Major Requirements
Required Courses
Chemical engineers must possess a quantitative understanding of engineering principles that govern technological processes. Therefore, our curriculum includes the study of applied mathematics, material and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, energy and mass transfer, separation processes, chemical reaction kinetics and reactor design, chemical process analysis, process design and simulation, and process control. Courses are built on a foundation in mathematics, chemistry, and physics.
Required Chemical Engineering Courses
CHE113: Chemical Process Analysis
CHE 116: Numerical Methods and Statistics
CHE243: Fluid Dynamics
CHE225: Thermodynamics I
CHE 226: Thermodynamics II
CHE244: Heat and Mass Transfer
CHE231: Kinetics and Reactor Design
CHE250: Separation Processes
CHE246: Laboratory in CHE Principles
CHE279: Chemical Engineering Practice
CHE273: CHE Process Design and Simulation
CHE255: CHE Senior Design Lab
CHE272: CHE Process Control
Required Foundational Courses
Chemistry:
- CHEM131: Chemical Concepts I
- CHEM132: Chemical Concepts II
- CHEM203: Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM207: Organic Chemistry Lab
- CHEM204: Organic Chemistry II
- One Advanced Chemistry Elective
Math:
- MATH161: Calculus I (or MTH 141)
- MATH162: Calculus II (or MTH 142-143)
- MATH164: Multidimensional Calculus
- MATH165: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
Physics:
- PHYS121 or 121P: Mechanics (or PHYS 113 for students in MATH 141-series)
- PHYS122 or 122P: Electricity and Magnetism
Electives:
- CHE150: Introduction to Sustainable Energy
- Two technical electives (any engineering or natural science course)
- One humanities or social science cluster plus two courses in the opposite division of the chosen cluster (20 credits total)
Writing:
- WRTG 105: Primary Writing Requirement
- WRTG 273: Communicating Your Professional Identity
- Upper level writing requirement covered in CHE 246 and CHE 255
*A 2.0 minimum GPA is required in core courses to remain in the program
Senior Design Project
Chemical engineering seniors enroll in a laboratory course for their capstone design project. Over the progression of one semester, student teams identify, design and build a solution to real-world problems that integrate principles from the chemical engineering curriculum.
Projects originate from local companies, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Medical Center, or our department, so that students experience authentic engineering challenges. These industry and academically sponsored projects provide students valuable experience in project management, teamwork and individual accountability, as well as research and development.
Advising
Every chemical engineering undergraduate is assigned a faculty advisor. Faculty advisors help students assess their academic goals and career objectives, understand program requirements, and assist in choosing technical and non-technical electives.