Chemical Engineering

All of the following courses (58 credits):
Cell and Molecular Biology
General and Descriptive Chemistry
Principles of Chemistry
Chemistry Laboratory I
Chemistry Laboratory II
Material and Energy Balances
Modeling and Analysis of Transport Phenomena
Chemical Engineering as a Profession
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Mass Transfer and Separations
Laboratory Practice and Statistical Analysis
Thermodynamics for Chemical Engineering
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Process Analysis and Control
Process Design and Optimization I
Process Design and Optimization II
Chemical Engineering Principles in Polymers and Material Systems
One of the following (4 or 6 credits):
Comprehensive Biochemistry
Advanced Biochemistry I
Advanced Biochemistry II
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Composite Materials Processing
Biochemical Engineering
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Molecular Thermodynamics
Students must complete at least 6 credits in courses selected from a list of approved technical electives available from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Technical elective courses must include at least 3 credits of engineering topics, denoted with an ‘e’ next to the course number on the CHE technical elective list.
NOTE: BMB 462 is taken to fulfill requirement 3. b. and will count as a technical elective credit in item 3. e., not as an engineering ‘e’ topics course.
Biochemical Engineering
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a biochemical engineering concentration, students must complete requirements 1., 2., 3. a., and 3.d. above and the following:
Both of the following courses (6 credits):
Biochemical Engineering
Introductory Microbiology
One of the following tracks (11 to 13 credits):
Track 1 (12 or 13 credits):
The following course (4 credits):
Comprehensive Biochemistry
Three of the following courses (8 or 9 credits):
Protein Structure, Design, and Mechanism
Methods of Macromolecular Analysis and Synthesis
Advanced Biochemical Engineering
Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory
Eukaryotic Cell Biology
Prokaryotic Cell Physiology
Track 2 (11 or 12 credits):
Both of the following courses (6 credits):
Advanced Biochemistry I
Advanced Biochemistry II
Two of the following courses (5 or 6 credits):
Protein Structure, Design, and Mechanism
Methods of Macromolecular Analysis and Synthesis
Advanced Biochemical Engineering
Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory
Eukaryotic Cell Biology
Prokaryotic Cell Physiology
Bioenergy and Bioproducts
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a bioenergy and bioproducts concentration, students must complete requirements 1., 2., 3.a., 3.b., and 3.d. above and the following:
All of the following courses (9 credits):
Biomass Conversion Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
Bioenergy Feedstock Production
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Sustainable Bioenergy Systems
Life Cycle Assessment for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Systems
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Economics of Environmental Resources
Advanced Biochemical Engineering
Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory
Natural Resource Policy
International Environmental Law and Policy
Biomedical Engineering
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a biomedical engineering concentration, students must complete requirements 1., 2., 3.a., 3.b., and 3.d. above and the following:
All of the following courses (10 credits):
Biochemical Engineering
Eukaryotic Cell Biology
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory
Biofluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
One of the following courses not taken above (3 or 4 credits):
Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory
Multidisciplinary Bioprocessing Laboratory
Biofluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with an environmental concentration, the student must complete requirements 1., 2., and 3. a., 3.b., and 3.d. above and the following:
Both of the following courses (6 credits):
Biochemical Engineering
Principles of Environmental Engineering and Science
Three of the following courses (9 credits):
Environmental and Natural Resource Law
Environmental Economics
Corporate Environmental Management (W)
Environmental Chemistry: Equilibrium Concepts
Water and Wastewater Engineering
Air Pollution: Science and Engineering
Environmental Issues and Public Policy
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a food science concentration, students must complete requirements 1., 2., 3. a., 3. b., 3.c., and 3.d. above and all of the following:
All of the following courses (9 credits):
Introductory Microbiology
One of the following courses (3 credits):
Food Engineering: Fluids
Food Engineering: Solids
Food Processing: Unit Operations
Food and Nutrition Laboratory
Integrated Approaches to Food Product Development
Polymer Science and Engineering
To earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with a polymer science and engineering concentration, students must complete requirements 1., 2., 3. a., 3. b., and 3.d. above and all of the following:
All of the following courses (9 credits):
Composite Materials Processing
Mechanics of Deformable Solids
Two of the following courses (6 or 7 credits):
Material Surfaces and Interfaces
Polymers and Composites: Manufacturing, Structure and Performance
Synthesis and Processing of Materials
Introduction to Composite Materials
Packaging with Plastics