Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
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Undergraduate Program

SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM
Biomolecular Concentration
for students entering as freshman in Fall 2007

The Biomolecular Engineering concentration builds upon the traditional principles of chemical engineering, but specializes in biological and biotechnological systems in order to better prepare students who seek employment in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries.

The curriculum is arranged in a flexible manner to permit students to use their elective hours and to substitute courses in order to arrange programs incorporating various specific areas of chemical engineering or interdisciplinary areas. For example, sequences can be set up in conjunction with the student's adviser to emphasize environmental engineering, bioengineering, food science, computer science, or one of many other concentrations. It will be advantageous to the student to plan course sequences with an adviser as early in the student's academic career as possible.

The program emphasizes fundamentals required to develop models for the design, control, and operation of chemical processes. Students entering without adequate preparation in mathematics and chemistry may find it difficult to complete the chemical engineering curriculum in four years. A typical program, including all required courses and electives, is shown below. Individual students may vary the order in which the various courses are taken to suit their individual needs. However, care must be exercised in scheduling to ensure that necessary course prerequisites are met.

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Degree title: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Students in the Biomolecular Engineering concentration must maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average, excluding military training in order to be accepted by the department with junior and senior level standing.

For information regarding the cooperative education program and internships in the School of Chemical Sciences, see http://www.chemeng.uiuc.edu/undergrad/coop.php.

General education: All campus general education requirements must be satisfied.

Minimum hours required for graduation: 129 hours including 16 hours of approved general education electives.

Departmental distinction: A student is recommended for departmental distinction on the basis of grade point average and work presented in CHBE 499-Senior Thesis.

Students will have the choice of selecting the Chemical Engineering concentration at any time.

UIUC Courses Catalog     >    Schedule

First Year

Hours FIRST SEMESTER Hours SECOND SEMESTER
3 CHEM 2021 Accelerated Chemistry I 3 CHEM 204 Accelerated Chemistry II
2 CHEM 203 Accelerated Chemistry Lab I 2 CHEM 205 Accelerated Chemistry Lab II
4 MATH 221 Calculus I2 3 MATH 231 Calculus II
4 RHET 105 or 108 Composition 3 CS 101 Introduction to Computing for Engineering & Science
3 Elective3, 4, 5 4 PHYS 211 Univ Physics, Elec & Mag
16 Total 1 CHBE 121 ChBE Profession
    16 Total

Second Year

Hours FIRST SEMESTER Hours SECOND SEMESTER
3 CHBE 221 Principles of Chemical Engineering 4 CHBE 321 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
4 CHEM 236 Fundamental Organic Chemistry I 3 MCB 450 Introductory Biochemistry
2 CHEM 237 Structure and Synthesis 3 MATH 415 7 Linear Algebra
4 MATH 2416 Calculus of Several Variables 2 PHYS 214 Univ Physics, Quantum Physics
4 PHYS 212 General Physics (Electricity and Magnetism) 3 MATH 3858 Differential Equations
17 Total 3 Electives3,4,5
    18 Total

Third Year

Hours FIRST SEMESTER Hours SECOND SEMESTER
4 CHBE 421 Momentum and Heat Transfer 4 CHBE 422 Mass Transfer Operations
4 CHEM 442 Physical Chemistry I 4 CHEM 444 Physical Chemistry II
2 CHEM 315 Instrumental Characterization of Chemical Systems Laboratory 3 CHBE 424 Chemical Reaction Engineering
2 CHEM 420 Instrumental Characterizational of Chemical Systems 3 Biomolecular Engineering Elective9
3 Electives 3,4,5 3 Electives3,4,5
15 Total 17 Total

Fourth Year

Hours FIRST SEMESTER Hours SECOND SEMESTER
3 CHBE 440 Process Control and Dynamics 4 *CHBE 431 Process Design
4 *CHBE 430 Unit Operations Laboratory 8 Electives3,4,5
6 Electives3,4,5 3 Biomolecular Engineering Elective9
3 Biomolecular Engineering Elective9 15 Total
16 Total    

*NOTE: This was not in the new schedule. Enrollment in CHBE 430 is limited. Thus you may need to take CHBE 430 in the Second Semester and instead take CHBE 431 and/or additional electives in the First Semester. Students in their final semester will have priority for getting into CHBE 430 and CHBE 431.

NOTES:

  1. Students who do not place into Chem 202, or who do not satisfy the mathematics prerequisite for Chem 202, may substitute the sequence Chem 102, 103, 104, 105, 222 and 223 for Chem 202, 203, 204, and 205.
  2. MATH 220-Calculus may be substituted, with four of the five credit hours applying toward the degree. Math 220 is appropriate for students with no background in calculus.
  3. All Campus General Education requirements must be satisfied, including those in approved course work in the Humanities/Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, and Cultural Studies, including the Western, Non-Western and/or U.S. Minorities components. The requirements for the Campus General Education categories Natural Sciences/Technology, Quantitative Reasoning I and II, and Composition I and II are fulfilled through required course work in the curriculum.
  4. Three semesters of college credit in one foreign language is required. Three years of high school credit in one foreign language are equivalent to three semesters of college credit.
  5. Students must take at least 9 hours of technical electives in areas of engineering science. At least 6 hours must be from the list of Bio-technical Electives. One course must be IE 300 or STAT 400. Students may obtain a current list of courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement in Room 209 RAL. (There will be a link to the technical electives here)
  6. MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables (3 hours) will be offered for the last time for continuing students in Fall 2006. Students who have taken MATH 220 and 230 may complete the calculus sequence by taking MATH 242 in Fall 2006. Those who choose to take MATH 241 (4 hours), will earn an additional credit hour that will be counted as a technical elective hour.
  7. Students who have taken MATH 225 (2 hours) and will take CHBE 440 (3 hours), will need to take an additional hour from the Technical Elective list.
  8. MATH 441 may be substituted for MATH 385. MATH 386 (4 hours) may be substituted for MATH 385. The additional credit hour earned for MATH 386 will be counted as a technical elective hour.
  9. Students must take at least three "Biomolecular Engineering" courses offered by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (for example, including CHBE 471, 472, 473, and 474). Students may not count both CHBE 472 and 473 toward meeting this requirement.