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	ENGR 045: Introduction to Materials
CHEM 008: Principles of Organic Chemistry and CHEM 008L	ENGR 120: Fluid Mechanics
ENGR 057: Statics and Dynamics	Major Computing Requirement
Third Year
Fall	Spring
ENGR 130: Thermodynamics	CHE 111: Kinetics and Reactor Design
CHEM 112: Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy	CHE 120: Heat Transfer and Numerical Methods
CHE 110: Mass Transfer and Separation	ENGR 091: Professional Development: People in an Engineered World
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
CHE 151: Unit Operations Lab II
Fourth Year
Fall	Spring
CHE 125: Process Control	CHEM 153: Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Major Technical Elective/Emphasis Requirement or Elective	CHE 130: Plant Design
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.

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

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