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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

  2. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  3. Undergraduate Program
  4. Curriculum Structure

Curriculum Structure

The B.E. in Chemical Engineering requires a minimum of 125 hours, distributed as follows: (click here for a specimen curriculum)
  1. Mathematics (14 hours): Math 1300, 1301, 2300, 2420.
  2. Basic Science (24 hours): Chemistry 1601/1601L, 1602/1602L, 2221/2221L, 2222/2222L; Physics 1601/1601L, 1602/1602L.
  3. Engineering Fundamentals (6 hours): ES 1401, 1402, 1403; CS 1000 or 1101 or 1103 or 1104 (CS 1000 or 1103 preferred).
  4. Liberal Arts Core (18 hours). To be selected to fulfill the Liberal Arts Core requirements listed in the Degree Programs in Engineering.
  5. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (39 hours): ChBE 2100, 2200, 2250, 2900W, 3200, 3250, 3300, 3350, 3600, 3900W, 4900W, 4950W, 4951W, 4959.
  6. Science electives (6 hours). BSCI 1510 or ChBE 2150; Chem 3300 (preferred) or BSCI 2201 or BSCI 2520.
  7. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering electives: 6 hours selected from ChBE courses numbered 4000 and above.
  8. Technical electives (6 hours). To be selected from: a) courses numbered 2000 or above in BME, ChBE, CE, CS, EECE, ENVE, ME, MSE, NANO, and SC, except BME 2201, BME 2220, and ME 2220; b) courses numbered 1500 or above in the College of Arts and Science listed in the mathematics and natural sciences (MNS) AXLE distribution category; and c) ENGM 3000, 3010, 3300, 3650, 3700, 4500.
  9. Open electives (6 hours)

Specimen curricula leading to a B.E. in Chemical Engineering are available that provide additional emphasis in:

 

*Click here to download a spreadsheet with all of the above specimen curricula.


Double Majors

1. The double major in Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering requires a minimum of 131 semester hours.  The requirements include those numbered 2 and 4 for the B.E. in chemical engineering and the following: (click here for a specimen curriculum)

  • Mathematics (15 hours): Math 1300, 1301, 2300, 2400.

  • Engineering Fundamentals (6 hours): ES 1401, 1402, 1403; CS 1101 or 1003 or 1104. 

  • Biology (4 hours): BSCI 1510/1510L.

  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (29 hours): ChBE 2100, 2200, 2250, 3200, 3250, 3300, 3350, 4900W, 4950W, 4959.

  • Biomedical Engineering (32 hours): BME  2100, 2301, 2302, 2900W, 3301, 3302, 3400, 3500, 3900W, 4901W, 4950, 4951, 4959.

  • Electrical Engineering (3 hours): EECE 2112.

  • ChBE/BME elective: 3 hours selected from ChBE 4500, 4800, 4805, 4810, 4820 and BME courses numbered 4000 and above except BME 6110. BME 3890 and CHBE 3890 may be substituted upon approval of hte Directors of Undergraduate Studies for BME and CHBE. 

2. The double major in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry requires a minimum of 130 semester hours. The requirements include those numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 for the B.E. in chemical engineering and the following: (click here for a specimen curriculum)

  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (36 hours): ChBE 2100, 2200, 2250, 2900W, 3200, 3250, 3300, 3350, 3600, 4900W, 4950W, 4951W, 4959.

  • Science (23 hours): Chem 2100, 2100L, 3010, 3300, 3315, either Chem 4965 and 4966 or Chem 3980, 4980, and 4999; BSCI 1510 or ChBE 2150; BSCI 2520.

  • Engineering Elective: 3 hours selected from courses numbered 2000-3800 or 3890 and above in BME, ChBE, CE, EECE, ENVE, and ME, except BME 2860.

3 . The double major in Chemical  Engineering and Communication and Science and Technology requires a minimum of 1 25 semester hours. The requirements include those for the B.E. in chemical engineering with 12 hours in the Liberal Arts Core as designated by the Communication and Science and Technology requirements. (click here for a specimen curriculum)
* Click here to download a spreadsheet with all of the above specimen curricula.