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Undergraduate Curricula

The department awards one degree, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. However, we have options for materials, biomolecular engineering, pre-med, and environmental chemical engineering. Read more here.


Chemical Engineering Curriculum, Class of 2012 and later.

First Year

First Semester

Credit

MATH 10550, Calculus I

4

CHEM 10171/11171, Gen Chem I    

4

Arts and Letters (A&L,I)

3

EG 10111, Intro to Engineering

3

FYC 13100 Comp/Univ. Sem. 13186 (A&L II)

3
17

Second Semester

Credit

MATH 10560, Calculus II

4

CHEM 10122, Gen Chem II

3

Univ. Sem 13186/FYC 13100 (A&L, III)

3

EG 10112, Intro to Engineering

3

PHYS 10310, Gen Phys I

4
17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Credit

MATH 20550, Calculus III

3.5

CHEM 10172,Organic Chem I

3

CHEM 11172, Organic Chem Lab I

1

PHYS 10320, Gen Phys II

4

CBE 20255, Chemical and Biomolec Analysis

3

Arts and Letters IV

3
17.5

Second Semester

Credit

MATH 20580, Linear Algebra & ODE's

3.5

CHEM 20273, Organic Chem II

3

Arts and Letters V

3

CBE 20258, Computer Mtds

3

CBE 20260, Thermodynamics

3
15.5

Junior Year

First Semester

Credit

MATH 30650, Diff Eqns

3

CHEM 30333, Analytical Chem

3

CHEM 31333, Analytical Chem Lab

2

CBE 30367 Chemical Thermo.

3

CBE 30361, Materials     3

3

CBE 30355, Transport Phen I

3
17

Second Semester

Credit

CHEM 30324, Physical Chem

3

CBE 30356, Transport Phen II

3

CBE 30338, Chem Proc Control

3

CBE 31358, Chem Eng Lab I

3

Arts and Letters VI

5
15

Senior Year

First Semester

Credit

CBE Elective

3

CBE 41459, Chem Eng Lab II

3

CBE 40443, Separation Proc

3

CBE 40445, Chem Rxn Eng

3

Arts and Letters VII

3
15

Second Semester

Credit

CBE 40448, Proc Design

3

Advanced Science Elective

3

CBE Elective

3

Technical Elective

3

Arts and Letters VIII

3

15

Total: 128 credits
The 8 Arts and Letters slots are for 2 Phil, 2 Theo, 1 Hist., 1 Soc. Sci, 1 Fine Arts/Lit., FYC 13100