Nov 21, 2024

2013-2014 General Catalog

2013-2014 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Chemical Engineering, B.S.Ch.E.

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Biomolecular
Environmental
Materials

Chemical Engineering

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .

Chemistry, Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics Proficiency • A grade of “C” or better in each of the basic sciences preparatory courses–BIOL 1201 ; CHEM 1201 and CHEM 1202 ; PHYS 2101 and PHYS 2102 ; MATH 1550 , MATH 1552 , and MATH 2090 –is required before students may register for any chemical engineering course other than CHE 2162 and CHE 2171 .

Semester 1

CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 2

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
CHE 2162 Introduction to Computer Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Engineering Systems (2)
CHE 2171 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals: Material and Energy Balances (3)
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4) or
PHYS 2102 General Physics for Technical Students (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18-19

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
CHE 2176 Mathematical Modeling of Chemical Engineering Systems (3)
CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .
CHE 3101 Transport Sciences: Momentum Transfer (3)
CHE 3172 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
CHEM 3491 Physical Chemistry I (3)
ME 2733 Materials of Engineering (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18

Semester 6

CHE 3102 Transport Sciences: Heat and Mass Transfer (4)
CHE 3104 Engineering Measurements Laboratory (3)
CHE 3171 Process Economics and Optimization (3)
CHE 3173 Heterogeneous Equilibrium (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3-1)

Total Semester Hours: 16-14

Semester 7

CHE 4151 Unit Operations Design (4)
CHE 4162 Unit Operations Laboratory (3)
CHE 4190 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3)
CHE 4198 Process Dynamics (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 8

CHE 4172 Process Design (4)
Approved Electives/Area of Concentration courses (9)

Total Semester Hours: 13

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

Areas of Concentration

Lists of approved area electives approved for the chemical engineering concentrations are available from the department. Depending on the particular area electives selected, students may be required to take one or more additional prerequisite course(s).

Biomolecular

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .

Semester 1

CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 2

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
CHE 2162 Introduction to Computer Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Engineering Systems (2)
CHE 2171 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals: Material and Energy Balances (3)
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4) or
PHYS 2102 General Physics for Technical Students (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18-19

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
CHE 2176 Mathematical Modeling of Chemical Engineering Systems (3)
CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .
CHE 3101 Transport Sciences: Momentum Transfer (3)
CHE 3172 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
CHEM 3491 Physical Chemistry I (3)
ME 2733 Materials of Engineering (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18

Semester 6

CHE 3102 Transport Sciences: Heat and Mass Transfer (4)
CHE 3104 Engineering Measurements Laboratory (3)
CHE 3171 Process Economics and Optimization (3)
CHE 3173 Heterogeneous Equilibrium (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3-1)

Total Semester Hours: 16-14

Semester 7

CHE 4151 Unit Operations Design (4)
CHE 4162 Unit Operations Laboratory (3)
CHE 4190 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3)
CHE 4198 Process Dynamics (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 8

CHE 4172 Process Design (4)
Approved Electives/Area of Concentration courses (9)

Total Semester Hours: 13

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

Environmental

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .

Semester 1

CRITICAL: MATH 1021 .
CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)
ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
General Education course - Arts (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 17

Semester 2

Total Semester Hours: 16-17

Semester 3

CRITICAL: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
CHE 2162 Introduction to Computer Modeling and Simulation of Chemical Engineering Systems (2)
CHE 2171 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals: Material and Energy Balances (3)
CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
MATH 2090 Elementary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4)
PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4) or
PHYS 2102 General Physics for Technical Students (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18-19

Semester 4

CRITICAL: “C” or better in MATH 1550
CHE 2176 Mathematical Modeling of Chemical Engineering Systems (3)
CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)
ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)

Total Semester Hours: 14

Semester 5

CRITICAL: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .
CHE 3101 Transport Sciences: Momentum Transfer (3)
CHE 3172 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
CHEM 3491 Physical Chemistry I (3)
ME 2733 Materials of Engineering (3)
General Education course - Humanities (3)
General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Total Semester Hours: 18

Semester 6

CHE 3102 Transport Sciences: Heat and Mass Transfer (4)
CHE 3104 Engineering Measurements Laboratory (3)
CHE 3171 Process Economics and Optimization (3)
CHE 3173 Heterogeneous Equilibrium (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3-1)

Total Semester Hours: 16-14

Semester 7

CHE 4151 Unit Operations Design (4)
CHE 4162 Unit Operations Laboratory (3)
CHE 4190 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3)
CHE 4198 Process Dynamics (3)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration course (3)

Total Semester Hours: 16

Semester 8

CHE 4172 Process Design (4)
Approved Elective/Area of Concentration courses (9)

Total Semester Hours: 13

128 Total Sem. Hrs.

Materials

CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS

SEMESTER 1: MATH 1021 .
SEMESTER 2: MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 .
SEMESTER 3: “C” or better in CHEM 1201 .
SEMESTER 4: “C” or better in MATH 1550 .
SEMESTER 5: “C” or better in PHYS 1100 .