Degree Offered
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (B.S.Ch.E.)
Nature of the Program
The chemical engineering curriculum is designed to give graduates a broad background in chemical engineering processes and to prepare them to become practicing engineers. Graduates are prepared for positions in operations, development, design, construction, and management of chemical plants, environmental processes, life sciences, and materials processing. These industries convert raw materials, such as ethylene and other organic feedstocks, via chemical and physical changes to produce economically desirable products such as plastics, detergents, paints, and adhesives. Students with this background are also prepared for graduate school in engineering and science as well as for any professional school. The Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular Engineering.
Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates will be successful in their professional careers and/or post graduate training as demonstrated by their identification and subsequent solution of problems, development of new and valuable ideas, pursuit of continual professional development, and application of chemical engineering and related skills to new challenges.
- Graduates will be able to succeed in diverse professional environments, working effectively in multifunctional teams and independently, providing leadership, and communicating effectively.
- Graduates will demonstrate professional character exhibited by their ethical behavior, their commitment to responsible safety practices, and their dedication to maintain accountability for the global, societal, and environmental impact of their work.
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Curriculum in Chemical Engineering
General Education Foundations
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Please note that not all of the GEF courses are offered at all campuses. Students should consult with their advisor or academic department regarding the GEF course offerings available at their campus.
Degree Requirements
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree:
- Complete a minimum of 128 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's undergraduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's undergraduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a WVU grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a Statler grade point average of 2.00 or better
- A maximum of one math or science course with a grade of D+, D, or D- may apply towards a Statler College degree
- Complete a survey regarding their academic and professional experiences at WVU, as well as post-graduation job placement or continuing education plans.
The Statler GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU with a subject code within Statler College (BIOM, BMEG, CE, CHE, CPE, CS, CSEE, CYBE, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ETEC, IENG, IH&S, MAE, MINE, PDA, PNGE, SAFM, SENG) excluding ENGR 140, ENGR 150, and CS 101. The WVU GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU. The Overall GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU and transfer work.
Curriculum Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 19 | |
| Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements | 5 | |
| Math and Science Requirements | 36 | |
| Chemical Engineering Program Requirements | 68 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 Credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 | 18 | |
| ENGR 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Fundamentals of Engineering courses. | ||
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Problem Solving 1 | 2 |
| Engineering Problem Solving (Select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Chemical Engineering | ||
| Engineering Problem Solving 2 | ||
| Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design | ||
| Total Hours | 5 | |
Math and Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Math and Science courses. | ||
| First Year Chemistry (GEF 2B): | 8 | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| CHEM 233 & 233L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| Calculus I (GEF 3): | 4 | |
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus and Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| MATH 156 | Calculus 2 (GEF 8) | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 261 | Elementary Differential Equations | 4 |
| Physics: | ||
| PHYS 111 & 111L | General Physics 1 and General Physics 1 Laboratory (GEF 8) | 4 |
| PHYS 112 & 112L | General Physics 2 and General Physics 2 Laboratory (GEF 8) | 4 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Chemical Engineering Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 221 | Material and Energy Balance | 4 |
| CHE 230 | Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 321 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 4 |
| CHE 322 | Unit Operations 1 | 4 |
| CHE 323 | Unit Operations 2 | 4 |
| CHE 315 | Chemical Engineering Transport Analysis | 3 |
| CHE 325 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 351L | Chemical Process Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 355 | Process Simulation and Design | 3 |
| CHE 435 | Chemical Process Control | 3 |
| CHE 452L | Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 452S | Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory Analysis | 1 |
| CHE 455 & 455S | Chemical Process Design 1 and Chemical Process Design 1 Studio | 4 |
| CHE 456S | Chemical Process Design 2 | 3 |
| CHE 475 | Chemical Process Safety | 3 |
| Technical Electives | ||
| Engineering Science Electives | 6 | |
| Advanced Science Electives | 7 | |
Advanced Chemistry Elective (3hrs) | ||
Life Science Elective (4hrs) | ||
| Other Technical Electives | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 68 | |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Science Electives | 6 | |
| Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Biomaterials | ||
| Cellular Machinery | ||
| Applied Bio-Molecular Modeling | ||
| Introduction to Tissue Engineering | ||
| Civil Engineering Materials | ||
| Introduction to Transportation Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Soil Mechanics and Introductory Soil Mechanics Laboratory | ||
| Materials Science | ||
| Coal Conversion Engineering | ||
| Polymer Science and Engineering | ||
| Polymer Processing | ||
| Polymer Composites Processing | ||
| Electronic Materials Processing | ||
| Biochemical Engineering | ||
| Biochemical Separations | ||
| Pollution Prevention | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Honors | ||
| Introduction to Digital Logic Design and Digital Logic Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Electrical Circuits and Electrical Circuits Laboratory | ||
| Engineering Statistics *Completion of IENG 213 and STAT 215 will not fulfill two elective requirements. | ||
| Re-Engineering Management Systems and Re-Engineering Management Systems Laboratory | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| System Safety Engineering | ||
| Mechatronics and Mechatronics Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Statics | ||
| Dynamics | ||
| Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Dynamics and Strength Laboratory | ||
| Internal Combustion Engines | ||
| Bioengineering | ||
| Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | ||
| Advanced Chemistry Electives | 3 | |
| Introductory Biochemistry and Introduction to Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Nutritional Biochemistry | ||
| Introduction to Human Biochemistry | ||
| Biomaterials | ||
| Cellular Machinery | ||
| Applied Bio-Molecular Modeling | ||
| Introduction to Tissue Engineering | ||
| Materials Science | ||
| Electronic Materials Processing | ||
| Introductory Analytical Chemistry and Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry 2 and Physical Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| Life Sciences Electives | 4 | |
| General Microbiology and General Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| General Biology 1 and General Biology 1 Laboratory and General Biology 2 and General Biology 2 Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Physiology and Introductory Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Principles of Genetics and Principles of Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Elementary Physiology | ||
| Other Technical Electives | 9 | |
| General Microbiology and General Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biochemistry and Introduction to Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Human Biochemistry | ||
| Environmental Biology | ||
| Environmental Biology Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Physiology and Introductory Physiology Laboratory | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Biology and Cellular & Molecular Biology Laboratory | ||
| Ecology and Evolution | ||
| Human Physiology | ||
| Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | ||
| Biomaterials | ||
| Cellular Machinery | ||
| Applied Bio-Molecular Modeling | ||
| Introduction to Tissue Engineering | ||
| Civil Engineering Materials | ||
| Introduction to Transportation Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Introduction to Environmental Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Soil Mechanics and Introductory Soil Mechanics Laboratory | ||
| Materials Science | ||
| Coal Conversion Engineering | ||
| Polymer Science and Engineering | ||
| Polymer Processing | ||
| Polymer Composites Processing | ||
| Electronic Materials Processing | ||
| Biochemical Engineering | ||
| Biochemical Separations | ||
| Pollution Prevention | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Introductory Analytical Chemistry and Introductory Analytical Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Research | ||
| Organic Chemistry 2 and Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry 2 and Physical Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Digital Logic Design and Digital Logic Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science and Introduction to Computer Science Laboratory | ||
| Discrete Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Electrical Circuits and Electrical Circuits Laboratory | ||
| Elements of Environmental Protection | ||
| Principles of Genetics and Principles of Genetics Laboratory | ||
| Planet Earth and Planet Earth Laboratory | ||
| Physical Oceanography | ||
| Engineering Statistics *Completion of IENG 213 and STAT 215 will not fulfill two elective requirements. | ||
| Re-Engineering Management Systems and Re-Engineering Management Systems Laboratory | ||
| Engineering Economy | ||
| System Safety Engineering | ||
| Mechatronics and Mechatronics Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | ||
| Statics | ||
| Dynamics | ||
| Mechanics of Materials | ||
| Dynamics and Strength Laboratory | ||
| Internal Combustion Engines | ||
| Bioengineering | ||
| Introduction to the Concepts of Mathematics | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Physics | ||
| Introductory Modern Physics | ||
| Elementary Physiology | ||
| Introduction to Probability and Statistics *Completion of IENG 213 and STAT 215 will not fulfill two elective requirements. | ||
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Completion of both IENG 213 and STAT 215 will not count as two separate electives as the course content is significantly similar.
Suggested Plan of Study
It is important for students to take courses in the order specified as much as possible; all prerequisites and concurrent requirements must be observed. A typical B.S.Ch.E degree program that completes degree requirements in four years is as follows.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 115 & 115L (GEF 2) | 4 | MATH 156 (GEF 8) | 4 |
| ENGL 101 (GEF 1) | 3 | ENGR 102 or CHE 102 | 3 |
| ENGR 101 | 2 | PHYS 111 & 111L (GEF 8) | 4 |
| ENGR 191 | 1 | CHEM 116 & 116L | 4 |
| MATH 155 (GEF 3) | 4 | ||
| GEF 4 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 221 | 4 | CHE 230 | 3 |
| CHEM 233 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| CHEM 233L | 1 | PHYS 112 & 112L | 4 |
| ENGL 102 (GEF 1) | 3 | GEF 5 | 3 |
| MATH 251 | 4 | GEF 6 | 3 |
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 321 | 4 | CHE 323 | 4 |
| CHE 322 | 4 | CHE 325 | 3 |
| Life Science Elective | 4 | CHE 351L | 2 |
| GEF 7 | 3 | CHE 355 | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | Engineering Science Elective | 3 |
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 315 | 3 | CHE 435 | 3 |
| CHE 452L | 2 | CHE 456S | 3 |
| CHE 452S | 1 | CHE 475 | 3 |
| CHE 455 & 455S | 4 | Engineering Science Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 128 | |||
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's in Chemical Engineering
Degree Requirements
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree:
- Complete a minimum of 128 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's undergraduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's undergraduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an overall grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a WVU grade point average of 2.00 or better
- Attain a Statler grade point average of 2.00 or better
- A maximum of one math or science courses with a grade of D+, D, or D- may apply towards a Statler College degree
- Complete a survey regarding their academic and professional experiences at WVU, as well as post-graduation job placement or continuing education plans.
The Statler GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU with a subject code within Statler College (BIOM, BMEG, CE, CHE, CPE, CS, CSEE, CYBE, EE, ENGR, ENVE, ETEC, IENG, IH&S, MAE, MINE, PDA, PNGE, SAFM, SENG) excluding ENGR 140, ENGR 150, and CS 101. The WVU GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU. The Overall GPA is computed based on all work taken at WVU and transfer work.
Students must meet the following criteria to qualify for a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering degree:
- Complete a minimum of 18 credit hours
- Satisfy WVU's graduate degree requirements
- Satisfy Statler College's graduate degree requirements
- Complete all courses listed in the curriculum requirements with the required minimum grades
- Attain an grade point average of 3.0 or better
- Minimum of 60% of courses must be from 500 level or above
- Students admitted to this program must have their bachelor's and master's degree conferred simultaneously upon completion of all requirements for both degrees.
Curriculum Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Requirements | 19 | |
| Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements | 5 | |
| Math and Science Requirements | 36 | |
| Chemical Engineering BS Program Requirements | 68 | |
| Chemical Engineering MS Program Requirements | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 146 | |
University Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Foundations (GEF) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (31-37 credits) | ||
| Outstanding GEF Requirements 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 | 18 | |
| ENGR 191 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Fundamentals of Engineering Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum grade of C- is required in all Fundamentals of Engineering courses. | ||
| ENGR 101 | Engineering Problem Solving 1 | 2 |
| Engineering Problem Solving (Select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Engineering Problem Solving 2 | ||
| Introduction to Chemical Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design | ||
| Total Hours | 5 | |
Math and Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course List Code Title Hours A minimum grade of C- is required in all Math and Science courses. | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| First Year Chemistry (GEF 2B): | 8 | |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 1 Laboratory and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 and Fundamentals of Chemistry 2 Laboratory | ||
| CHEM 233 & 233L | Organic Chemistry 1 and Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| Math | ||
| Calculus 1 (GEF 3): | 4 | |
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus and Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| MATH 156 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 261 | Elementary Differential Equations | 4 |
| Physics | ||
| PHYS 111 & 111L | General Physics 1 and General Physics 1 Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 112 & 112L | General Physics 2 and General Physics 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Chemical Engineering BS Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 221 | Material and Energy Balance | 4 |
| CHE 230 | Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Chemical Engineering Transport Analysis | 3 |
| CHE 321 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics | 4 |
| CHE 322 | Unit Operations 1 | 4 |
| CHE 323 | Unit Operations 2 | 4 |
| CHE 325 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 351L | Chemical Process Laboratory | 2 |
| CHE 355 | Process Simulation and Design | 3 |
| CHE 435 | Chemical Process Control | 3 |
| CHE 452L & CHE 452S | Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory and Chemical Engineering Senior Laboratory Analysis | 3 |
| CHE 455 & 455S | Chemical Process Design 1 and Chemical Process Design 1 Studio | 4 |
| CHE 456S | Chemical Process Design 2 | 3 |
| CHE 475 | Chemical Process Safety * | 3 |
| Technical Electives + | ||
| Engineering Science Electives * | 6 | |
| Advanced Science Electives | 7 | |
Advanced Chemistry Elective (3 credits) | ||
Life Science Elective (4 credits) | ||
| Other Technical Electives * | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 68 | |
Chemical Engineering MS Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required in all courses | ||
| Requirements | ||
| Plan of Study | ||
| CHE 531 | Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 615 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHE 620 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| CHE 625 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 786 | Professional Development Seminar for Chemical and Biomedical Engineering ^ | 0 |
| Complete 1 of the following options | 6 | |
| Thesis Option - 6 credits | ||
| Research | ||
Final Oral or Written Examination | ||
Thesis | ||
| Problem Report - 6 credits | ||
| Research | ||
Complete 3 additional credits of coursework in CHE ++ | ||
Formal written report or professional report/paper | ||
Final Oral or Written Examination | ||
| Coursework Option - 6 credits | ||
Complete 6 additional credits of coursework in CHE ++ | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Indicates courses that will be shared with the MS requirements
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See BSCHE degree for list of elective course options
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See MSCHE degree for list of elective course options
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Full-time students are required to take a seminar course each semester
Suggested Plan of Study
It is important for students to take courses in the order specified as much as possible; all prerequisites and concurrent requirements must be observed. A typical ABM BSCHE & MSCHE degree program that completes degree requirements in five years is as follows.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 115 & 115L | 4 | CHEM 116 & 116L | 4 |
| ENGL 101 | 3 | ENGR 102 | 3 |
| ENGR 101 | 2 | MATH 156 | 4 |
| ENGR 191 | 1 | PHYS 111 & 111L | 4 |
| MATH 155 | 4 | ||
| GEF 4 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 221 | 4 | CHE 230 | 3 |
| CHEM 233 & 233L | 4 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | PHYS 112 & 112L | 4 |
| MATH 251 | 4 | GEF 5 | 3 |
| GEF 6 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 321 | 4 | CHE 323 | 4 |
| CHE 322 | 4 | CHE 351L | 2 |
| GEF 7 | 3 | CHE 325 | 3 |
| Life Science Technical Elective | 4 | CHE 355 | 3 |
| Advanced Chemistry Elective | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 315 | 3 | CHE 435 | 3 |
| CHE 452L & CHE 452S | 3 | CHE 456S | 3 |
| CHE 455 & 455S | 4 | CHE 475* | 3 |
| Technical Elective * | 3 | Engineering Science Elective (500+ level CHE course)* | 3 |
| Engineering Science Elective * | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Fifth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 531 | 3 | CHE 615 | 3 |
| CHE 620 | 3 | CHE 625 | 3 |
| Graduate CHE Elective (problem report or coursework) or CHE 697 | 3 | Graduate CHE Elective (coursework only) or CHE 697 | 3 |
| CHE 786 | 0 | CHE 786 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| Total credit hours: 146 | |||
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Indicates courses that will be shared with the MS requirements
Major Learning Outcomes
Chemical Engineering
Upon graduation, all Bachelors of Science students in Chemical Engineering will have:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
- An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
The Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department uses an outcomes-assessment plan for continuous program improvement. Course work and design projects, in conjunction with yearly interviews provide the measures of learning outcomes. These outcomes-assessment results provide feedback to the faculty to improve teaching and learning processes.