The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science provides expertise in computational modeling and simulation of chemical processes. The curriculum is designed to prepare students to practice in the engineering and control of processes involving chemicals, biotechnology feedstocks, and pharmaceuticals, as well as the fundamentals of program design, software development, and algorithms and data.
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.
Engineering
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Engineering | ||
| CHME 2308 | Conservation Principles in Chemical Engineering | 4 |
| CHME 2310 | Transport Processes 1 | 4 |
| CHME 2320 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 1 | 4 |
| CHME 3312 | Transport Processes 2 | 4 |
| CHME 3322 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 2 | 4 |
| CHME 4315 and CHME 4316 | Chemical Engineering Experimental Design 2 and Recitation for CHME 4315 | 4 |
| CHME 4510 | Chemical Engineering Kinetics | 4 |
| CHME 4512 | Chemical Engineering Process Control | 4 |
| Chemical Engineering Capstone | ||
| CHME 4701 | Separations and Process Analysis | 4 |
| CHME 4703 and CHME 4705 | Chemical Process Design Capstone and Recitation for CHME 4703 | 4 |
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 2 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 2 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 3 semester hours from the following course count toward the engineering requirement: | 3 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Computer Science Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Fundamental Courses | ||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | 5 |
| CS 2510 and CS 2511 | Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | 5 |
| Computer Science Required Courses | ||
| CS 3000 | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| CS 3200 | Database Design | 4 |
| CS 3500 and CS 3501 | Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | 5 |
| CS 3700 | Networks and Distributed Systems | 4 |
| CS 4500 | Software Development | 4 |
| or CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | |
| Khoury Elective Courses | ||
| With advisor approval, a directed study, research, project study, or appropriate graduate-level course may also be taken as a computer science elective. | ||
| Complete 4 credits of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges: | 4 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2000 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science
Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Mathematics/Science | ||
| CHEM 1151 and CHEM 1153 | General Chemistry for Engineers and Recitation for CHEM 1151 | 4 |
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2321 | Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| MATH 2341 | Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering | 4 |
| 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 |
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| General Biology 1 for Engineers | ||
| Physics for Engineering 2 and Lab for PHYS 1155 and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155 | ||
| Supplemental Credit | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
Professional Development
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GE 1000 | First-Year Seminar | 1 |
| ENCP 2000 | Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education | 1 |
| ENCP 3000 | Professional Issues in Engineering | 1 |
| Additional Required Courses | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1 | ||
| 1 semester hour from the following course counts toward the professional development requirement: | 1 | |
| Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1 | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A grade of C or higher is required in each course: | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement. | ||
| CHME 4512 | Chemical Engineering Process Control | 4 |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial, nonrepetitve courses. | 8 | |
Major GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in CHME courses
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Program Requirement
136 total semester hours required
1 Students can substitute GE 1110 and GE 1111 for GE 1501 and 1502 in approved situations.
Four Years, One Co-op in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | CHME 2308 | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1115 (ND) | 4 | CHME 2310 | 4 | CS 3200 (FQ, AD) | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHME 2320 | 4 | CS 2510 (ND, AD) | 4 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 (ND, AD) | 5 | ||
| CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | CS 2511 | 1 | ||||
| CS 1802 | 1 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| CS 2500 (ND, FQ) | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| CS 2501 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHME 3312 | 4 | CHME 4315 (AD, WI) | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| CHME 3322 | 4 | CHME 4316 | 0 | ||||
| CS 3000 | 4 | CHME 4510 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | CHME 4701 | 4 | ||||
| CS 3700 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CHME 4512 | 4 | ||||
| CHME 4703 (EI, WI, CE) | 4 | ||||||
| CHME 4705 | 0 | ||||||
| CS 4500 (WI) | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 136 | |||||||
Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CHEM 1151 (ND) | 4 | GE 1502 (ER) | 4 | CHME 2308 | 4 | Vacation | 0 |
| CHEM 1153 | 0 | MATH 1342 (FQ) | 4 | MATH 2321 (FQ) | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1111 (WF) | 4 | PHYS 1151 (ND) | 3 | ||||
| GE 1000 | 1 | PHYS 1152 (AD) | 1 | ||||
| GE 1501 | 4 | PHYS 1153 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1341 (FQ) | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1115 (ND) | 4 | CHME 2310 | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | 0 | |
| CHME 2320 | 4 | CS 2510 (ND, AD) | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 (FQ) | 4 | CS 2511 | 1 | ||||
| CS 1802 | 1 | ENCP 2000 | 1 | ||||
| CS 2500 (ND, FQ) | 4 | MATH 2341 | 4 | ||||
| CS 2501 | 1 | General elective | 4 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | CHME 3312 | 4 | CS 3200 (FQ, AD) | 4 | Co-op | 0 | |
| CHME 3322 | 4 | CS 3500 and CS 3501 (ND, AD) | 5 | ||||
| CS 3000 | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD) | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CHME 4315 (AD, WI) | 4 | Vacation | Co-op | ||
| CHME 4316 | 0 | ||||||
| CHME 4510 | 4 | ||||||
| CHME 4701 | 4 | ||||||
| CS 3700 | 4 | ||||||
| ENCP 3000 | 1 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | CHME 4512 (EI, CE, WI) | 4 | |||||
| CHME 4703 | 4 | ||||||
| CHME 4705 | 0 | ||||||
| CS 4500 (WI) | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 136 | |||||||