Program Overview

Online Education

The Online Education program at Missouri S&T offers a range of opportunities for working professionals to advance their skills and knowledge. One of the programs available is the Online Graduate Certificate in Chemical Process Engineering.

About the Certificate

The Chemical Process Engineering Certificate program allows working professionals to add to their skills relevant to their career while developing a deeper understanding of chemical engineering fundamentals. The program requires one core course and three electives to complete.

Core Courses

• ChemEng 5100 Intermediate Transport Phenomena (LEC 3.0)
• ChemEng 5110 Intermediate Chemical Reactor Design (LEC 3.0)
• ChemEng 5150 Intermediate Chemical Process Flowsheeting (LEC 2.0/LAB 1.0)
• ChemEng 5220 Intermediate Engineering Thermodynamics (LEC 3.0)

Elective Courses

Select three additional (3.0 credit hours each) ChemEng courses at the 5000 or 6000-level. This may include additional core courses listed above.

Admission Requirements

The Chemical Process Engineering Certificate is open to all persons holding a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely allied discipline with an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or to all persons holding a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering or a closely allied discipline with an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 and having a minimum of one year of work experience or are currently accepted into a graduate degree program at Missouri S&T.

Program Completion

Once admitted to the program, the student must take the four designated courses. In order to receive a Graduate Certificate, the student must have an average cumulative grade point of 3.0 or better in the certificate courses. The program must be completed within three years.

Pathway to a Master's Degree

The graduate certificate program is designed as a pathway to a master's degree. Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. However, credit earned will count toward the degree, and the GRE/GMAT requirement may be waived for students who successfully complete the certificate program.

Distance Application Requirements

Graduate certificate application requirements are available upon request.

Program Details

Students admitted to the Chemical Process Engineering Certificate Program will have non-degree graduate status, but they will earn graduate credit for the courses they complete. If a student completes the four-course sequence with a grade of B or better in each course, they will be admitted to the M.S. degree program in Chemical Process Engineering, and the certificate credits will count towards their master's degree. Students who do not have all the prerequisite courses necessary to begin the certificate program may take "bridge" courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level to prepare for the formal certificate courses.