Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Course Requirements

The course requirements and a suggested order of study for the B.S.Ch.E. degree are given below. Electives may be chosen from the General Announcements catalog to satisfy

1. the additional departmental requirements (engineering breadth or focus area, biotechnology), and
2. the University Distribution Requirements.

Detailed course descriptions and prerequisites for each class are available through the online course schedule.

Computer Programming: Matlab, Maple and FORTRAN are taught in CHBE 303 and 305. Computer programming is vertically integrated throughout the chemical engineering curriculum.

* A student pursuing the B.A. degree in chemical engineering may substitute free electives for any of the courses indicated with an asterisk (*) in the tables above.

** Any two of CHEM 212, 311 or 312 required for B.S. or B.A. degree.

Modified 7/21/2008

B.S.Ch.E. Degree Overview

Additional Requirements for the B.S.Ch.E. degree

CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING DEPT. MS-362
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