Chemical Engineering (Standard), B.S./M.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 143
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.25
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.25
Curriculum GPA - Combined and OU: 3.25
Program Code: A160/F160
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
In order to progress in your curriculum in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and as a specific graduation requirement, a grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CH E 2033 | Chemical Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| CH E 2003 | Chemical Engineering Computing/Statistics | 3 |
| CH E 3113 | Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer I | 3 |
| CH E 3123 | Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II | 3 |
| CH E 3473 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH E 3723 | Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation | 3 |
| CH E 3333 | Separation Processes | 3 |
| CH E 3432 | Unit Operations Laboratory | 2 |
| CH E 4473 | Kinetics | 3 |
| CH E 4153 | Process Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| CH E 4253 | Process Design & Safety | 3 |
| CH E 4262 | Chemical Engineering Design Laboratory | 2 |
| CH E 3313 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| CH E 4273 | Advanced Process Design | 3 |
| CH E 5971 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 41 | |
Major Support Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Math and Science | ||
| CHEM 1435 | General Chemistry II: Signature Course | 5 |
| CHEM 3064 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 3423 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 3164 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
| Technical Electives | ||
| Technical Elective I 1 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective II 1 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective III 1 | 3 | |
| Advance Chemistry Elective | ||
| Chosen from approved list of courses maintained by the department 1 | 3 | |
| Additional College Requirements | ||
| ENGR 2002 | Professional Responsibilities and Skills of Engineers and Scientists | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
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Chosen from approved list of courses maintained by the department. One of the Technical Electives or the Advanced Chemistry elective must be CH E. Prior faculty approval is needed.
Graduate Requirements
Up to 13 hours of graduate-level CH E and/or science, math, engineering or technical courses (as approved by the graduate liaison) are shared/double-counted and fulfill requirements in both the B.S. and M.S. portions of the Accelerated Degree Program.
Thesis Option
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CH E 5183 | Graduate Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CH E 5843 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH E 6723 | Advanced Kinetics and Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| Choose 1 hour per semester of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Chemical Engineering | ||
| Choose two graduate-level advanced CH E courses as approved by the graduate liaison | 5-6 | |
| Science, Math or Engineering | ||
| Choose two graduate-level advanced science, math, engineering or technical courses as approved by the graduate liaison | 6-7 | |
| Thesis | ||
| CH E 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30-31 | |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
A grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| English Composition | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| Language (0-10 hours in the same language) | ||
| This requirement can be met by two years of the same language in high school: | 0-10 | |
Beginning Course (0-5 hours) | ||
Beginning Course, continued (0-5 hours) | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 1,2 | 4 |
| Core Area II: Natural Science (including one laboratory) | ||
| PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) 2 | 4 |
| CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II-Lab) 2, 3 | 5 |
| Core Area III: Social Science | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
| Choose one course 4 | 3 | |
| Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities | ||
| Artistic Forms | ||
| Choose one course 4 | 3 | |
| Western Culture | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| ARCH 2243 | History of the Built Environment I (or approved substitute Core IV-Western Culture) 4 | 3 |
| World Culture | ||
| ANTH 4623 | Approaches to Cross-Cultural Human Problems (or approved substitute Core IV-World Culture) 4 | 3 |
| Core Area V: First-Year Experience | ||
| ENGR 1413 | Pathways to Engineering Thinking (Core V-FYE) 5 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 40-50 | |
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MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934 can be substituted with MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443.
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Major support requirements that also satisfy University General Education requirements.
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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three of these hours must be upper-division (3000-4000). See list in the Class Schedule.
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Transfer students will need to meet the requirements of the first-year experience course as well as the engineering transfer course. Please see your advisor for your specific enrollment.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including a minimum of 40 upper-division hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Program Criteria.
In order to progress in your curriculum in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and as a specific graduation requirement, a grade of C or better is required in each course in the curriculum, including all prerequisite courses. Chemical engineering courses are sequential and usually offered only in the semester shown; note prerequisites.
Students must be admitted to the accelerated program before the beginning of the senior year. Students are eligible for graduate status upon graduation with the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Up to 13 hours of graduate-level CH E and/or science, math, engineering or technical courses (as approved by the graduate liaison) are shared/double-counted and fulfill requirements in both the B.S. and M.S. portions of the Accelerated Degree Program.
Two college-level courses in a single world language are required; this may be satisfied by successful completion of 2 years in a single world language in high school. Students who must take a language at the University will have an additional 6-10 hours of coursework.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II-Lab) 1 | 5 |
| MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 2 | 4 |
| ENGR 1413 | Pathways to Engineering Thinking (Core V-FYE) 3 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| CHEM 1435 | General Chemistry II: Signature Course (Core II-Lab) 1 | 5 |
| MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
| CH E 2033 | Chemical Engineering Fundamentals | 3 |
| CHEM 3064 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
| CH E 2003 | Chemical Engineering Computing/Statistics | 3 |
| CH E 3113 | Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer I | 3 |
| CHEM 3164 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 3423 | Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CH E 3123 | Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II | 3 |
| CH E 3473 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH E 3723 | Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation | 3 |
| ENGR 2002 | Professional Responsibilities and Skills of Engineers and Scientists | 2 |
| Approved Elective, Social Science (Core III-SS) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CH E 3333 | Separation Processes | 3 |
| CH E 3432 | Unit Operations Laboratory | 2 |
| CH E 4473 | Kinetics | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Approved Elective, Western Culture (Core IV-WC) 3 | 3 | |
| Approved Elective, Artistic Forms (Core IV-AF) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| CH E 4153 | Process Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| CH E 4253 | Process Design & Safety | 3 |
| CH E 4262 | Chemical Engineering Design Laboratory | 2 |
| Technical Elective I 4 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective II 4 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CH E 3313 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 3 |
| CH E 4273 | Advanced Process Design | 3 |
| CH E 5971 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | 1 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective chosen from approved list of courses maintained by department 5 | 3 | |
| Technical Elective III 4 | 3 | |
| Approved Elective, World Culture (Core IV-WDC) 3 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CH E 5183 | Graduate Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CH E 5971 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | 1 |
| CH E 6723 | Advanced Kinetics and Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 7 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CH E 5843 | Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CH E 5971 | Seminar in Chemical Engineering Research | 1 |
| CH E 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 6 |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 143 | |
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CHEM 1315 can be substituted with CHEM 1335 (Fall only) or CHEM 1425 (Fall only). CHEM 1435 can be substituted with CHEM 1415.
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MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443 sequence can be substituted for MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934.
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Transfer students will need to meet the requirements of the first-year experience course as well as the engineering transfer course. Please see your advisor for your specific enrollment.
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One of the Technical Electives or the Advanced Chemistry elective must be CH E. Prior faculty approval is needed.