Four-Year Curriculum Code: 155
The undergraduate program in Chemical Engineering is
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET,
https://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program
Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering.
First Year
Sophomore Year
(common to both chemical and biochemical options)
First Semester
01:160:307 Organic Chemistry I (4)1
01:640:251 Multivariable Calculus (4)
01:750:227 Analytical Physics II (3)
01:750:229 Analytical Physics II Laboratory (1)
14:155:201 Chemical Engineering Material and Energy Balances (3)
14:155:298 Professional Skills Development (1)
Second Semester
-Chemical Science Elective (4)1,2
14:540:343 Engineering Economics (3)
01:640:244 Differential Equations for Engineering and Physics (4)
14:155:208 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (3)
14:155:210 Biological Foundations of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Option
Junior Year
First Semester
01:160:311 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)3
14:155:303 Transport Phenomena in Chemical Engineering I (3)
14:155:307 Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering (3)
14:155:309 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (3)
-technical elective (3)
-humanities/social sciences elective (3)
Second Semester
14:155:304 Transport Phenomena in Chemical Engineering II (3)
14:155:324 Separation Processes (3)
14:155:341 Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3)
14:635:407 Mechanical Properties of Materials (3)
-humanities/social sciences elective (3)
Senior Year
First Semester
14:155:411 Biochemical Engineering (3)
14:155:415 Process Engineering Laboratory I (4)
14:155:422 Process Simulation and Control (3)
-technical elective (3)
-general elective (3)
Second Semester
14:155:416 Process Engineering Laboratory II (4)
14:155:428 Chemical Engineering Design II (4)
-technical elective (3)
-general elective (3)
Total Credits = 130.0
Notes
1* 01:160:315,316 are accepted in place of 01:160:307,308.
2* Students select one course from the following list: 01:160:308 Organic Chemistry II; 01:160:351 Inorganic Chemistry I; 16:155:541 Pharmaceutical Materials Engineering; 16:155:571 Sustainable, Renewable, Clean Energy; 14:635:205 Crystal Chemistry and Structure of Materials; 14:635:440 Electrochemical Materials and Devices.
3* 01:160:309 (2.5 cr) is accepted in place of 01:160:311 (2.0 cr), and may be taken with 01:160:308.
Biochemical Option
Junior Year
First Semester
01:447:390 General Microbiology (4)
4 14:155:303 Transport Phenomena in Chemical Engineering I (3)
14:155:307 Computational Methods for Chemical Engineers (3)
14:155:309 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (3)
-technical elective (3)
Second Semester 01:694:301 Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (3)
5 01:694:313 Introductory Biochemistry Laboratory (1)
6 14:155:304 Transport Phenomena in Chemical Engineering II (3)
14:155:324 Separation Processes (3)
14:155:341 Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3)
-humanities/social sciences elective (3)
Senior Year
First Semester 14:155:411 Biochemical Engineering (3)
14:155:415 Process Engineering Laboratory I (4)
14:155:422 Process Simulation and Control (3)
-technical elective (3)
-humanities/social sciences elective (3)
Second Semester 14:155:416 Process Engineering Laboratory II (4)
14:155:428 Chemical Engineering Design II (4)
14:635:407 Mechanical Properties of Materials (3)
-general elective (3)
Total Credits = 130.0
Notes
4* May complete 01:447:390 or 11:680:390.
5* May complete 01:694:301 or 11:115:301.
6* May complete 01:694:313 or 11:115:313.