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Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, BSChE

2022-2023 Edition

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      • Bioengineering
      • Chemical Engineering
        • Chemical Engineering, BSChE
        • Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, BSChE
        • Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, BSChE
        • Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, BSChE
        • Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, BSChE
        • Chemical Engineering and Physics, BSChE
        • Biochemical Engineering, Minor
      • Civil and Environmental Engineering
      • Electrical and Computer Engineering
      • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
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  • Plan of Study

The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering provides students with a broad education built on fundamentals in science, mathematics, and engineering, with the breadth of knowledge and problem solving established in chemical engineering applied through a bioengineering focus. Chemical engineering and bioengineering have long been closely related, working to understand human diseases, developing new therapies and drug delivery systems, and producing new medicines through cell culture techniques. This specific combined major allows for chemical engineering expertise in advanced materials and chemical processes, with the additional specialized bioengineering mastery of the biological constraints intrinsic to supporting and designing systems to aid and repair living systems.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), and Differences and Diversity (DD) are not satisfied by required engineering courses. Students are responsible for satisfying these requirements with general electives.

Chemical Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Engineering
CHME 2308Conservation Principles in Chemical Engineering4
CHME 2310Transport Processes 14
CHME 2320Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 14
CHME 3312Transport Processes 24
CHME 3315
and CHME 3316
Chemical Engineering Experimental Design 1
and Recitation for CHME 3315
4
CHME 3322Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 24
CHME 4315
and CHME 4316
Chemical Engineering Experimental Design 2
and Recitation for CHME 4315
4
CHME 4510Chemical Engineering Kinetics4
CHME 4512Chemical Engineering Process Control4
Supplemental Credit
2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:2
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement:3
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1
1

Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Bioengineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Core Bioengineering Courses
BIOE 2355Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers4
BIOE 3210Bioelectricity4
Cell and Tissue Engineering Courses
BIOE 5410Molecular Bioengineering4
BIOE 5420Cellular Engineering4
BIOE 5430Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering4
Bioengineering Capstone
BIOE 4790Capstone Design 14
BIOE 4792Capstone Design 24

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science

Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours. 

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
BIOL 1111General Biology 14
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
CHEM 2311
and CHEM 2312
Organic Chemistry 1
and Lab for CHEM 2311
5
CHEM 2313
and CHEM 2314
Organic Chemistry 2
and Lab for CHEM 2313
5
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 1342Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2321Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering4
MATH 2341Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering4
PHYS 1151
and PHYS 1152
and PHYS 1153
Physics for Engineering 1
and Lab for PHYS 1151
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
5
PHYS 1155
and PHYS 1156
and PHYS 1157
Physics for Engineering 2
and Lab for PHYS 1155
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
5
Supplemental Credit
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1

Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Professional Development

Course List
Code Title Hours
GE 1000First-Year Seminar1
ENCP 2000Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education1
ENCP 3000Professional Issues in Engineering1
Additional Required Courses
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1501
Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1
1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement:1
GE 1502
Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1
1

Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.

Writing Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
A grade of C or higher is required:
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitve courses.8

Integrative Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
These courses are already required above and also fulfill the integrative requirement.
CHME 4315Chemical Engineering Experimental Design 24
CHME 4510Chemical Engineering Kinetics4

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required in CHME courses

2.000 minimum GPA required in all BIOE courses

Program Requirement

135 total semester hours required

Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4BIOL 1111 (ND)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1155 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1156 (AD)1 
GE 10001PHYS 1151 (ND)3PHYS 11571 
GE 15014PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 11531  
 17 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23554CHEM 23134VacationVacation
CHEM 2311 (AD, WI)4CHEM 23141  
CHEM 23121CHME 23104  
CHME 23084CHME 23204  
MATH 23414General elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 32104BIOE 54104BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4Co-op
CHME 33124BIOE 54204General elective4 
CHME 33224CHME 3315 (AD)4  
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4CHME 33160  
 CHME 45104  
 ENCP 20001  
 16 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opBIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 BIOE 54304  
 CHME 4315 (AD, WI)4  
 CHME 43160  
 CHME 45124  
 ENCP 30001  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 135

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4BIOL 1111 (ND)4MATH 2321 (FQ)4Vacation
CHEM 11530GE 1502 (ER)4PHYS 1155 (ND)3 
ENGW 1111 (WF)4MATH 1342 (FQ)4PHYS 1156 (AD)1 
GE 10001PHYS 1151 (ND)3PHYS 11571 
GE 15014PHYS 1152 (AD)1  
MATH 1341 (FQ)4PHYS 11531  
 17 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOE 23554CHEM 23134VacationCo-op
CHEM 2311 (AD, WI)4CHEM 23141  
CHEM 23121CHME 23104  
CHME 23084CHME 23204  
MATH 23414ENCP 20001  
 General elective4  
 17 18 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opBIOE 32104VacationCo-op
 CHME 33124  
 CHME 33224  
 ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opBIOE 54104BIOE 4790 (EI, CE, WI)4Co-op
 BIOE 54204General elective4 
 CHME 3315 (AD)4  
 CHME 33160  
 CHME 45104  
 ENCP 30001  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opBIOE 4792 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 BIOE 54304  
 CHME 4315 (AD, WI)4  
 CHME 43160  
 CHME 45124  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 135
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