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Chemical Engineering, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here .

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year
Fall Spring
CHE 001: Introduction to Chemical and Materials Engineering   MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering  
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering   PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L   
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences  and  PHYS 008L   CHEM 010: General Chemistry II  and CHEM 010L  
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I  and CHEM 002L   WRI 010: College Reading and Composition  
SPRK 010: Spark Seminar    

Second Year
Fall Spring
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations   MATH 023: Vector Calculus  
ENGR 030: Introduction to Conservation Principles in Engineering   ME 021: Engineering Computing  
ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials   ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics  
ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics   ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World  

Third Year
Fall Spring
ENGR 130: Thermodynamics   CHE 111: Kinetics and Reactor Design  
CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry  and CHEM 008L    CHE 120: Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods  
CHE 110: Mass Transfer and Separation   CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy  
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past Major Science Elective

Summer Between Third and Fourth Year
CHE 150: Unit Operations Lab I 

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
CHE 130: Plant Design   CHEM 153: Physical Chemistry Laboratory  
ENGR 194: Engineering Capstone Design II   Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Note: Students should choose a Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Elective to also satisfy the General Education: Crossroads requirement.