Technology Serving Humanity
The Chemical Engineering Curriculum
The chemical engineering major is flexible, allowing students a great deal of freedom as what classes they take and, in many cases, when they take them. The curriculum can also be rearranged to fit into a transfer student schedule. The following is a suggested schedule for a B.S. in chemical engineering.
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Freshman Year |
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Fall |
Spring |
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| Course | Credits | Course | Credits |
| CM131 (or CM103/105) General Chemistry I | 4 (or 5) | CM132 (or CM104) General Chemistry II | 4 (or 3) |
| PH131 Physics I | 4 | PH132 Physics II | 4 |
| MA131 Calculus I | 3 | MA132 Calculus II | 3 |
| UNIV190 Clarkson Seminar | 3 | ES100 Intro to Engineering Computer Use | 2 |
| FY100 First Year Seminar | 1 | Knowledge Area Elective | 3 |
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Semester Total |
15 (16) |
Semester Total |
16 (15) |
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Sophomore Year |
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Fall |
Spring |
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| CH250 Chemical Process Calculations | 3 | CH272 Phase & Chemical Equilibria | 3 |
| CH271 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | CH372 Physical Chemistry II OR BY160 Biology II--Cellular and Molecular Biology |
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| CM371 Physical Chemistry I | 3 | MA232 Differential Equations | 3 |
| MA231 Calculus III | 3 | Elective (ES) | 3 |
| Knowledge Area Elective | 3 | Knowledge Area Elective | 3 |
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Semester Total |
15 |
Semester Total |
15 |
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Junior Year |
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Fall |
Spring |
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| CH301 Fluid Mechanics | 3 | CH302 Heat Transfer | 3 |
| CH351 Mass Transfer | 3 | CH310 Chemical Engineering Lab I | 1 |
| CM241 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CH485 Process Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| CM244 Organic Chemistry Lab | 3 | CM242 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| EC350 Micro and Engineering Economics* | 3 | Elective (Math) | 3 |
| Knowledge Area Elective | 3 | ||
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Semester Total |
15 |
Semester Total |
16 |
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Summer |
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Professional Experience |
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Senior Year |
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Fall |
Spring |
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| CH410 Chemical Engineering Lab II | 2 | CH481 Design II | 3 |
| CH445 Chemical Reactor Analysis I | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| CH480 Design I | 3 | Technical Elective | 3 |
| Elective (ES) | 3 | Undesignated Elective | 3 |
| Undesignated Elective | 3 | Undesignated Elective | 3 |
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Semester Total |
14 |
Semester Total |
15 |
* Satisfies the Knowledge Area “Economics and Organizations” requirement.
Many chemical engineering students choose to use their electives to pursue a professional concentration in biomolecular engineering, biomedical and rehabilitation engineering, environmental engineering, or materials engineering.