ChE Curriculum adds Biology requirement Engineering
Faculty Document No. 24-01 To: Faculty
of the Schools of Engineering From: Faculty
of the School of Chemical Engineering Subject: Curriculum
Change The faculty of the New
requirements: The change indicated below
adds a required Biology course to the curriculum. This change will not affect
the total credit hours required for graduation (131). To make room for this course, one engineering
elective has been removed. These
requirements will affect Chemical Engineering majors entering freshman
engineering in the fall of 2003. Reasons: The likelihood that chemical engineers will
encounter biotechnology in the workplace has risen to the point that biology
should be considered a core science for chemical engineers. This curriculum change recognizes this shift
with the addition of a biology course designed to provide the necessary
background. JUNIOR YEAR Present
Fifth Semester
(3) CHE 306 Staged Separations (3) CHE 377 Momentum Transfer (3) CHM 370 Physical Chemistry (2) CHM 376 Physical Chem Lab (6) ELECTIVES 17 Proposed
Fifth Semester
(3) CHE 306 Staged Separations (3) CHE 377 Momentum Transfer (3) CHM 370 Physical Chemistry (2) CHM 376 Physical Chem Lab (3) BIOL 295E (or equivalent) (3) ELECTIVE 17 Footnotes: Present Proposed †The
36 credit hours of elective courses are to be selected by the student in
consultation with his or her undergraduate counselor to best fulfill the
objectives of the individual student’s program (see options on page 37).
Broadly speaking, the elective program consists of 3 credit hours of technical
electives, 12 credit hours of engineering electives, 18 credit hours of general
education electives, and 3 credit hours of unrestricted electives. The
specifics of this program are outlined on planning sheets provided by the
undergraduate office to all students entering the school. Proposed †The
36 credit hours of elective courses are to be selected by the student in
consultation with his or her undergraduate counselor to best fulfill the
objectives of the individual student’s program (see options on page 37).
Broadly speaking, the elective program consists of 3 credit hours of technical
electives, 9 credit hours of engineering electives, 18 credit hours of general
education electives, and 3 credit hours of unrestricted electives. The
specifics of this program are outlined on planning sheets provided by the
undergraduate office to all students entering the school. G. V. Reklaitis, Head Date:___8/1/02_____________ |