Chemical Engineering, BSCHE
Chemical Engineering remains a premier source of well-educated, well-prepared chemical engineers, educating students using innovative technologies and fostering an environment that inspires leading-edge research. Chemical engineers work in a wide range of industries with worldwide impact. Applications include energy; pharmaceuticals and biological materials; the nutritional value of food; environmental protection and restoration; materials for computing, sensing, and communications; personal care, home care, and home health products; and system and data management. Chemical engineers rely on their knowledge of mathematics and science - particularly chemistry - to overcome technical problems in industry and society. While the chemist studies basic chemical reactions, the chemical engineer applies the results of chemical research and transforms laboratory processes into efficient, full-scale processes or facilities. With their strong problem-solving skills and fundamental background in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology, chemical engineers can seize opportunities to translate industrial problems into competitive advantages. Currently, chemical engineers demand among the highest salaries for college graduates with a bachelor’s degree. Research here is currently being conducted with polymers and materials, nanoscale science and engineering, fluid mechanics, catalyst design and engineering, sensors, biotechnology, and many others.
Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information
The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Chemical Engineering include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail. Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.
BSChE
CHE-BSE
130 Credits for Graduation
Students must have a graduation index of a 2.0
Major Required Courses (41 credits)
- CHE 20000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar
- CHE 20500 - Chemical Engineering Calculations
- CHE 21100 - Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
- CHE 30000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar
- CHE 30600 - Design Of Staged Separation Processes
- CHE 32000 - Statistical Modeling And Quality Enhancement
- CHE 34800 - Chemical Reaction Engineering
- CHE 37700 - Momentum Transfer
- CHE 37800 - Heat And Mass Transfer
- CHE 40000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar
- CHE 42000 - Process Safety Management And Analysis
- CHE 43500 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory
- CHE 45000 - Design And Analysis Of Processing Systems
- CHE 45600 - Process Dynamics And Control
Other Departmental Courses (89 credits)
- Biology Selective (Select from List) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Chemical Engineering Selective (Select from List) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- CHM 11500 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science Selective for core)
- CHM 11600 - General Chemistry (satisfies FYE Science Selective)
- CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry
- CHM 26300 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHM 26200 - Organic Chemistry
- CHM 26400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHM 37000 - Topics In Physical Chemistry
- COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
- ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication for core)
- ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation I (satisfies Information Literacy for core)
- ENGR 13200 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation II
- Engineering Selective (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Engineering Selective (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
- MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II
- MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus
- Math Selective I (select from list) - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Math Selective II (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00
- PHYS 17200 - Modern Mechanics
- (satisfies FYE Science Selective)
- PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics
- Technical Selective - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective I (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective II (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral Social Science for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective III (satisifies Science, Technology, & Society for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective IV - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective V - Upper Level - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
- General Education Elective VI - Upper Level - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
Program Requirements
Fall 1st Year
- MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I
- CHM 11500 - General Chemistry
- ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition
- ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation I
