University General Education Requirements: Courses selected for Content Areas 1 & 2 must be in four different departments. One course in Content Area 4 must be designated as "international" (CA4-int). One course in Content Area 4 may also satisfy a Content Area 1 or Content Area 2 requirement, however credit is not awarded twice so be sure to make up the 3 credits with free electives in order to reach the required 128 credits total toward graduation. 2 Six credits in CHEG Electives are satisfied by any 2000 level Chemical Engineering course. Research with CHEG faculty is commonly used to satisfy this area. Only six credits of CHEG research (independent study) may be applied toward degree requirements. 3 Six credits in Engineering Electives are satisfied by any 2000-level or higher engineering course within any department of the School of Engineering. 4 Professional Requirement is satisfied by at least three credits in Engineering, Science, or Math at 2000-level or higher. 5 MCB/Bio/Chem Course requirement may be satisfied by one of the following courses: BIO 1107; BIO 1108; MCB 2000; MCB 3010; MCB 2610; CHEM 3563; CHEM 3332; CHEM 3564; or others by petition to Department Head.

The Chemical Engineering curriculum presented below meets both the general graduation requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Catalog and those of the School of Engineering.

New General Education Requirements went into effect in fall 2005. Every enrolled undergraduate at the University must meet them. Additional requirements for the Chemical Engineering major are listed in the next section below.

The General Education Requirements consist of four Content Areas and five Competencies.

• Content Area 1 – Arts and Humanities: six credits from two different departments
• Content Area 2 – Social Sciences: six credits taken from two different departments
• Content Area 3 – Science and Technology: engineers far exceed this requirement so it is not discussed
• Content Area 4 – Diversity and Multiculturalism: six credits including three credits in International courses
• Courses in Content Areas 1, 2 and 3 must be taken in six different departments
• Within Content Area 4, at least three credits shall address issues of diversity outside the USA and one course may also count as a Content Area 1, 2 or 3 course.

Four of the five Competencies are fulfilled by our listed curriculum, including: Computer Technology, Information Literacy, Quantitative (Q), and Writing (W). Information on the fifth competency, Second Language, can be found in the Academic Regulations section of the Undergraduate Catalog (search for “foreign language” on that site).

Course selections for the above Content Areas and more details regarding the Competencies are available in the General Education Requirements site.

Chemical Engineering Curriculum

All engineers have a common first semester and the disciplines diverge as the years progress. You may learn more about curriculum requirements of the School of Engineering in the Engineering Section of the Undergraduate Catalog.

It is important to work with your advisor to ensure you stay on track and so you may learn more about the flexibility and options inherent in our program. Existing students should be tracking their progress with a formal Plan of Study. This is a list of allowable courses to fulfill professional requirements.

Our curriculum offers the flexibility for students to include a minor course of study, often with few additional credits. Choose from a minor in molecular and cell biology, pre-med, materials engineering, math, environmental engineering, chemistry and more.