Chemistry - Chemical Engineering Concentration (CHM-CE)
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
This concentration is designed for students wishing to attend graduate school in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, or biochemistry or who plan to seek immediate employment in chemistry or an allied field.
All students must complete the Chemistry and Biochemistry Common Curriculum Requirements and Concentration Requirements (below).
Chemistry and Biochemistry Common Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 110 | General Chemistry I | 3.0 |
| CHM 111 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1.0 |
| CHM 114 | Chemistry of the Elements | 1.0 |
| CHM 116 | General Chemistry II | 3.0 |
| CHM 117 | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1.0 |
| CHM 252 | Organic Chemistry I | 3.0 |
| CHM 253 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 2.0 |
| CHM 256 | Organic Chemistry II | 3.0 |
| CHM 257 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 1.0 |
| CHM 320 | Quantitative Analysis | 3.0 |
| CHM 321 | Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 1.0 |
| CHM 360 | Biochemistry | 3.0 |
| CHM 380 | Junior Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry | 1.0 |
| CHM 480 | Senior Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry | 1.0 |
| BIO 151 | Molecules to Cells | 3.0 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MTH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
| MTH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
| MTH 223 | Calculus III | 4.0 |
| MTH 224 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3.0 |
| PHY 110 | University Physics I | 4.0 |
| PHY 201 | University Physics II | 4.0 |
| CHE 301 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3.0 |
| CHE 302 | Material and Energy Balances | 3.0 |
| CHE 321 | Chemical Reaction Engineering | 3.0 |
| CHE 415 | Transport Phenomena I | 3.0 |
| CHE 416 | Transport Phenomena II | 3.0 |
| CHM 420 | Instrumental Analysis | 4.0 |
| or CHM 520 | Instrumental Analysis | |
| CHM 436 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3.0 |
| or CHM 536 | Inorganic Chemistry | |
| CHM 470 | Physical Chemistry I | 3.0 |
| or CHM 570 | Physical Chemistry I | |
| CHM 471 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 1.0 |
| or CHM 571 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | |
| Select a minimum of 7 hours of electives from the following: | 7.0 | |
| Biochemistry Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Chemistry | ||
or CHM 516 | Environmental Chemistry | |
| Experimental Design Laboratory | ||
or CHM 517 | ||
| Materials Chemistry | ||
or CHM 540 | Materials Chemistry | |
| Materials Chemistry Laboratory | ||
or CHM 541 | Materials Chemistry Laboratory | |
| Protein Structure and Function | ||
or CHM 562 | Protein Structure and Function | |
| Intermediary Metabolism | ||
or CHM 566 | Intermediary Metabolism | |
| Physical Chemistry II | ||
or CHM 576 | Physical Chemistry II | |
| Fundamentals of Separation Science | ||
| Topics in Organic Chemistry | ||
| Thermodyn Fluid Flow | ||
| Total Hours | 56 | |
Total hours required for the CHM-CE concentration: 86.
Students who complete the CHM-CE concentration are strongly encouraged to take an Economics course (ECO 100 Introduction to Economics, ECO 221 Principles of Microeconomics, or ECO 222 Principles of Macroeconomics) when fulfilling the Knowledge and Reasoning in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB) requirement in the BCC.