StudyQA — Bachelor: Chemical Engineering — University of Illinois at Chicago

Photos of university / #uicamiridis

Description Contents Requirements Funding

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.

Freshman Year
First Semester		Hours
MATH 180	Calculus I	4
CHEM 122 & CHEM 123 or CHEM 116	General Chemistry I Lecture or Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry I	5
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
CS 109	C/C ++ Programming for Engineers with MatLab	3
ENGR 100	Engineering Orientation a	1
	Hours	15
Second Semester
MATH 181	Calculus II	4
PHYS 141	General Physics I (Mechanics)	4
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
CHEM 124 & CHEM 125 or CHEM 118	General Chemistry II Lecture or Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry II	5
	Hours	16
Sophomore Year
First Semester
MATH 210	Calculus III	3
PHYS 142	General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)	4
CHEM 232	Organic Chemistry I	4
CHE 201	Introduction To Thermodynamics	3
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	17
Second Semester
MATH 220	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
CHEM 234	Organic Chemistry II	4
CHEM 233	Organic Chemistry Laboratory I	2
CHE 210	Material and Energy Balances	4
CHE 205	Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering	3
CME 260	Properties of Materials	3
	Hours	19
Junior Year
First Semester
ECE 210	Electrical Circuit Analysis	3
CHE 311	Transport Phenomena I	3
CHE 301	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics	3
CHEM 222	Analytical Chemistry	4
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	16
Second Semester
CHEM 342	Physical Chemistry I	3
CHE 312	Transport Phenomena II	3
CHE 313	Transport Phenomena III	3
CHE 321	Chemical Reaction Engineering	3
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	15
Senior Year
First Semester
CHE 381	Chemical Engineering Laboratory I	2
CHE 396	Senior Design I	4
CHEM 346	Physical Chemistry II	3
General Education Core course		3
CHE Technical Elective		3
Select one of the following:
CHE 410	Transport Phenomena
CHE 413	Introduction to Flow in Porous Media
CHE 421	Combustion Engineering
CHE 422	Biochemical Engineering
CHE 423	Catalytic Reaction Engineering
CHE 431	Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
CHE 433	Process Simulation With Aspen Plus
CHE 438	Computational Molecular Modeling
CHE 440	Non-Newtonian Fluids
CHE 441	Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering
CHE 445	Mathematical Methods In Chemical Engineering
CHE 450	Air Pollution Engineering
CHE 456	Fundamentals and Design of Microelectronics Processes
CHE 494	Selected Topics in Chemical Engineering
CHE 392	Undergraduate Research (departmental approval is required for CHE 392)
	Hours	15
Second Semester
CHE 382	Chemical Engineering Laboratory II	2
CHE 341	Chemical Process Control	3
CHE 397	Senior Design II	4
CHE 499	Professional Development Seminar	0
Elective outside the Major Rubric		3
General Education Core course		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	128

Requirements

High school coursework and grade point average
ACT or SAT score
Personal statement
Application
Application Checklist
$50 Application fee or fee waiver
Official transcripts from all high schools attended
International students must submit a valid English proficient test score. TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS 6.5