Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Overview

The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering (B.S.Ch.E.) is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) under the EC2000 criteria. This degree requires a total of 132 semester hours.

Students seeking a B.S.Ch.E. degree must satisfy the following departmental requirements:

• Foundation: chemistry, mathematics and physics courses (40 credits);
  
  
• Core: chemical and biomolecular engineering courses (41 credits).
  
  
• Technical Electives: engineering and science courses selected so as to satisfy either the engineering breadth requirements (15 credits) or the requirements for a focus (concentration) area (18-20 credits).

Finally, students seeking the B.S.Ch.E. degree must satisfy the university distribution requirements (24 credits) and complete sufficient courses outside the departmental requirements for a total of at least 132 semester hours.

Click on the boxes of the following diagram to get a list of the courses required by each component of our curriculum.

Additional details about degree requirements may be found in the Rice University General Announcements.

Upon completion of the B.S.Ch.E. program, a student is eligible to apply for a fifth year of specialized study leading to the degree of Master of Chemical Engineering (M.Ch.E.)

B.S.Ch.E. Course Requirements

CHEMICAL & BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING DEPT. MS-362
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