Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
The School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) offers three undergraduate programs: Chemical Engineering (CHE), Bioengineering (BIOE), and Environmental Engineering (ENVE). Each program is separately accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (http://www.abet.org).
About the Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Program (CHE):
Chemical engineering is the engineering discipline that focuses on the science and engineering of processes to convert raw materials into valued chemicals and products at a manufacturing scale. These include products found in everyday life such as transportation and heating fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals, household and paper products (soaps, cosmetics, health care and cleaning products, etc.), as well as more advanced products like solar cells, computer chips, and advanced composites for jet aircraft.
Chemical engineers find employment in traditional chemical industries such as pulp and paper manufacturing and petroleum refining, high-tech industries such as semiconductor device manufacturing, biopharmaceutical production, aerospace, and emerging industries, particularly in sustainable energy.
Alumni of the Chemical Engineering program will be work-ready engineers, problem solvers, responsible professionals, and interdisciplinary collaborators. Specifically, based on the needs of the program’s constituencies, within a few years of graduation chemical engineering alumni will have:
- Obtained professional employment in a company, institute or agency within the chemical or related industries, entered a graduate program in chemical engineering or a related field or gained admission to a professional program such as medicine, law or business.
- Created value by applying appropriate modern chemical engineering tools to the analysis, design, and control of chemical, physical, and/or biological processes, including the hazards associated with these processes.
- Continued to develop their skills and knowledge through professional activities including FE/PE certifications, memberships in professional organizations and continuing education courses in order to fulfill their professional and ethical responsibilities though lifelong learning.
- Demonstrated good communication skills and worked effectively in cross-functional team environments comprised of a diverse set of members with varying organizational backgrounds, positions, and geographic locations.
The chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum is designed to meet these objectives through relevant course content, hands-on laboratory and design experiences at the first year through senior levels, and structured, collaborative learning experiences. The school has a core curriculum where students from all three programs housed within the school (CHE, BIOE, ENVE) take common courses in the areas of first-year engineering, material and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and senior year laboratory.
Chemical engineering students have opportunities to obtain internships offered through the School of CBEE, and through the Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program (MECOP) program. Many scholarships are also available on a competitive basis for chemical engineering undergraduate students.
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Chemical Engineering | ||
| CBEE 101 | CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGR ORIENTATION | 3 |
| CBEE 102 | ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMPUTATIONS | 3 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 1 |
5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
5 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I 1 | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| Biological science baccalaureate core lab course | 4 | |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1-2 |
| Hours | 47-48 | |
| Second Year | ||
| CH 331 & CH 332 |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
8 |
| CBEE 211 | MATERIAL BALANCES AND STOICHIOMETRY | 3 |
| CBEE 212 | ENERGY BALANCES | 3 |
| CBEE 213 | PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| COMM 111 or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING 1 or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
| ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I 1 | 3 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS 1 | 3 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 1 | 4 |
| MTH 306 | MATRIX AND POWER SERIES METHODS 1 | 4 |
| PH 212 & PH 213 |
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 |
8 |
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Hours | 46 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Professional Chemical Engineering | ||
| CH 440 & CH 441 & CH 442 |
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY and PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY |
9 |
| CHE 311 | THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 312 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 320 | SAFETY, ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM | 3 |
| CHE 331 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I | 4 |
| CHE 332 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II | 3 |
| CHE 333 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA III | 3 |
| CHE 334 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA LABORATORY | 2 |
| CHE 361 | CHEMICAL PROCESS DYNAMICS AND SIMULATION | 3 |
| CHE 461 | PROCESS CONTROL | 3 |
| *Perspectives 2 | 6 | |
| Advanced Chemistry | 3 | |
| Engineering elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 48 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| CHE 411 | MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS | 4 |
| CBEE 414 | ^PROCESS ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| CHE 415 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHE 431 & CHE 432 |
CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN I and CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN II |
6 |
| CHE 443 | CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Advanced Chemistry with lab | 4 | |
| Engineering elective | 8 | |
| *Perspectives | 3 | |
| Difference, Power, and Discrimination 2 | 3 | |
| *Synthesis 2 | 6 | |
| Total credits required for graduation is 192 | ||
| Hours | 48 | |
| Total Hours | 189-190 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Required for entry into the professional program |
| 2 | Must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate core |
Major Code: 303
Pre-Chemical Engineering Major Code: 333
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Chemistry | ||
| CH 411 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 412 | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 418 | NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 421 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 422 | ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 424 | BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 435 | STRUCTURE DETERMINATION BY SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS | 3 |
| CH 450 | INTRODUCTORY QUANTUM CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CH 453 | 3 | |
| WSE 321 | CHEMISTRY OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS | 3 |
| ATS 413 | ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| BB 350 | ELEMENTARY BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| BB 450 | GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| OEAS 540 | THE BIOGEOCHEMICAL EARTH | 4 |
| Advanced Chemistry with Lab | ||
| OC 450 & OC 499 | CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY and SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEANOGRAPHY | 8 |
| CH 324 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | 4 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| CHE 417 | INSTRUMENTATION IN CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| Engineering Electives | ||
| CHE 444 | THIN FILM MATERIALS PROCESSING | 4 |
| CHE 445 | POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE | 4 |
| CHE 450 | CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS | 3 |
| CHE 451 | SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
| CHE 499 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 4 |
| CHE 514 | FLUID FLOW | 4 |
| CHE 520 | MASS TRANSFER I | 4 |
| CHE 525 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS | 4 |
| CHE 537 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS I | 4 |
| BIOE 351 | BIOMATERIALS AND BIOINTERFACES | 3 |
| BIOE 440 | BIOCONJUGATION | 3 |
| BIOE 445 | SURFACE ANALYSIS | 3 |
| BIOE 457 | BIOREACTORS | 3 |
| BIOE 459 | CELL ENGINEERING | 3 |
| BIOE 462 | BIOSEPARATIONS | 3 |
| ENVE 322 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| ENVE 421 | DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 422 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES | 4 |
| ENVE 425 | AIR POLLUTION CONTROL | 3 |
| ENVE 431 | FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CHEMICALS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 4 |
| ENVE 456 | SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
| CE 412 | HYDROLOGY | 4 |
| ECE 415 | MATERIAL SCIENCE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| ECE 416 | ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES | 4 |
| ECE 417 | BASIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | 4 |
| ECE 418 | SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING | 4 |
| ENGR 221 | THE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| IE 355 | STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL | 4 |
| IE 356 | EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES | 4 |
| MATS 321 | INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE | 4 |
| MATS 322 | MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS | 3 |
| CBEE 416 | CBEE LABORATORY II | 3 |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| CBEE 101 | CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGR ORIENTATION | 3 |
| CH 231 & CH 261 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 1 |
5 |
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| *Biological Science with Lab | 4 | |
| CBEE 102 | ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMPUTATIONS 1 | 3 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
5 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 233 & CH 263 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
5 |
| COMM 111 or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING 1 or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I 1 | 4 |
| PH 211 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CBEE 211 | MATERIAL BALANCES AND STOICHIOMETRY | 3 |
| CH 331 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 1 | 4 |
| PH 212 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Winter | ||
| CBEE 212 | ENERGY BALANCES | 3 |
| CH 332 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 4 |
| MTH 306 | MATRIX AND POWER SERIES METHODS 1 | 4 |
| PH 213 | *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 1 | 4 |
| Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| CBEE 213 | PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| ENGR 201 | ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTALS I | 3 |
| ENGR 211 | STATICS | 3 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS 2 | 1 |
or any PAC course |
||
| WR 327 | *TECHNICAL WRITING | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CH 440 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHE 311 | THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 331 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I | 4 |
| CHE 320 | SAFETY, ENGINEERING ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Winter | ||
| CH 441 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHE 361 | CHEMICAL PROCESS DYNAMICS AND SIMULATION | 3 |
| CHE 312 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
| CHE 332 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II | 3 |
| Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CH 442 | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | 3 |
| CHE 461 | PROCESS CONTROL | 3 |
| CHE 333 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA III | 3 |
| CHE 334 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA LABORATORY | 2 |
| Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CBEE 414 | ^PROCESS ENGINEERING LABORATORY | 3 |
| CHE 443 | CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING | 4 |
| CHE 411 | MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS | 4 |
| Advanced Chemistry Laboratory | 4 | |
| Perspective 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Winter | ||
| CHE 415 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I | 3 |
| CHE 431 | CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN I | 3 |
| Difference, Power, Discrimination 2 | 3 | |
| Engineering Elective | 4 | |
| Free Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHE 432 | CHEMICAL PLANT DESIGN II | 3 |
| Engineering Elective | 4 | |
| Synthesis 2 | 3 | |
| Synthesis 2 | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 189 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
| 1 | Required for entry into the professional program. |
| 2 | Must be selected to satisfy the requirements of the baccalaureate core |