SUGGESTED FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
with Concentration in Chemical Engineering
for students entering as freshman in Fall 2008
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Degree title: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
What is chemical engineering?
Chemical engineering is the study and practice of transforming substances
on a large scale to produce products or energy for the improvement
of society. Such processes are the fundamental core of the chemical, petroleum, food and beverage, consumer products, pharmaceutical, environmental consulting, and electronics industries. Chemical
engineers work in a variety of segments within these industries,
including processing, manufacturing, research and development,
management, environmental compliance, and business. Chemical engineering
differs from chemistry in that chemical engineers produce products
on a large scale, so that they are affordable and available to
as many consumers as possible. In this way, chemical engineering
emphasizes fundamentals required to design, optimize, and operate
chemical processes as safely and efficiently as possible.
What is the program like?
The first two years of the chemical engineering curriculum provide
a strong foundation in basic sciences through physics, mathematics,
chemistry, an introduction to what chemical engineers do, and
the fundamental basis of chemical engineering (Mass and Energy
Balances and Thermodynamics.) In the third year, students delve
deeper into more specialized chemistry courses such as physical
and analytical chemistry, while exploring fundamental chemical
engineering courses such as Momentum Transfer, Separations, and
Reactor Design. The senior year incorporates all of this learning
through high level technical electives, Process Control, Capstone
Lab, and Capstone Design courses. It is through the lab and design
class that students apply everything they have learned in previous
chemical engineering courses to real-world team projects and presentations.
What are my choices?
The chemical engineering curriculum provides two professional degrees: Bachelor’s
of Science in Chemical Engineering with concentration in Chemical Engineering
and Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering with concentration in
Biomolecular Engineering. Each concentration area is based on a strong fundamental
understanding of chemical engineering, however the biomolecular concentration’s
technical electives focus more on bio-applied processing and technology.
What do I need to get started?
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 courses are taken to suit their individual
needs. However, care must be exercised in scheduling to ensure
that necessary course prerequisites are met. It is advantageous
to develop a semester-by-semester course plan on your own and
then meet with Debe Williams as early as possible to verify your
plan (), (217)
244-8531.
What are some of the requirements?
The curriculum requires 129 hours for graduation. A cumulative
grade point average of 2.5 or higher, excluding military training,
is required to be eligible to take CHBE 430, 431, and 440. To
graduate with Distinction, one must have a 3.0 GPA or higher and
have completed 6 credit hours of ChBE 499. To graduate with Honors,
one must graduate with a 3.5-3.79 GPA, High Honors 3.8-3.95 and
Highest Honors 3.95 or above.
How do I get an internship?
For information regarding the
cooperative
education program and internships in the School of Chemical Sciences, see Patricia Blum () in
105 Noyes (217) 333-1050.
UIUC Courses Catalog > Schedule
First Year
| Hours |
FIRST SEMESTER |
Hours |
SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 |
1CHEM 202 Accelerated
Chemistry I |
3 |
CHEM 204 Accelerated Chemistry
II |
| 2 |
CHEM 203 Accelerated Chemistry
Lab I |
2 |
CHEM 205 Accelerated Chemistry
Lab II |
| 4 |
2MATH 221 Calculus I |
3 |
MATH 231 Calculus II |
| 3 |
4,5,6Electives |
4 |
7PHYS 211 Univ Physics, Elec & Mag |
| 0 |
3ENG 100 Engineering
Orientation/Intro to Engineering |
1 |
3CHBE 121 ChBE Profession |
| 3 |
CS 101 Intro to Computing for Engineerng & Science |
4 |
RHET 105 |
| 15 |
Total |
17 |
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 |
8CHEM 436 Fundamental Organic Chemistry
II |
| 2 |
CHEM 237 Structure and Synthesis |
3 |
MATH 415 Linear
Algebra |
| 4 |
MATH 241 Calculus
of Several Variables |
2 |
7PHYS 214 Univ Physics, Quantum
Physics |
| 4 |
7PHYS 212 General Physics
(Electricity and Magnetism) |
3 |
9MATH 285 Differential
Equations |
| 17 |
Total |
3 |
4,5,6Electives |
| |
|
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 |
6 |
4,5,6Electives |
| 3 |
4,5,6Electives |
17 |
Total |
| 15 |
Total |
|
|
Fourth Year
| Hours |
FIRST SEMESTER |
Hours |
SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 |
CHBE 440 Process Control and
Dynamics |
4 |
10,11CHBE 431 Process
Design |
| 4 |
10,11CHBE 430
Unit Operations Laboratory |
10 |
4,5,6Electives |
| 6 |
4,5,6Electives |
|
|
| 16 |
Total |
14 |
Total |
NOTES:
- 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.
- 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.
-
The CHBE 121 and ENG 100 requirement will be waived for students
who transfer into the chemical engineering curriculum after their
freshman year. Under no circumstances will this requirement be waived
for students who are in the chemical engineering curriculum during
their freshman year.
- At least 16 hours must be taken. 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, Composition I, and Advanced Composition are fulfilled through
required course work in the curriculum.
- 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 and satisfy the requirement.
- At least 18 hours must be selected from the departmentally
approved List of Approved Chemical Engineering
Technical Electives, satisfying these distribution requirements.
- 6 hours must be 400-level ChBE courses, with not more than
3 hours being CHBE 497 or 499.
- 3 hours any 400-level course from the List
- 6 hours any courses from the List.
- One course must be IE 300 or STAT 400. If STAT 400 (4 credit
hours) is taken instead of IE 300 (3 credit hours), then 1
credit hour of technical elective credit will be given towards
the "Any 400-level course" Technical Elective requirement.
(b above)
A maximum of 10 total hours of undergraduate research may be counted toward
Technical Elective credit.
- Under no circumstances will PHYS 101-102 be accepted as a substitute for any part of the Physics sequence.
-
MCB 450 may be substituted for CHEM 436.
- MATH 385 has been renumbered as MATH 285. MATH 441 may be substituted for MATH 285. MATH 286 (4 hours) may be substituted for MATH 285 (3 hours). The additional credit hour earned for MATH 286 will be counted as a non-400 level Technical Elective hour.
- Enrollment in CHBE 430 is limited. Thus CHBE 430 may need to be taken in the second semester and CHBE 431 and/or additional electives taken in the first semester instead. Students in their final semester will have priority for getting into CHBE 430 and CHBE 431.
- The sequence CHBE 430 and CHBE 431 satisfies the General Education Advanced Composition requirement.
Additional Notes:
Substitutions for courses other than those described in the notes above will not normally be accepted. Any exceptions must be approved by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. A student requesting an exception must submit a petition to the Department. Go to 209 RAL to obtain a petition form, fill it out, have your advisor sign it, and submit it.
