Program Overview

Graduate Pathway in Chemical Engineering

Overview

An INTO OSU Graduate Pathway program in Chemical Engineering will prepare you to enter your next term of a master’s degree program at Oregon State University. Upon successful completion of the Pathway program and meeting university requirements for graduate admission, you may enter your next term of graduate study at Oregon State University.

Key Information

• A Pathway program provides academic, language, and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
• Students are guaranteed progression to a graduate degree program through a curriculum consisting of credit-earning courses.
• Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.

Program Details

Graduate Pathway in Chemical Engineering

• Duration: 2 Terms, 3 Terms
• Start Date: 2025//27

Entry Requirements

Age Requirement

• 16 years old

Academic Requirements

• 2.5 GPA
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline
• Additional Entry Requirements:
  • 1 year of Physics
  • Math through Differential Equations
  • Chemistry including General, Organic, and Physical
  • Complete courses below with a 2.5 average:
    • Fluid Mechanics
    • Thermodynamics
    • Heat and Mass Transfer
    • Chemical Reaction Engineering

English Language Requirements

• TOEFL 80 (16 subscores)
• IELTS 6.5 (5.5 subscores)
• Duolingo 110
• Completion of Academic English Level 6 with C+

Class Size

• 17 students

Important Dates

2025 Winter Start (December)

• Program start date: 30 December 2025
• Program end date: 12 June 2026
• Term 1 winter: 30 December 2025 - 20 March 2026
• Term 2 spring: 24 March 2026 - 12 June 2026

Fees and Pricing

Estimated Cost of Attendance

• Tuition fee: $27,940.00
• Approximate cost: $27,940.00

Sample Classes

Term 1

• ALS 176: Professional Writing for International Graduate Students (3 Credit Units)
• ST 511: Methods of Data Analysis (4 Credit Units)
• CHE 550: Conventional and Alternative Energy Systems (3 Credit Units)
• CHE 332: Transport Phenomena II (3 Credit Units)
• ALS 145: Building Strategies for Graduate Success (3 Credit Units)
• ME 5XX/ H 5XX / H 511 / H 516/ENVE 5XX: Graduate Course in Area of Concentration (2 Credit Units)
• Total credit units: 18 Credit Units

Term 2

• CHE 333: Transport Phenomena III (3 Credit Units)
• WR 599: Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3 Credit Units)
• COMM 218Z / COMM 218: Interpersonal Communication Credits (3 Credit Units)
• CHE 545: Polymer Engineering and Science (4 Credit Units)
• CHE 517: Instrumentation in Chemical Engineering (4 Credit Units)
• WR 537: Writing for Science and Engineering (3 Credit Units)
• Total credit units: 20 Credit Units

Progression

• Chemical Engineering-M.Eng.
• 3.0 GPA cumulative and B or higher grades in all graduate level classes
• English level %: B or higher grade in all English language classes OR TOEFL 91 (18 subscores) OR IELTS 7.0