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Undergraduate Curriculum

First-Year

Fall Semester
ENGR-1100 » Intro. to Engineering Analysis
ENGR-1300 » Engineering Processes
CHEM-1300 Chemistry Principles for Engineers
MATH-1010 Calculus I
  Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective
Spring Semester
ENGR-1200 » Engineering Graphics & CAD
ENGR-1600 » Materials Science for Engineers
MATH-1020 Calculus II
PHYS-1100 Physics I
  Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective

Second Year

Fall
CHME-2010 » Material, Energy, and Entropy Balances
MATH-2400 Intro. to Differential Equations
PHYS-1200 Physics II
  Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective
Spring
CHME-2020 » Energy, Entropy, and Equilibrium
ENGR-2600 » Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
CSCI-1190 Beginning C Programming for Engineers
  Free Elective
  Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective

Third Year

Fall
CHME-4010 » Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
CHEM-2210 Organic Compounds & Reactions
  Free Elective
  Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective
Spring
CHME-4020 » Heat and Mass Transfer
CHME-4030 » Chemical Process Dynamics and Control
CHEM-4460 Microscopic Physical Chemistry
CHEM-4530 Modern Techniques in Chemistry
  Professional Development II

Fourth Year

Fall
CHME-4040 » Chemical Engineering Separations
CHME-4150 Chem. Eng. Lab. I
CHME-4500 » Chemical Reactor Design
  Free Elective
  Chemical Engineering Elective
Spring
CHME-4050 » Chemical Process Design
CHME-4160 Chem. Eng. Lab II
ENGR-4010 » Professional Development III
  Engineering Elective
  Chemistry Elective
 
Electives
As is evident in the above outline, the B.S. program includes several types of electives, three of which are specifically designated. These designated electives are subject to the following constraints:
  • The chemistry elective must be in advanced chemistry or in an advanced chemistry-related subject.
  • The chemical engineering elective must be in chemical engineering or in an approved, advanced chemical subject.
  • The engineering elective cannot be a chemical engineering course; it must be at least 2000-level and contain four credits of engineering topics.
Humanities & Social Sciences Electives
In this area, the electives are based on the Institute and School of Engineering requirements. Students are urged to elect humanities and social science sequences through which they will obtain adequate breadth and depth in subject areas. Students desiring minors in Humanities & Social Sciences must consult the school or department in which the courses are offered to obtain further informmation and specific requirements.

 

Senior students gear up for a year-long lab experience. Called "Senior Lab," (Chem. Eng. Lab. I & II) the class is required for all chemical engineering students.

Senior students gear up for a year-long lab experience. Called "Senior Lab," (Chem. Eng. Lab. I & II) the class is required for all chemical engineering students.

Once they receive their safety gear bags (shown above), students are assigned six projects throughout the academic year, each project headed by a new faculty member and comprised of new team members.

The objective of "Senior Lab" to immerse students in an in-depth experience that prepares them for industrial research. Using large-scale equipment, typical projects include heat transfer, membrane separation, combustion, distillation, and reaction kinetics.

 


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