2026-27 Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

Year Fall Semester Courses Spring Semester Courses
First Year
  • MATH 021: Calc for Sci & Engr
    • MATH 005 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 008 & Lab: Intro Physics I
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • CHEM 002 & Lab: Intro to Chem I
    • Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 001 or equivalent exam
  • CHE 001: Intro to Chemical and Materials Engineering
  • WRI 010: College Reading & Composition
  • MATH 022: Calc II for Sci & Engr
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 021 or equivalent exam
  • PHYS 009 & Lab: Intro Phys II
    • Prerequisite Courses: PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • CHEM 010 & Lab: General Chem II
    • Prerequisite Courses: CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam​
  • ENGR 045: Intro to Materials
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam)
  • SPRK 010: Spark Seminar (Must be completed 1st Year)
Second Year
  • MATH 024: Lin Algebra/Diff Equations
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • Chem 008 & L: Principles of Organic Chem.
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 with A- or better, or CHEM 002H with A- or better, or CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam)
  • ENGR 057: Statics & Dynamics
    • Prerequisite Courses: (MATH 021 or equivalent exam) and (PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or PHYS 018 or equivalent exam)
  • General Education: Area B
  • Math 023: Vector Calculus
    • Prerequisite Courses: MATH 022 or equivalent exam
  • ENGR 030: Intro to Conservation Principles in Engineering
    • Prerequisite Courses: ((MATH 021 or equivalent exam) or (MATH 012 or equivalent exam)) and ((PHYS 008 or PHYS 008H or equivalent exam) or (PHYS 018 or PHYS 018H or equivalent exam)) and (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam)
  • ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics
    • Prerequisite Courses: ENGR 057
    • Prerequisite Courses with Concurrent Option: MATH 024
  • ENGR 091: Professional Dev.
Third Year
  • CHE 110: Mass Transfer and Separation
    • Prerequisite Courses: (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H) and (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) and ENGR 030 and ENGR 120
  • CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) and MATH 024 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H)
  • ENGR 130: Thermodynamics
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 002 or CHEM 002H or equivalent exam) and (MATH 023 or MATH 023H) and MATH 024 and (PHYS 009 or PHYS 009H)
  • Major Science Elective
  • CHE 111: Kinetics and Reactor Design
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) and ENGR 030 and ENGR 130
  • CHE 120: Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods
    • Prerequisite Courses: (CHEM 010 or CHEM 010H or equivalent exam) and ENGR 030 and ENGR 130 and ENGR 120
  • Computing Requirement
  • Technical Elective

 

 

Chemical Engineering B.S. Course Plan (Path: MATH 005 and CHEM 001 Start)

Year Fall Semester Courses Spring Semester Courses
Year 1
  • MATH 005
  • CHE 001: Intro to Chemical and Materials Engineering
  • CHEM 001
  • WRI 010: College Reading & Composition
  • SPRK 010: Spark Seminar (Must be completed 1st Year)
  • MATH 021: Calc for Sci & Engr
  • PHYS 008 & Lab: Intro Physics I
  • CHEM 002 & Lab: Intro to Chem I
Year 2
  • MATH 022: Calc II for Sci & Engr
  • PHYS 009 & Lab: Intro Phys II
  • CHEM 010 & Lab: General Chem II
  • ENGR 057: Statics & Dynamics
  • MATH 024: Lin Algebra/Diff Equations
  • ENGR 030: Intro to Conservation Principles in Engineering
  • ENGR 045: Intro to Materials
  • ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics
Year 3
  • Math 023: Vector Calculus
  • CHE 110: Mass Transfer and Separation
  • Chem 008 & L: Principles of Organic Chem.
  • ENGR 130: Thermodynamics
  • ENGR 091: Professional Dev.
  • CHE 111: Kinetics and Reactor Design
  • CHE 120: Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods
  • Computing Requirement
Year 3 Summer
  • CHE 150: Unit Operations
  • CHE 151: Unit Operations
Year 4
  • Technical Elective
  • CHE 125: Process Control
  • Technical Elective
  • CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy
  • CHEM 153: Physical Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHE 130: Plant Design
  • Technical Elective
  • General Education: Area B
Year 5
  • General Education: Area B
  • Major Science Elective
  • General Education: Area B
No courses scheduled for this term.