2017-2018 B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering Core Option Curriculum

FRESHMAN YEAR

Units

1st Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 10—Introduction to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2

1

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20A—Chemical Structure1

4

English Composition 3—English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language

5

Mathematics 31A—Differential and Integral Calculus1

4

2nd Quarter

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 20B/20L—Chemical Energetics and Change/General Chemistry Laboratory1

7

Mathematics 31B—Integration and Infinite Series1

4

Physics 1A—Mechanics1

5

3rd Quarter

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30A—Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity1

4

Mathematics 32A—Calculus of Several Variables1

4

Physics 1B/4AL—Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields/Mechanics Laboratory1

7

SOPHOMORE YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 100—Fundamentals of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering2

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30AL—General Chemistry Laboratory II1

4

Mathematics 32B—Calculus of Several Variables1

4

Physics 1C—Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity1

5

2nd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 102A—Thermodynamics I2

4

Chemistry and Biochemistry 30B—Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy1

4

Mathematics 33A—Linear Algebra and Applications1

4

HSSEAS GE Elective3

5

3rd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 102B—Thermodynamics II2

4

Civil and Environmental Engineering M20—Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB2

4

Mathematics 33B—Differential Equations1

4

HSSEAS Ethics Course

4

JUNIOR YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 101A—Transport Phenomena I2

4

Chemical Engineering 109—Numerical and Mathematical Methods in Chemical and Biological Engineering2

4

HSSEAS GE Elective3

5

2nd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 45—Biomolecular Engineering Fundamentals2

4

Chemical Engineering 101B—Transport Phenomena II: Heat Transfer2

4

Chemical Engineering 104A—Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory I2

4

3rd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 101C—Mass Transfer2

4

Chemical Engineering 103—Separation Processes2

4

HSSEAS GE Elective3

5

SENIOR YEAR

 

1st Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 104B—Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory II2

6

Chemical Engineering 106—Chemical Reaction Engineering2

4

Chemical Engineering Elective2

4

Technical Breadth Course3

4

2nd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 107—Process Dynamics and Control2

4

Chemical Engineering 108A—Process Economics and Analysis2

4

HSSEAS GE Elective3

5

Technical Breadth Course3

4

3rd Quarter

 

Chemical Engineering 108B—Chemical Process Computer-Aided Design and Analysis2

4

Chemical Engineering Elective2

4

Technical Breadth Course3

4

TOTAL

180


  1. Counts as Mathematics and Basic Sciences for ABET, total units Mathematics and Basic Sciences = 64.
  2. Counts as Engineering Concepts for ABET, total units Engineering Concepts = 75.
  3. Students should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for approved lists in the categories of technical breadth and HSSEAS GE (see page 22 for details).