Technical Electives

The ChE curriculum requires students to take 12-15 credit-hours of technical electives, depending upon a student's catalog year (12 credit-hours for students whose catalog year is 2020-2021 or later, 15 credit-hours for students whose catalog year is 2019-20 or earlier). Six credit-hours must be ChE electives (Group A). The remaining credit hours can be made up of ChE electives (Group A), approved technical electives from other departments (Group B), or a combination of ChE electives and approved technical electives from other departments (Group A or Group B).

*The department is no longer offering technical concentrations. If you have already chosen to pursue a concentration, you will be allowed to complete it. When you are advised each semester, the academic advisor you see will have a list of applicable courses that will apply to your concentration of choice. The following list applies to all other students.

Group A Chemical Engineering Technical Electives

Course Description Units
CHE 3410 Sustainability in Chemical Engineering 3
CHE 3900 Independent Research I 3
CHE 3901 Independent Research II 3
CHE 3910 Honors Independent Research I  3
CHE 3911 Honors Independent Research II 3
CHE 4210 Industrial Catalysis 3
CHE 4220 Genetic Engineering 3
CHE 4221 Chemical Engineering Project I 1
CHE 4222 Chemical Engineering Project II 2
CHE 4230 Advanced Process Control Systems 3
CHE 4253 Introduction to Industrial Pollution Control 3
CHE 4260 Biochemical Engineering 3
CHE 4263 Enviornmental Chemodynamics 3
CHE 4270 Processing of Advanced Materials 3
CHE 4272 Chemical Processing of Nanomaterials 3
CHE 4275 Electrochemical Engineering 3
CHE 4285 Principles of High Polymers 3
CHE 4410 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Design 3
CHE 4420 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Science 3
CHE 4425 Colloids and Interfacial Engineering 3
CHE 4480 Technical Leadership in Chemical Engineering 3
CHE 4488 Process Separations Design and Synthesis 3

 

Group B Approved Technical Electives

Chemical Engineering

All Group A Technical Electives

 

Course Description Units
CHE 3249 Co-op in the Chemical Engineering Industry 3

Biological Engineering

Any 4000-level Biological Engineering Course

 

Course Description Units
BE 3340 Process Design in Biological Engineering 3

Biology

Course Description Units
BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (Prerequisites: BIOL 1202, BIOL 1209 and CHEM 1202) 4
BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry  (Prerequisites: CHEM 2060 or CHEM 2261) 3
BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (Prerequisites: BIOL 1202, BIOL 1209, and enrollment or credit in CHEM 1202) 4
BIOL 3060 Introductory Plant Physiology (Prerequisites: BIOL 1202 and BIOL 1209; CHEM 2060, 2261, or 2461) 4
BIOL 3090 Cell Biology (Prerequisites: BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262) 3
BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (Prerequisites: BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262 or CHEM 2462) 4
BIOL 4093 General Biochemistry (Prerequisites: BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262 or CHEM 2462) 3
BIOL 4110 Introductory Microbial Physiology (Prerequisites: BIOL 2051 and CHEM 2261 or CHEM 2461) 3

 

Chemistry

Any 4000-level Chemistry Course

 

Course Description Units
CHEM 3491 Physical Chemistry I 3

Civil Engineering

Any 4000-level Civil Engineering Course

 

Course Description Units
CE 2450 Statics 3
CE 3400 Mechanics of Materials (Prerequisites: CE 2450) 3
CE 3415 Structural Analysis I (Prerequisites: CE 3400) 3

Electrical Engineering

Any 4000-level Electrical Engineering Course

Course Description Units
EE 2950 Comprehensive Electrical Engineering 3

Environmental Engineering

Any 4000-level Environmental Engineering Course

Course Description Units
EVEG 3110 Water and Wastewater Treatment (Prerequisites: CE 2200 or consent) 3
EVEG 3145 Enviornmental Engineering III (Prerequisites: CHEM 2060 or CHEM 2261) 3

Mechanical Engineering

Any 4000-level Mechanical Engineering Course

Physics

Any 4000-level Physics course