The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSChE) degree program is designed to provide students with comprehensive training in chemical engineering fundamentals. This degree program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the General Criteria and the Chemical Engineering Program Criteria. The BSChE degree requires the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 126 units as indicated in the BSChE Requirements table below. Of the courses listed in that table, the humanities and social sciences courses (except ENGR 450X courses) may be taken Pass/No Pass.
The program of study consists of 25 units of physical and biological sciences (i.e., biology, chemistry and physics); 24 units of mathematics and engineering computing; 38 units of core chemical engineering courses; 21 units of humanities, social sciences and technical writing; and 18 units of chemical engineering electives. The chemical engineering electives permit students to tailor their studies toward specific goals such as obtaining more depth in a chemical engineering subdiscipline (e.g., materials) or increasing breadth by choosing courses from different subdisciplines. Some of these 18 units may be taken in other engineering departments or in the natural sciences or physical sciences. Students, in collaboration with their advisors, design a course of study (subject to certain requirements) for the chemical engineering electives. Consult the EECE department website for more details, including the requirements that must be satisfied by these chemical engineering electives.
BSChE Requirements
Total Units Required: 126
Biological Science/Units
| Biological Science |
Units |
| Biology in EECE (EECE 3550) or Principles of Biology I (BIOL 2960) |
3 or 4 |
| Unit Subtotal |
3 or 4 |
Mathematics Computing/Units
| Mathematics & Computing |
Units |
| Calculus II, III (MATH 1520, MATH 2130) |
6 |
| Differential Equations (MATH 2500) |
3 |
| Engineering Mathematics A, B (ENGR 3180, ENGR 3190) |
6 |
| Introduction to Engineering Computing (ENGR 1201) |
3 |
| Engineering Statistics with Probability (ENGR 3280) or Probability and Statistics for Engineering (ESE 3260) |
3 |
| Computational Modeling in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (EECE 2020) |
3 |
| Unit Subtotal |
24 |
Chemical Engineering Core/Units
| Chemical Engineering Core |
Units |
| Introduction to Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (EECE 1000) |
3 |
| Process Analysis and Thermodynamics (EECE 2000) |
4 |
| Thermodynamics II in EECE (EECE 2510) |
3 |
| Transport Phenomena I: Basics and Fluid Mechanics (EECE 3000) |
3 |
| Transport Phenomena II: Energy and Mass Transfer (EECE 3510) |
4 |
| Mass Transfer Operations (EECE 3540) |
3 |
| Materials Science (EECE 3520) |
3 |
| Chemical Reaction Engineering (EECE 3530) |
3 |
| Chemical Process Dynamics and Control (EECE 4510) |
3 |
| Unit Operations Laboratory (EECE 4520) |
4 |
| Process Design, Economics and Simulation (EECE 4000) |
2 |
| ChE Capstone (EECE 4975) |
3 |
| Unit Subtotal |
38 |
Other/Units
| Other |
Units |
| Chemical Engineering electives (some of these courses can be taken outside the EECE department) |
18 |
| Engineering Ethics and Sustainability (ENGR 4501) |
1 |
| Engineering Leadership and Team Building (ENGR 4502) |
1 |
| Conflict Management and Negotiation (ENGR 4503) |
1 |
| Humanities and social sciences electives |
15 |
| Technical Writing (ENGR 3100) |
3 |
| Unit Subtotal |
39 |
Program Educational Objective
The Program Educational Objective for the BSChE degree program is that, within a few years of graduation, graduates will do the following:
- Thrive in their professional practice or graduate education, leveraging their knowledge and skills to address complex challenges in chemical engineering or their chosen field.
- Foster a lifelong commitment to learning, growth, and professional development, seeking opportunities to advance their expertise and contribute to their chemical engineering practice or chosen field.
- Be dedicated to positively advancing society by promoting equity, diversity, sustainability, and ethical practices in their professional endeavors.