Chemical Engineering with a Biomolecular Engineering Concentration
The Biomolecular Engineering Concentration offers unusually strong depth in biological sciences for a chemical engineering major. Students completing this concentration should satisfy all course requirements for admission to medical school.
This concentration should particularly appeal to chemical engineering majors who wish to pursue careers in the pharmaceutical and health related industries. Students planning to pursue a medical degree or a graduate degree in biomedical engineering should also consider this concentration. It offers students an alternative path to a chemical engineering degree, a course plan with slightly less physical chemistry but more biology, biochemistry and biochemical engineering.
Students in the Biomolecular Engineering Concentration take the following schedule:
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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 | BY160 Biology II--Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
| 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 Engr. Lab I | 1 |
| CM241 Organic Chemistry I | 3 | CM242 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
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EC350 Micro and Engingeering Economics* |
3 | CM244 Organic Chemistry Lab | 3 |
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MA383 Applied Statistics OR |
3 | MA383 Applied Statistics OR Biomolocular Engineering Elective** |
3 |
| CH465 Biochemical Engineering OR ES Elective |
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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 |
CH485 Process Dynamics and Control |
3 |
| CH480 Design I | 3 | CH465 Biochemical Engineering OR ES Elective |
3 |
| CM460 Biochemistry | 3 | Knowledge Area 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.
** Students must take one of the following:
- BY214 Genetics
- BY312 Advanced Cell Biology
- BY316 Immunobiology
- BY320/2 Microbiology + lab (4 credits)
- BY350 Comparative Anatomy
- BY360/362 Physiology + lab (4 credits)
- BY412 Molecular Biology (4 credits)
- CM426 Introduction to Biophysics
- CM453 Introduction to Biomaterials
- CM464 Physical Biochemistry
- ES380 Biomechanics
- ES452 Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering Applications
The Department offers several other professional concentrations, including biomedical and rehabilitation engineering, environmental engineering, and materials engineering.