Chemical Engineering, B.S.

Required Core Courses for Major: 62 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses in order to receive a degree in the major.

• CHE 131/141L - Introduction to Chemical Engineering/Laboratory (2/1)
• CHE 132/142L - Chemical Engineering Analysis/Laboratory (2/1)
• CHE 143L - Chemical Engineering Data Analysis and Design of Experiments Laboratory (1)
• CHE 201/211L - Stoichiometry I/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 202/212L - Stoichiometry II/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 302 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I (4)
• CHE 303 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (4)
• CHE 304 - Kinetics and Reactor Design (4)
• CHE 311 - Momentum Transport (4)
• CHE 312 - Energy Transport (3)
• CHE 313 - Mass Transport (3)
• CHE 322L - Transport Laboratory I (1)
• CHE 333L - Transport Laboratory II (1)

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• CHE 425 - Unit Operations I (3) and
• CHE 435L - Unit Operations I Laboratory (1)

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• CHE 426 - Process Controls (3)
• CHE 436L - Process Controls Laboratory (1)
• CHE 441/451L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design I/Laboratory (4/1)
• CHE 442/452L - Chemical Processes Synthesis and Design II/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 443/453L - Chemical Process Synthesis and Design III/Laboratory (3/1)
• CHE 463 - Undergraduate Project (2)

Required Support Courses: 78 units

The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirements. If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 198 units.

• CHM 121 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1) (B3)

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• CHM 122 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 123 - General Chemistry (3)

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• CHM 314 - Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 317L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 315 - Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHM 316 - Organic Chemistry (3)
• ECE 231/231L - Elements of Electrical Engineering (3/1)
• EGR 402 - Ethical Considerations in Technology and Applied Science (4) (C4)

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• EGR 481 - Project Design Principles and Applications (2) (B5) and
• EGR 482 - Project Design Principles and Applications (2) (B5)

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• MAT 114 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4) (B4)
• MAT 115 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4)
• MAT 116 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III (4)
• MAT 214 - Calculus of Several Variables I (3)
• MAT 215 - Calculus of Several Variables II (3)

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• MAT 216 - Differential Equations (4) or
• MAT 224 - Elementary Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4)

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• ME 214 - Vector Statics (3)
• MTE 207 - Materials Science and Engineering (3)
• MTE 317L - Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (1)
• MTE 401/401L - Corrosion and Materials Degradation (3/1)

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• PHY 131 - General Physics (3) (B1) and and
• PHY 131L - General Physics Laboratory (1) (B3)

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• PHY 132 - General Physics (3) and
• PHY 132L - General Physics Laboratory (1)

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• PHY 133 - General Physics (3) and
• PHY 133L - General Physics Laboratory (1)

Elective Support Courses: 7 units

• Upper Division MTE/CHE Elective (3)

General Education Requirements: 68 units

An alternate pattern from that listed here for partial fulfillment of Areas A, C, and D available for students in this major is the Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) Program. Please see the description of IGE elsewhere in this catalog.

Area A (12 units)

1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking

Area B (16 units)

1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Math/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis*

Area C (16 units)

1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis*

Area D (20 units)

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic, and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis*

Area E (4 units)

Lifelong Understanding and Self-development