Specimen

Curriculum for Chemical Engineering

Focus Area: Biotechnology



SOPHOMORE YEAR
Chem 219A-B
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Chem 220A-B
Organic Chemistry
Math 175
Multivariable Calculus
Math 198
Methods of Ordinary Differential Equations
ChBE 161
Chemical Process Principles
ChBE 162
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ChBE 180
Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering
ChBE 220
Molecular and Cell Biology for Engineers

Liberal Arts Core





JUNIOR YEAR
BSCI 220
Biochemistry
Physics 116B
General Physics
Physics 118B
General Physics Laboratory
ChBE 223
Phase Equilibria and Stage-Based Separations
ChBE 225
Chemical Reaction Engineering
ChBE 228W
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
ChBE 230
Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
ChBE 231
Mass Transfer and Rate-Based Separations
ChBE 282
Metabolic Engineering

Liberal Arts Core





SENIOR YEAR
ChBE 229W
Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
ChBE 233W
Chemical Engineering Process and Product Design
ChBE 234W
Chemical Product Design Projects
ChBE 283
Bioprocess Engineering
ChBE 297
Senior Engineering Design Seminar

Applied Mathematics elective

Liberal Arts Core

Technical elective

Open elective

Semester hours
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YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

YEAR 4

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

General
Chemistry
Chem 102A
3 hours

General
Chemistry
Chem 102B
3 hours

Organic
Chemistry
Chem 220A
3 hours

Organic
Chemistry
Chem 220B
3 hours

Introduction to
Cell Biology OR
Biochemistry
BSCI 201 OR 220
3 hours

Chemical
Reactor
Engineering
ChBE 225
3 hours

Chemical
Engineering
Laboratory II
ChBE 229W
3 hours

ChE Product
Design Projects
ChBE 234W
3 hours

General
Chemistry
Laboratory
Chem 104A
1 hour

General
Chemistry
Laboratory
Chem 104B
1 hour

Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
Chem 219A
1 hour

Organic
Chemistry
Laboratory
Chem 219B
1 hour

General
Physics
Phys 116B
3 hours

Chemical
Engineering
Laboratory I
ChBE 228W
4 hours

ChE Process &

Product Design
ChBE 233W
4 hours

Applied
Mathematics/
Modeling
Elective
3 hours

Accelerated
Single-Variable
Calculus I
Math 155A
4 hours

Accelerated
Single-Variable
Calculus II
Math 155B
4 hours

Multivariable
Calculus
Math 175
3 hours

Methods of
Ordinary
Differential Eqs
Math 198
3 hours

General Physics
Laboratory
Phys 118B
1 hour

Mass Transfer
and Rate-based
Separations
ChBE 231
3 hours

Bioprocess
Engineering
ChBE 283
3 hours

Technical
Elective
3 hours

Introduction to
Engineering
ES 140A-C
3 hours

General
Physics
Phys 116A
3 hours

Chemical
Process
Principles
ChBE 161
3 hours

Chemical
Engineering
Thermodynamics
ChBE 162
3 hours

Phase Equilibria
& Staged-based
Separations
ChBE 223
3 hours

Metabolic
Engineering
ChBE 282
3 hours

Senior
Engineering
Design Seminar
ChBE 297
1 hour

Liberal Arts Core

Elective
3 hours

Liberal Arts Core

Elective
3 hours

General Physics
Laboratory
Phys 118A
1 hour

Biology w/lab
4 hours

Modeling and
Simulation in
Chem Eng
ChBE 180
3 hours

Fluid Mechanics
& Heat Transfer
ChBE 230
3 hours

Arabic
intermediate
4 hours

Arabic
Intermediate
4 hours

Linear Algebra
3 hours

Photography
3 hours

18 hours

16 hours

16 hours

Introductory
Programming for
Engineers and
Scientists
CS 103
3 hours

Polymer
Science

3 hours

Nucleic Acid
Transactions

MATH 200
level
3 hours

Sociology
3 hours
1 hours
Total
126 hours

18 hours

17 hours

17 hours

16 hours