 | Engineering Statics or Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 |
| MA听341 | Applied Differential Equations I 2 | 3 |
| CH听223 | Organic Chemistry II 7 | 3 |
| CH听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab 7 | 1 |
| CHE听225 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis 2 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CH听315 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CH听316 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1 |
| GC听120 | Foundations of Graphics | 3 |
| CHE听311 | Transport Processes I (CP) 2 | 3 |
| CH听315 | Quantitative Analysis (CP) 2 | 3 |
| CHE听395 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 |
| TE听301 | Engineering Textile Structures I: Linear Assemblies | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE听302 | Textile Manufacturing Processes and Systems II | 4 |
| ST听370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 |
| CHE听312 | Transport Processes II | 3 |
| CHE听316 | Thermodynamics of Chemical and Phase Equilibria | 3 |
| TE听205 | Analog and Digital Circuits 5 | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听446 | Design and Analysis of Chemical Reactors | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| TE听401 | Textile Engineering Design I | 4 |
| Select one of the following Economics Courses: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| TE听402 | Textile Engineering Design II 6 | 4 |
| TE听404 | Lean Six Sigma Quality | 3 |
| TE听424 | Textile Engineering Quality Improvement Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHE听330 | Chemical Engineering Lab I | 4 |
| CHE听435 | Process Systems Analysis and Control | 3 |
| PCC听301 | Technology of Dyeing and Finishing | 3 |
| PCC听304 | Technology of Dyeing & Finishing Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 144 |
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Grade of C (2.0) or higher required.
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Minimum grade of C- required.
- 3
CH 221 will replace TE 200 (in the Textile Engineering curriculum)
- 4
CHE 315/ 316 will replace TE 303 (in the Textile Engineering curriculum)
- 5
TE 401/402 will replace CHE 450/451 (in the Chemical Engineering curriculum)6听CH 225/226 may substitute for CH 221/222 and CH 227/228 may substitute for CH 223/224.
- 6
CH 103/104 may substitute for CH 101/102 and CH 203/204 may substitute for CH 201/202
- 7
CH 225/226 may substitute for CH 221/222 and CH 227/228 may substitute for CH 223/224.听
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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