Chemical Engineering, B.S.

Degree Requirements

The following curriculum meets requirements for the B.S. in chemical engineering, provided the student satisfies the graduation requirements listed earlier.

Each student must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements.  The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• WRD 204 - TECHNICAL WRITING Credit(s): 3

Premajor Requirements

• CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3

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• CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

• OR

• WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3

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• CHE 105 - GEN COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
• CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
• CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
• CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
• CME 200 - PROCESS PRINCIPLES Credit(s): 3
• MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
• MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
• MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
• PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
• EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
• EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ
• MSE 201 - MATERIALS SCIENCE Credit(s): 3

Major Requirements

• CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3
• CHE 231 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I Credit(s): 1
• CHE 232 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
• CHE 446G - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS Credit(s): 3
• MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
• PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
• CME 220 - COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CME 320 - ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
• CME 415 - SEPARATION PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
• CME 6 - THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION (JUNIOR AND SENIOR) Credit(s): 0 (3 semesters)
• CME 330 - FLUID MECHANICS Credit(s): 3
• CME 470 - PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS AND SAFETY Credit(s): 2
• CME 420 - PROCESS MODELING IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Credit(s): 3
• CME 425 - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Credit(s): 4
• CME 432 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I Credit(s): 2
• CME 433 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY Credit(s): 3
• CME 455 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN I Credit(s): 3
• CME 550 - CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN Credit(s): 3
• CME 456 - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESS DESIGN II Credit(s): 3
• CME 462 - PROCESS CONTROL Credit(s): 3
• STA 381 - ENGINEERING STATISTICS-A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH Credit(s): 3

Engineering/Science Electives

Totaling three or more credit hours for each course.

Students must select four courses, as follows:

1. One chemical engineering elective: (CME 395 *, CME 404G , CME 505 , CME 515 , CME 523 , CME 542 , CME 552 , CME 554 , CME 556 , CME 570 , CME 573 , CME 580 , CME 599 .)
2. One science/math elective (totaling 3 or more credit hours**) that is not a more elementary version of a required course.
   1. Math (MA 321 , MA 322 , MA 416G , MA 432G , MA 433G , MA 471G , MA 481G )
   2. Chemistry (CHE 226 , CHE 250 , CHE 510  and above)
   3. Biology (BIO 148  and above)
   4. Physics (PHY 241  and above)
   5. Other courses by approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies
3. One engineering elective (level 300 and above) that does not significantly duplicate content in a core chemical engineering course (e.g., ME 330 ) or a CME elective (CME 395  and above).
4. One chemical engineering elective (CME 395  and above) or one engineering elective (level 300 and above) or one science/math elective as described above.

*CME 395  (3 credits) can be used to satisfy only one elective requirement.

** Students may combine multiple qualifying courses that total 3 credits (e.g. pre-medical students may wish to combine PHY 241 , PHY 242  and CHE 233 ).

Total Hours: 128

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take  EGR 215 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS , in place of EGR 101  and EGR 103 .

Δ Students must complete both EGR 101  and EGR 103  to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

*Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.