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Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering, BSChE

2022-2023 Edition

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        • Chemical Engineering and Physics, BSChE
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The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering provides expertise in addressing a variety of environmental challenges built on fundamentals in engineering, chemical, biological, and ecological principles. The coursework is designed to prepare students to tackle interconnected challenges in water, energy, air quality, and related fields, through chemical engineering skills in the engineering and control of processes involving chemicals that impact our environment, exploring ways to reduce acid rain and smog; to recycle and reduce wastes; to develop new sources of environmentally clean energy; and to design inherently safe, efficient, and “green” processes.

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
Chemical Engineering Capstone
CHME 4701Separations and Process Analysis4
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
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.

Environmental Engineering

Course List
Code Title Hours
Core Environmental Engineering Courses
CIVE 2334Environmental Engineering: Principles, Technology, and Sustainability4
CIVE 2335Environmental Engineering Chemistry4
CIVE 3430Engineering Microbiology and Ecology4
CIVE 3435Environmental Pollution Fate and Transport4
CIVE 4534
and CIVE 4535
Water Treatment Systems Design
and Lab for CIVE 4534
4
CIVE 5300
and CIVE 5301
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
and Lab for CIVE 5300
4
Environmental Engineering Elective Courses
Complete at least two courses from the following list:8
CIVE 4540
Resource Recovery and Waste Treatment Technologies Abroad
CIVE 4777
Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities Abroad
CIVE 5261
Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5271
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
CIVE 5275
Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Products, and Infrastructure
CIVE 5280
Remote Sensing of the Environment
CIVE 5281
Coastal Dynamics and Design
CIVE 5363
Climate Science, Engineering Adaptation, and Policy
CIVE 5536
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science 

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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Mathematics/Science
CHEM 1151
and CHEM 1153
General Chemistry for Engineers
and Recitation for CHEM 1151
4
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 Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement:
CHME 2310Transport Processes 14

Major GPA Requirement

2.000 minimum GPA required in CHME courses

2.000 minimum GPA required in all CIVE courses

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4CHME 23084MATH 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
CHME 23104CHME 33124General elective4Vacation
CHME 23204CIVE 23354General elective4 
CIVE 23344CIVE 34304  
MATH 23414CIVE 34354  
 ENCP 20001  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHME 3315 (AD)4CHME 4315 (AD, WI)4VacationCo-op
CHME 33160CHME 43160  
CHME 33224CHME 45104  
ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4CHME 47014  
CIVE 4534 (WI)3CIVE 53002  
CIVE 45351CIVE 53012  
 16 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCHME 45124  
 CHME 4703 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 CHME 47050  
 ENCP 30001  
 Environmental engineering elective4  
 Environmental engineering elective4  
 0 17  
Total Hours: 133

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CHEM 1151 (ND)4CHME 23084MATH 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
CHME 23104CHME 33124Vacation0Co-op
CHME 23204CIVE 23354  
CIVE 23344CIVE 34304  
MATH 23414CIVE 34354  
 ENCP 20001  
 16 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCHME 3315 (AD)4VacationCo-op
 CHME 33160  
 CHME 33224  
 ENGW 3302, 3307, or 3315 (WD)4  
 CIVE 4534 (WI)3  
 CIVE 45351  
 0 16 0 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCHME 4315 (AD, WI)4General elective4Co-op
 CHME 43160General elective4 
 CHME 45104  
 CHME 47014  
 CIVE 53002  
 CIVE 53012  
 ENCP 30001  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCHME 45124  
 CHME 4703 (EI, CE, WI)4  
 CHME 47050  
 Environmental engineering elective4  
 Environmental engineering elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 133
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