Chemical & Biological Engineering Sample Curriculum

Note that this is just a sample curriculum, and does not reflect credit gained from advanced placement, transfer credit, minors, or other special programs. Also, in some cases, courses below may represent an arbitrary choice between two equivalent or optional courses in a program. For more details, see the Undergraduate Bulletin.

Chemical Engineering

Semester 1 Credits
Semester 2 Credits
Calculus 1 5
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Calculus 2 5
Principles of Chemistry 2 4
General Physics 1: Mechanics 4
Introduction to Computer Programming 2
Introduction to the Profession 2 2
Introduction to the Profession 1 2
Total 16
Total 14

Semester 3 Credits
Semester 4 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Introduction to Differential Equations 4
Multivariate and Vector Calculus 5
Organic Chemistry 1 4
Organic Chemsitry 2 3
General Physics 2: Electricity and Magnetism 4
Physical Chemistry 1 3
Material and Energy Balances 3
Introduction to Interprofessional Projects for CHE 1
Fluid Mechanics 3
Total 18
Total 18

Semester 5 Credits
Semester 6 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Circuit Analysis 1 3
Interprofessional Project 3
Heat and Mass Transfer Operations 3
Physical Chemistry 2 3
Foundations of Biological Science for Engineering 3
Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory 1 2
Thermodynamics 3
Thermodynamics 2 2
Process Modeling and System Theory 3
Total 15
Total 16

Semester 7 Credits
Semester 8 Credits
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Humanities or Social Science Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Technical Elective 3
Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory 2 2
Transport Phenomena 3
Chemical Reaction Engineering 3
Numerical and Data Analysis 3
Process Control 3
CHE Design IPRO 2
Process Design 3
Total 17
Total 14

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