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Department of Chemical Engineering
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Minor in Chemical Engineering
202 Chemical Engineering Building (CEB)
312–996–3424
kmilla@uic.edu
http://www.uic.edu/depts/chem
Administration: Head, Dr. Sohail Murad
Chair of the Undergraduate Committee,
Dr. Ludwig C. Nitsche
Student Services: Graduate/Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Karen Milla, kmilla@uic.edu
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Admission,
Dr. Krishna Gupta, kcgupta@uic.edu
Academic Advisors: Professors Linninger, Mansoori, Murad, Nitsche, Regalbuto, Takoudis, Turian, and Wedgewood.
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
In the chemical engineering curriculum, students learn to apply chemistry, physics, and mathematics to the industrial-scale production of chemicals, including petroleum products, polymers, pharmaceuticals, electronic devices, and foods. This program also explores chemical engineering applications in environmental protection, waste treatment, the creation of alternative energy sources, and other frontiers such as microelectronic materials and nanotechnology.
The B.S. in Chemical Engineering program offers expertise in a wide variety of areas, including thermodynamics, separation processes, transport phenomena, reactor design, combustion, and process control. Students may use elective courses to specialize in these and other areas. The program’s goal is to prepare students for careers in industry or government, and for further study at the graduate level. As the only chemical engineering department at a public university in the Chicago metropolitan area, this program provides unique opportunities for students to interact with world-class industries through research projects and internship programs.
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from UIC, students need to complete University, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Chemical Engineering degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Engineering section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
| B.S. in Chemical Engineering Degree Requirements |
Hours |
| Required outside the College of Engineering |
71 |
| Required in the College of Engineering |
45 |
| Technical Elective |
3 |
| Electives outside the Major Rubric |
6 |
| Free Elective |
3 |
| Total Hours—B.S. in Chemical Engineering |
128 |
Required outside the College of Engineering
| Courses |
Hours |
| ENGL 160—English Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 161—English Composition II |
3 |
| Humanities electivesa |
6 |
| Social sciences electivesa |
6 |
| MATH 180—Calculus I |
5 |
| MATH 181—Calculus II |
5 |
| MATH 210—Calculus III |
3 |
| MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations I |
3 |
| PHYS 141—General Physics I (Mechanics) |
4 |
PHYS 142—General Physics II (Electricity and
Magnetism) |
4 |
| CHEM 112—General College Chemistry I |
5 |
| CHEM 114—General College Chemistry II |
5 |
| CHEM 222—Analytical Chemistry |
4 |
| CHEM 232—Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
| CHEM 233—Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
1 |
| CHEM 234—Organic Chemistry II |
4 |
| CHEM 342—Physical Chemistry I |
3 |
| CHEM 346—Physical Chemistry II |
3 |
| Total Hours—Required outside the College |
71 |
a Humanities and social sciences electives should be selected from the Course Distribution Chart in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the catalog. Students must choose courses from two different departments in the humanities and in the social sciences. One of the humanities or social sciences electives must be an approved cultural diversity course. A list of approved cultural diversity courses may also be found in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section.
Required in the College of Engineering
| Courses |
Hours |
| ENGR 100—Orientationa |
0a |
| CHE 201—Introduction to Thermodynamics |
3 |
| CHE 210—Material and Energy Balances |
4 |
| CHE 301—Chemical Engineering: Thermodynamics |
3 |
| CHE 311—Transport Phenomena I |
3 |
| CHE 312—Transport Phenomena II |
3 |
| CHE 313—Transport Phenomena III |
3 |
| CHE 321—Chemical Reaction Engineering |
3 |
| CHE 341—Chemical Process Control |
3 |
| CHE 381—Chemical Engineering Laboratory I |
2 |
| CHE 382—Chemical Engineering Laboratory II |
2 |
| CHE 396—Senior Design I |
4 |
| CHE 397—Senior Design II |
3 |
| CME 260—Properties of Materials |
3 |
| |
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| Choose one of the following courses: |
3 |
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineers with
Matlab (3) |
|
| OR |
|
CS 109—C/C++ Programming for Engineers with
Matlab (3) |
|
| |
|
| ECE 210—Electrical Circuit Analysis |
3 |
| Total Hours—Required in the College of Engineering |
45 |
a ENGR 100 is one-semester-hour course, but the hour does not count toward the total hours required for graduation.
Technical Elective
| Courses |
Hours |
| One technical elective to be chosen from the following list of design-oriented coursesa : |
3 |
| CHE 392—Undergraduate Research (3)b |
|
| CHE 410—Transport Phenomena (3) |
|
| CHE 413—Introduction to Flow in Porous Media (3) |
|
| CHE 421—Combustion Engineering (3) |
|
| CHE 422—Biochemical Engineering (3) |
|
| CHE 423—Catalytic Reaction Engineering (3) |
|
CHE 431—Numerical Methods in Chemical
Engineering (3) |
|
| CHE 438—Computational Molecular Modeling (3) |
|
| CHE 440—Non-Newtonian Fluids (3) |
|
CHE 441—Computer Applications in Chemical
Engineering (3) |
|
CHE 445—Mathematical Methods in Chemical
Engineering (3) |
|
| CHE 450—Air Pollution Engineering (4) |
|
CHE 456—Fundamentals and Design of
Microelectronics Processes (3) |
|
CHE 494—Selected Topics in Chemical
Engineering (3) |
|
| Total Hours—Technical Elective |
3 |
a Possible technical elective credit for a 400-level CHE course not listed above will require departmental approval by petition to the Undergraduate Committee.
b An appropriate design-related research project may be selected with the approval of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
Electives outside the Major Rubric
| Courses |
Hours |
| Electives outside the CHE rubric |
6 |
| Total Hours—Electives outside the Major Rubric |
6 |
Free Elective
| Courses |
Hours |
| One free elective |
3 |
| Total Hours—Free Elective |
3 |
Sample Course Schedule
| Freshman Year |
|
| First Semester |
Hours |
| MATH 180—Calculus I |
5 |
| CHEM 112—General College Chemistry I |
5 |
| ENGL 160—English Composition I |
3 |
| Humanities or social sciences elective |
3 |
| ENGR 100—Orientationa |
0 |
| Total Hours |
16 |
| a ENGR 100 is a one-semester-hour course, but the hour
does not
count toward the total hours required for graduation.
|
| |
|
| Second Semester |
Hours |
| MATH 181—Calculus II |
5 |
| PHYS 141—General Physics I (Mechanics) |
4 |
| ENGL 161—English Composition II |
3 |
| CHEM 114—General College Chemistry II |
5 |
| Total Hours |
17 |
| |
|
| Sophomore Year |
|
| First Semester |
Hours |
| MATH 210—Calculus III |
3 |
PHYS 142—General Physics II (Electricity and
Magnetism) |
4 |
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineers with
Matlab |
|
| OR |
|
CS 109—C/C++ Programming for Engineers with
Matlab |
3 |
| CHEM 232—Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
| CHE 201—Introduction to Thermodynamics |
3 |
| Total Hours |
17 |
| |
|
| Second Semester |
Hours |
| MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations |
3 |
| CHEM 233—Organic Chemistry II |
4 |
| CHEM 234—Organic Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
| CHE 210—Material and Energy Balances |
4 |
| Humanities or social sciences elective |
3 |
| Total Hours |
15 |
| |
|
| Junior Year |
|
| First Semester |
Hours |
| CHEM 342—Physical Chemistry I |
3 |
| ECE 210—Electrical Circuit Analysis |
3 |
| CHE 311—Transport Phenomena I |
3 |
| CME 260—Properties of Materials |
3 |
| Humanities or social sciences elective |
3 |
| Total Hours |
15 |
| |
|
| Second Semester |
Hours |
| CHEM 222—Analytical Chemistry |
4 |
| CHEM 346—Physical Chemistry II |
3 |
| CHE 312—Transport Phenomena II |
3 |
| CHE 301—Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
| Humanities or social sciences elective |
3 |
| Total Hours |
16 |
| |
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| Senior Year |
|
| First Semester |
Hours |
| CHE 313—Transport Phenomena III |
3 |
| CHE 381—Chemical Engineering Laboratory I |
2 |
| CHE 321—Chemical Reaction Engineering |
3 |
| CHE 396—Senior Design I |
4 |
| Elective outside the major rubric |
3 |
| Total Hours |
15 |
| |
|
| Second Semester |
Hours |
| CHE 382—Chemical Engineering Laboratory II |
2 |
| CHE 341—Chemical Process Control |
3 |
| CHE 397—Senior Design II |
3 |
CHE design elective—Selected from CHE 410, 413,
421, 422, 423,
431, 438, 440, 441, 445, 450, 456,
494, or 392 (departmental approval is required for
CHE 392) |
3 |
| Elective outside the major rubric |
3 |
| Free elective |
3 |
| Total Hours |
17 |
B.S. in Chemical Engineering—Biochemical Engineering Concentration
Students are required to complete 12 semester hours in elective courses by choosing four courses from the following list:
| Required Courses—Biochemical Engineering Option |
Hours |
| |
|
| One technical elective from Chemical Engineering: |
|
| CHE 422—Biochemical Engineering |
3 |
| |
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Two electives in nonmajor rubric
category from among the following: |
5–7 |
| BIOS 350—General Microbiology (3) |
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| BIOS 351—Microbiology Laboratory (2) |
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| CHEM 352—Introductory Biochemistry (3) |
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| CHEM 452—Biochemistry I (4) |
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| |
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| One free elective from the following: |
1–3 |
| CHE 392—Undergraduate Research (1–3)a |
|
CME 422—Biological Wastewater Treatment
Design (3) |
|
| Total Hours—Required Courses Biochemical Engineering Concentrationb |
12 |
a An appropriate biochemical/bioprocess, design-related research project must be selected with the prior approval of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
b Due to prerequisites for the concentration, students may require more than the minimum 128 semester hours for the degree.
Minor in Chemical Engineering
For the minor, 16–18 semester hours are required, excluding prerequisite courses. Students outside the Department of Chemical Engineering who wish to minor in Chemical Engineering must complete the following:
| Prerequisite Courses—Chemical Engineering Minor |
Hours |
| Choose one of the following courses: |
5 |
| CHEM 112—General College Chemistry I (5) |
|
| OR |
|
| CHEM 116—Honors General Chemistry I (5) |
|
| |
|
| CHEM 342—Physical Chemistry I |
3 |
| |
|
| Choose one of the following courses: |
3 |
CS 108—Fortran Programming for Engineers with
Matlab (3) |
|
| OR |
|
| CS 109—C/C++ Programming for Engineers with Matlab (3) |
|
| |
|
| MATH 180—Calculus I |
5 |
| MATH 181—Calculus II |
5 |
| MATH 210—Calculus III |
3 |
| MATH 220—Introduction to Differential Equations |
3 |
| PHYS 141—General Physics I (Mechanics) |
4 |
PHYS 142—General Physics II (Electricity and
Magnetism) |
4 |
Total Hours—Prerequisites for Chemical
Engineering Minor |
35 |
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| Required Courses—Chemical Engineering Minor |
Hours |
| CHE 210—Material and Energy Balances |
4 |
| CHE 301—Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
| CHE 321—Chemical Reaction Engineering |
3 |
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| Choose one of the following courses: |
3–4 |
| CHE 311—Transport Phenomena I (3) |
|
| OR |
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| ME 211—Fluid Mechanics I (4) |
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| |
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| Choose one of the following courses: |
3–4 |
| CHE 312—Transport Phenomena II (3) |
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| ME 321—Heat Transfer (4) |
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| CHE 313—Transport Phenomena III (3) |
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Total Hours—Required Courses for Chemical
Engineering Minor |
16–18 |
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