Chemical Engineering, BSCHE

Degree Requirements

130 Credits Required

Major Required Courses (41 credits)

• CHE 20000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar

• Chemical Engineering Core

• CHE 20500 - Chemical Engineering Calculations
• CHE 21100 - Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
• CHE 30000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar
• CHE 30600 - Design Of Staged Separation Processes
• CHE 32000 - Statistical Modeling And Quality Enhancement
• CHE 34800 - Chemical Reaction Engineering
• CHE 37700 - Momentum Transfer
• CHE 37800 - Heat And Mass Transfer
• CHE 40000 - Chemical Engineering Seminar
• CHE 42000 - Process Safety Management And Analysis
• CHE 43500 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory
• CHE 45000 - Design And Analysis Of Processing Systems
• CHE 45600 - Process Dynamics And Control

Other Departmental Courses (89 credits)

• Select one course from the Written Communication list.

  Click below for the UCC approved course list.  

• Written Com

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• SCLA 10200 - Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking And Communication II: Modern World (satisfies Oral Communication for core) or
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satifies Oral Communication for core) or
• COM 21700 - Science Writing And Presentation (satisfies Oral Communication for core) or
• EDPS 31500 - Collaborative Leadership: Interpersonal Skills (satisfies Oral Communication for core)

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• ENGR 13100 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation I ChE Foundational Engineering Requirements  (satisfies Information Literacy for core)
• ENGR 13200 - Transforming Ideas To Innovation II ChE Mathematics Requirements
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II
• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus
• Math Selective I Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00
• Math Selective II Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00

• ChE Science Requirements 

• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science Selective for core) 
• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry (satisfies Science Selective for core) 
• CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry
• CHM 26300 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
• CHM 26200 - Organic Chemistry
• CHM 26400 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
• CHM 37000 - Topics In Physical Chemistry
• PHYS 17200 - Modern Mechanics or
• ENGR 16200 - Honors Introduction To Innovation And The Physical Science Of Engineering Design II
• Biology Selective Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from List) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from List) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Engineering Selective Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Engineering Selective Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00

 

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• PHYS 24100 - Electricity And Optics
• Technical Selective Chemical Engineering Supplemental Selectives   (select from list) - Credit Hours: 3.00

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• Chemical Engineering Supplemental General Educ Requirements  

  • General Education Elective I (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral Social Science for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective II (satisifies Science, Technology, & Society for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective III (satisfies Human Cultures: Humanities for core) - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective IV - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective V - Upper Level - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • General Education Elective VI - Upper Level - Select from Supplemental List - Credit Hours: 3.00

Optional Concentrations

• Biological Engineering Concentration in Chemical Engineering (Optional)  
• Energy and Environment Concentration in Chemical Engineering (Optional)  
• Materials and Polymers Concentration in Chemical Engineering (Optional)  
• Pharmaceutical Engineering Concentration in Chemical Engineering (Optional)  

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

130 Credits required for graduation.

2.0 overall and major (Chemical Engineering Core) GPA required for Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree.  

Students must earn a “C” or better in CHE 20500  to enroll in any other CHE course.

Students must earn a “C-” or better in all other CHE Major Required Courses (Chemical Engineering Core).  

Students may take General Education Elective IV, V, and VI for a letter grade or pass/ no pass option.

3 credits of CHE 41100 , CHE 41200 , CHE 49800 , or CHE 49900  may be used to complete the Chemical Engineering Selective.

3 credits of CHE 41100, 41200, 49800, or 49800 may be used to complete the Engineering or Technical Selective.

Students may not earn credit in the following courses: ABE 20100, ABE 21000, ABE 30800, ABE 37000, IE 23000, IE 33000, ME 30900 and ME 31500.

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