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Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Biomolecular Concentration: 128 hours total

Freshman Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
CHE 1101Intro to CHE & PTE*1
CH 1213Fund. of Chemistry3
CH 1211Inv. in Chemistry1
MA 1713Calculus I3
BIO 1134Biological Sciences I4
EN 1103English Comp. I3
Total Credit Hours15

Freshman Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
CHE 2213CHE Analysis**3
CH 1223Fund. of Chemistry3
CH 1221Inv. in Chemistry1
MA 1723Calculus II3
PH 2213Physics I3
EN 1113English Comp. II3
Total Credit Hours16

Sophomore Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
CHE 2114Mass and Energy Balances4
CHE 3203Fluid Flow Ops*3
IE 3913Engineering Economy I3
MA 2733Calculus III3
Humanities Elective3
Total Credit Hours16

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
CHE 3113Thermo I3
Humanities Elective3
MA 2743Calculus IV3
Social Science Elective3
BIO 1144Biological Sciences II 4
Total Credit Hours16

Junior Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
CHE 3123CHE Thermo II3
CHE 3413Engineering Materials*3
MA 3253Differential Equations3
CH 4511Organic Chem. Lab I1
CH 4513Organic Chemistry I3
Social Science Elective3
   
Total Credit Hours16

Junior Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
CHE 3213Heat Transfer Ops**3
CHE 3223Separations**3
CHE 3222CHE Lab I**2
CH 4521Organic Chem. Lab II1
CH 4523Organic Chemistry II3
GE 3513Technical Writing3
CHE 3331Professional Dev Seminar1
Total Credit Hours16

Senior Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
CHE 4113CHE Reactor Design*3
CHE 4134CHE Process Design*4
CHE 3232CHE Lab II*2
BCH 4013Principles of Biochemistry3
Adv. Science Elective3
 
Total Credit Hours15

Senior Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
CHE 4223Process Controls**3
CHE 4233CHE Plant Design**3
CHE 4633Process Safety**3
PH 2223Physics II***3
BIO 3304Fine Arts Elective3
CHE Elective3
Total Credit Hours18

* Always taught during fall semester
** Always taught during spring semester
*** Approved substitutes for PH 2223 Physics II are IE 4613, IE 4623, MA 4374, MA 4523, MA 4533, MA 4543, MA 4573 or CHE 4313

Advanced Science Elective: Typically a 3000 or 4000 level science course (with advisor approval): However Premed students may choose PH 2233 Physics III (needed for med school entrance); Pre-vet students may need a 3 hour advanced biology course; or, students may choose a 3 hour biotechnology course from an engineering department.

(Rev. October 13, 2017)