Approved Biomolecular Technical Electives

For the B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering with concentration in Biomolecular Engineering

Academic Year Fall 2012 - Spring 2013

As of June 2009 the Technical Electives (TE) have changed for all ChBE student regardless of the matriculation year. If a course was taken prior to June 2009 and was on a TE list, then it may be used. If you are unsure of what will be allowed please check at the SCS Academic Advising office in room 110A or 110B Noyes Lab.

For students entering prior to Fall 2011

At least 18 hours must be selected from this departmentally approved list, satisfying these distribution requirements:

9 hours must be from Category A
6 hours must be from Category B
One course must be IE 300. If you have taken STAT 400 prior to Summer 2009, you do not need to take IE 300.

A maximum of 3 hours from Category A may be undergraduate research credit. A maximum of 9 hours total of undergraduate research may be counted toward Technical Elective credit.

For students entering Fall 2011 or later

At least 19 hours must be selected from this departmentally approved list, satisfying these distribution requirements:

9 hours must be from Category A
4 hours must be from List 2
6 hours must be from Category B

Note: As with students who entered prior to Fall 2011, IE 300 must be completed. A maximum of 3 hours from Category A may be undergraduate research credit. A maximum of 9 hours total of undergraduate research may be counted toward Technical Elective credit.

Those courses approved as technical electives are listed below. Courses other than those listed will not normally be accepted as technical electives (for exceptions, please see Notes below.) Any exceptions must be approved by the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. A student requesting an exception must submit a petition to the department. Fill out a petition form, have your advisor sign it, and submit it. Students may also go to 209 RAL to obtain a petition form

Category A

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: 471, 472, 473, 474, 494, 497, and 499. 494 courses and 497 and 499 projects must be biomolecular engineering-based.

Category B

Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 436, 483, 485, 488

Bioengineering: 414, 415, 419, 461, 466, 467, 473, 475, 476, 480.

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: 471, 472, 473, 474, 494, 497, and 499 494 courses and 497 and 499 projects must be Biomolecular Engineering-based. Any of these courses may be counted in Category A or Category B but not both.
Material Science and Engineering: 470, 472, 473,474

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics: 461

List 2

Aerospace Engineering: any 400-level course

Agricultural and Biological Engineering: any 400-level course

Atmospheric Sciences: any 400-level course

Biochemistry: any 400-level course except 440

Bioengineering: any 400-level course

Biophysics: any 400-level course

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: any non-required 400-level course

Chemistry: any 400-level course except 420, 442, 444, or 495

Civil Engineering: any 400-level course

Computer Science: any 400-level course except 491

Computational Science and Engineering: any 400-level course

Crop Sciences: any 400-level course except 465, 491, 498, 499

Electrical and Computer Engineering: any 400-level course except 486

Environmental Studies: any 400-level course

Food Science and Human Nutrition: any 400-level course except 425

General Engineering: any 400-level course except 450

Geology: any 400-level course

Industrial Engineering: any 400-level course except 445

Integrative Biology: any 400-level course except 495

Material Science and Engineering: Any 400-level course except 492 (MSE 450 and CHBE 456 or MSE 451 and CHBE 456 will not both be accepted as technical electives.)

Mathematics: any 400-level course except 405, 406, 439

Mechanical Engineering: any 400-level course except 404, 412, 420

Molecular and Cellular Biology: any 400-level course

Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering: any 400-level course except 480, 481, 483

Pathobiology: any 400-level course

Physics: any 400-level course, except 419, 427, 485

Statistics: any 400-level course

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics: any 400-level course

Notes

Courses such as "Special Topics in...", "Individual Study", "Honors Project", etc. are not included in the list above. However, such courses may be accepted as technical electives if the student can demonstrate that the topic of the course or project in question is in an area of engineering science suitable for a student in chemical engineering.