Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program provides a comprehensive education in chemical engineering, with a focus on research, academics, and student resources.

Degree Information

• The program offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemical engineering.
• The undergraduate program includes:
  • Courses and course profiles
  • Minors, concentrations, and specialized studies
  • Dual and combined degrees
  • Masters and SUGS programs
• The graduate program includes:
  • Current students
    • ChE Graduate Student Committee
    • Curricular Practical Training for F-1 Students
    • GSI Positions
  • Graduate contacts
  • Housing
  • Program
    • Additional options
    • Doctoral candidacy exam
    • Doctoral committee
    • Graduate degree requirements
    • SUGS
    • Thesis proposal exam
  • Prospective students
    • Admissions requirements
    • Admissions timeline
    • Financial support
    • Frequently asked questions
    • TOEFL and GRE

Sample Schedules

• Sample schedule (PDF)
• ChE program scheduling worksheet (PDF)

Planning for Prerequisites

• Diagram of prerequisites for required courses

Electives

• Engineering elective requirements (PDF)
• Bio/Life science requirement
• Concentrations within the ChE program
• Concentrations and supplemental studies
• Engineering minors
• Other minors

Excluded Courses

Engineering Electives

The following courses are not allowed to be used as engineering electives in the chemical engineering program:

• BioME 295 & 495 seminar courses
• CEE 401 not significant technical content
• EECS 284 programming, not engineering
• ENTR 407 not significant technical content

Courses Not Counted for Degree Credit

• Any English Language Institute (ELI) course, such as Eng Lng I 120
• Any English Composition Board (ECB) course
• Courses that are too similar in content, including:
  • Engr 101 AND EECS 183
  • Math 116 AND Math 119

Math and Physics

Chemical engineering students may fulfill the math requirements with alternative courses:

• Math 115 may be replaced by Math 185 or Math 195
• Math 116 may be replaced by Math 156, Math 186, or Math 196
• Math 215 may be replaced by Math 255, Math 285, or Math 295
• Math 216 may be replaced by Math 256, Math 286, or Math 296

Chemical engineering students may fulfill the physics requirements with alternative courses:

• Physics 140 may be replaced by Physics 160
• Physics 141 may be replaced by Physics 161
• Physics 240 may be replaced by Physics 260
• Physics 241 may be replaced by Physics 261