Curriculum Content and Sample Schedule

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Curriculum Content

See also the Undergraduate Catalog.

Area

Course #

Course Name

Credit Hours
General Education COMM-101 Written and Oral Communication I 4
  COMM-301 Written and Oral Communication II 4
  ECON-201 Economic Principles 4
  HUMN-201 Introduction to the Humanities 4
  LS-489 R Sem.: Leadership, Ethics and Contemp. Issues 4
  SSCI-201 Introduction to the Social Sciences 4
    Advanced Humanities Elective 4
    Advanced Social Science Elective 4
      32
Basic Sciences CHEM-137 General Chemistry I
  or CHEM-135 Principles of Chemistry 3
  CHEM-136 Principles of Chemistry Lab 1
  CHEM-237/238 General Chemistry II and Lab 4
  CHEM-345/346 Organic Chemistry I and Lab 6
  CHEM-347 Organic Chemistry II 4
  CHEM-361/362 Physical Chemistry I and Lab 6
  PHYS-114/115 Newtonian Mechanics and Lab 4
  PHYS-224/225 Electricity & Magnetism and Lab 4
      32
       
Mathematics MATH-101 Calculus I 4
  MATH-102 Calculus II 4
  MATH-203 Multivariate Calculus 4
  MATH-204 Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms 4
  MATH-408 Probability and Statistics 4
      20
       
Engineering Topics CHME-200 Mass and Energy Balance 4
  CHME-300/301 Unit Operations and Lab 4
  CHME-400/401 Mass Transfer Operations and Lab 4
  CHME-410 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4
  CHME-420/421 Applied Transport Phenomena and Lab 4
  CHME-435/436 Process Control and Lab 4
  CHME-450/451 Reactor Design 4
  CHME-480 Senior Chemical Engineering Design Capstone 4
  EE-212 Applied Electrical Circuits 3
  IME-100 Interdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing 4
  IME-211 Algorithm and Computer Programming 4
  MECH-231L Signals for Mechanical Systems Lab 1
  MECH-320 Thermodynamics 4
  MECH-322 Fluid Mechanics 4
  MECH-420 Heat Transfer 4
      56
       
Electives Technical Electives  
8
  Free Electives 8
      16
       
  ORTN-101 Learning, Success, and Teamwork
1
       
  Thesis   4
  Total Credits 161

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Representative Schedule

Semester Course # Course Name Class Rec Lab Credits
 
Freshman 1 (CHEM-137 General Chemistry I      
  or CHEM-135 Principles of Chemistry)   3
  CHEM-136 Principles of Chemistry Lab 0 0 2 1
  ECON-201 Economic Principles 4 0 0 4
  IME-100 Interdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing 2 0 4 4
  MATH-101 Calculus I 4 0 0 4
  ORTN-101 Learning, Success, and Teamwork 1 0 0 1
            17
             
Freshman 2 CHEM-237 General Chemistry II 3 1 0 3
  CHEM-238 General Chemistry II Lab 0 0 3 1
  COMM-101 Written & Oral Communications 4 0 0 4
  MATH-102 Calculus II 4 0 0 4
  PHYS-114 Newtonian Mechanics 3 1 0 3
  PHYS-115 Newtonian Mechanics Lab 0 0 2 1
            16
             
Sophomore 1 CHEM-345 Organic Chemistry I 4 0 0 4
  CHEM-346 Organic Chemistry I Lab 0 0 4 2
  MATH-203 Multivariate Calculus 4 0 0 4
  PHYS-224 Electricity & Magnetism 3 1 0 3
  PHYS-225 Electricity & Magnetism Lab 0 0 2 1
  SSCI-201 Introduction to the Social Science 4 0 0 4
            18
             
Sophomore 2 CHEM-347 Organic Chemistry II 4 0 0 4
  MATH-204 Differential Equations & Laplace Transforms 4 0 0 4
  MECH-320 Thermodynamics 4 0 0 4
  EE-212 Applied Electrical Circuits 3 0 1 3
  MECH-231L Signals for Mechanical Systems Lab 0 0 2 1
            16
             
Junior 1 CHEM-361 Physical Chemistry I 4 0 0 4
  CHEM-362 Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 0 4 2
  CHME-200 Mass & Energy Balance 4 0 0 4
  MECH-322 Fluid Mechanics 4 0 0 4
  IME-211 Algorithm and Computer Programming 4 0 0 4
            18
             
Junior 2 CHME-300 Unit Operations 3 1 0 3
  CHME-301 Unit Operations Lab 0 0 2 1
  HUMN-201 Introduction to the Humanities 4 0 0 4
  MECH-420 Heat Transfer 4 0 0 4
  COMM-301 Written & Oral Communication II 4 0 0 4
            16
             
Senior 1 CHME-400 Mass Transfer Operations 3 1 0 3
  CHME-401 Mass Transfer Operations Lab 0 0 2 1
  CHME-410 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4 0 0 4
  MATH-408 Probability and Statistics 4 0 0 4
    Advanced Social Sciences Elective 4
    Free Elective     4
            20
             
Senior 2 CHME-450 Reactor Design 3 1 0 3
  CHME-451 Reactor Design Lab 0 0 2 1
  CHME-420 Applied Transport Phenomena 3 1 0 3
  CHME-421 Applied Transport Phenomena Lab 0 0 2 1
    Technical Elective     4
    Advanced Humanities Elective 4
    Free Elective     4
            20
             
Senior 3 CHME-435 Process Control 3 1 0 3
  CHME-436 Process Control Lab 0 0 2 1
  CHME-480 Sr Chemical Engineering Design Capstone 4 0 0 4
  LS-489 Senior Seminar: Leadership, Ethics and  
    Contemp. Issues 4 0 0 4
    Technical Elective     4
            16
             
    Thesis       4
    Total Credits     161
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