Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Bamin Khomami, Head
Brian J. Edwards, Undergraduate Liaison

Chemical and biomolecular engineering is engaged in the development, design, operation, and management of plants and processes for economical, safe conversion of chemical raw materials to useful products, such as pharmaceuticals, plastics, and specialty chemicals. It is a broadly based discipline with heavy emphasis on chemistry and mathematics, with supporting study in areas such as physics, materials science, and humanities.

Chemical and biomolecular engineering graduates of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, possess the knowledge base, intellectual skills, and professional commitment which prepare them for innovative technical leadership, graduate study, productive service to society, and continued professional growth through lifelong learning. Preparation is based in the attainment of the objectives identified below, regular evaluation of the achievement of these objectives, and use of evaluation results to improve the educational process.

• Graduates of the UT Knoxville chemical and biomolecular engineering program who enter professional practice will demonstrate a high level of technical competence, along with career progression toward positions of technical or managerial leadership.
• Graduates of the UT Knoxville chemical and biomolecular engineering program who pursue full-time graduate or advanced professional study will complete their programs of study successfully.
• Graduates of the UT Knoxville chemical and biomolecular engineering program will continue their professional growth through lifelong learning.

The curriculum provides a central core of required courses with the flexibility in the upper-division years to permit emphasis on preparation for graduate school or professional employment, and to concentrate in either chemical or biomolecular tracks. To graduate in chemical and biomolecular engineering, students must complete the published curriculum and meet general university and college requirements.

A minimum of 18 hours of general education courses are required. These courses must meet the University General Education Requirement . An oral communication course (OC) must be included in the general education electives.

Progression to Upper Division

Progression of students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering to departmental courses numbered 310 and above is competitive and is based on capacity. Factors considered include overall grade point average, performance in selected lower-division courses, and evidence of satisfactory and orderly progress through the prescribed curriculum.

Upper-Division Status

A lower-division student must apply for progression to upper-division status after completing CBE 201 , CBE 235 , CBE 240 , and CBE 250  with a grade of C- or better in each course and an overall GPA of 2.3 or better.

Provisional Status

Students who have completed CBE 201 , CBE 235 , CBE 240 , and CBE 250  with an overall GPA of at least 2.3 may apply for provisional status. The granting of provisional upper-division status is based on availability of space in the departmental programs after upper-division status students have been accommodated. Provisional students are required to demonstrate the ability to perform satisfactorily in upper-division courses by completing a total of seven departmental courses with a grade of C or better in each course (including the four required for upper-division status). Permission to continue with upper-division classes depends on this minimum level of performance.

Any student with an overall GPA below 2.1 will not be admitted to upper-division chemical and biomolecular engineering courses. Students who have not been admitted to upper-division or provisional status will be dropped from upper-division departmental classes.

Transfer Students

Upper-division level transfer students are admitted on a provisional status basis only.

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