B.S. in Chemical Engineering
About Chemical Engineering
The B.S. in Chemical Engineering curriculum provides a strong fundamental understanding of chemical engineering – through courses in physics, math and chemistry, specialized chemistry topics, and chemical engineering courses such as momentum transfer, separations and reactor design – which you will apply to real-world projects in lab and design classes. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in industries spanning the areas of energy, chemical processing, food, semiconductor processing, personal care products, specialized fibers and materials.
As an alternative, we provide a B.S. in Chemical Engineering degree with a concentration in Biomolecular Engineering. The Biomolecular Engineering concentration builds upon the traditional principles of chemical engineering, but specializes in biological and biotechnological systems in order to better prepare students who are interested in or seek employment in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries.
Curriculum Information
The first two years of the Chemical Engineering curriculum provide a strong foundation in basic sciences through Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, an introduction to what Chemical Engineers do, and the fundamental basis of Chemical Engineering (Mass and Energy Balances and Thermodynamics.) In the third year, students delve deeper into more specialized Chemistry courses such as Physical and Analytical Chemistry, while exploring fundamental Chemical Engineering courses such as Momentum Transfer, Separations, and Reactor Design.
The Senior year incorporates all of this learning through high level technical electives, Process Control, Capstone Lab, and Capstone Design courses. It is through the lab and design class that students apply everything they have learned in previous Chemical Engineering courses to real-world team projects and presentations.
The B.S. in Chemical Engineering is a 129-credit hour program. Full curriculum details for this degree are listed in the Academic Catalog. For more information about this major, contact our department's academic advisors in the School of Chemical Sciences at scs-advising@illinois.edu.
Curriculum Map
This curriculum map is a tool to help undergraduate students select courses to take each semester to fulfill our program's requirements.
- Course prerequisite chain
- Immediate prerequisite
- Credit or concurrent registration required
- Concurrent registration required
- Postrequisite course sequence
| First Year | Second Year | Third Year | Fourth Year | ||||
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| Fall First Year | Spring First Year | Fall Second Year | Spring Second Year | Fall Third Year | Spring Third Year | Fall Fourth Year | Spring Fourth Year |
Notes
Before reviewing the links, students should find their effective Academic Catalog Year. When clicking any links referenced below that take students to the Academic Catalog Year pages, they should be mindful of which Academic Catalog year is displayed.
- or MATH 220.
- Composition I course can be taken instead. If choosing a General Education course, choose a Social and Behavioral Science (SBS) course.
- or MATH 441;
- or MCB 450;
- or MATH 415.
- Choose a Humanities course with Cultural Studies designation.
- or IE 300 or STAT 400.
- Must be a CHBE 400 level course excluding ChBE core courses CHBE 421, CHBE 422, CHBE 424, CHBE 430, CHBE 431, & CHBE 440.
- Language Other Than English (3rd level).
- Must be a CHBE 400 level Tech Elective from List 1 or List 2.
- Must be a CHBE 400 level Tech Elective from List 1.
- Must be a CHBE Tech Elective from List 1.
- Choose a Social and Behavioral Science (SBS) course.
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