Undergraduate

Program of Study

The full Chemical Engineering B.S. degree program, courses, course prerequisites, and a recommended schedule of study . One recommended schedule of study consistent with the undergraduate catalog is shown in flowchart form below. Please consult with your catalog and your undergraduate advisor in developing a schedule of study consistent with your individual situation and program requirements.

undergraduate course flowchart

Course Offerings

A full list of Chemical Engineering courses (those prefixed with an "ECH") can be found in the or . Up-to-date prerequisites for each course can be found in its course catalog listing, which can be found via the or by following the link to the course inventory above.

In planning your individual program of study, you may wish to take into account the following list of planned semesters in which required courses are currently anticipated to be offered. Please note that this schedule is subject to change and that all summer courses are subject to minimum enrollment requirements. 

Anticipated Schedule of Course Offerings
Course # Course Title Typical semesters offered
ECH 3002 Intro to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Fall, Spring
ECH 3854 Engineering Computations Fall, Spring
EGN 3433 Modeling & Analysis of Engineering Systems Fall, Spring, Summer 
ECH 3023 Material and Energy Balances Fall, Spring, Summer (tentative)
ECH 4846 Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering Fall, Spring, Summer (tentative)
ECH 3101 ChE Thermodynamics I Fall, Spring, Summer (tentative)
ECH 4123 ChE Thermodynamics II Fall, Spring 
EMA 4003 Intro to Materials Science Spring 
ECH 3266

Transport Phenomena I

Fall, Spring 
ECH 4267 Transport Phenomena II Spring, Summer (based on demand)
ECH 4418 Separations Spring, Summer (based on demand)
ECH 4504 Reaction Engineering  Fall, Spring
ECH 4323 Process Dynamics and Control Fall
ECH 3240L Chemical Engineering Lab I Fall
ECH 4241L Chemical Engineering Lab II Spring
ECH 4605 Product & Process Systems Engineering Fall 
ECH 4615C Product & Process Design Spring 
ECH 4680C Product Development Spring
ECH 4715 Safety & Ethics Fall