Chemical Engineering Major, BS in Chemical Engineering

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• EF 105 - Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving 1 Credit Hours
• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• EF 142 - Introduction to Physics and Modeling for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 151 - Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 157 - Honors: Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 132 - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours *
• MATH 141 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 147 - Honors: Calculus I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• EF 152 - Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *
• EF 158 - Honors: Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 142 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *
• MATH 148 - Honors: Calculus II 4 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• Social Sciences  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CHEM 210 - Foundations of Analytical Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 219 - Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• CBE 201 - Material and Energy Balances 4 Credit Hours
• CBE 235 - Fundamentals of Molecular Bioengineering 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 231 - Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 237 - Honors: Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (AH, AAH, GCI, GCUS or SS)

• CBE 240 - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer 4 Credit Hours
• CBE 250 - Application of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 231 - Fundamentals of Physics: Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• MATH 241 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 247 - Honors: Calculus III 4 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CBE 301 - Application of Numerical and Statistical Techniques in Chemical Engineering 4 Credit Hours
• CBE 330 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hours
• CBE 350 - Chemical and Bioengineering Reactor Fundamentals 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• CHEM 260 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 268 - Honors: Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ² Bio Option I 3 Credit Hours
• ³ Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CBE 320 - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory 3 Credit Hours *
• CBE 340 - Mass Transfer and Separation Processes 3 Credit Hours
• CBE 360 - Process Dynamics and Control 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (AH, AAH, GCI, GCUS or SS)
• ³ Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours

• CBE 415 - Advanced Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory 3 Credit Hours *
• CBE 445 - Separation Process Technology for the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Process Industries 3 Credit Hours
• CBE 480 - Equipment Design, Economic Methods, and Process Safety 4 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ¹ Chem Option I 3 Credit Hours
• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ³ Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours
   

• Select one course:

• CBE 488 - Honors: Design Internship in Green Engineering 3 Credit Hours *
• CBE 490 - Process Design and Economic Analysis 3 Credit Hours *

Total Credit Hours 127-128

Footnotes

1. Chem Option I: Any 200-level or above BCMB courses; any 200-level or above CHEM courses; Environmental Engineering 554, 562; MSE 201  or MSE 207 , MSE 340  or MSE 347 , MSE 360  or MSE 367 , any 200-level or above MICR courses.
2. Bio Option I: BCMB 230 , BCMB 311 , BCMB 321 , BCMB 401 , BCMB 402 , BCMB 412 , BCMB 415 ; BIOL 220 -BIOL 229 , BIOL 240 , BIOL 260 -BIOL 269 ; BIOL 280 ; MICR 210 *, MICR 321 , MICR 329 .
3. One technical elective must be a chemical and biomolecular engineering course. CBE 457  may not count as the one CBE course. MSE 201  or MSE 207  can be used as technical elective if not used to satisfy Chem Option I.

 * Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Chemical Engineering – Honors Concentration

In addition to satisfying the requirements for the chemical engineering major, candidates for the honors chemical engineering concentration must also complete the following requirements.

• Maintain a 3.4 cumulative GPA and an average 3.4 GPA in all CBE courses.
• Four 100- or 200-level honors courses** (14 hours minimum, at least two courses must be from Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Fundamentals, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, or MSE 117 - Honors: Materials Chemistry  or MSE 207 ).
• Two upper-division honors courses in chemical engineering (CBE 408 , CBE 447 , CBE 458 , CBE 488 *, CBE 498 , or a CBE honors-by-contract course).
• Satisfy the Breadth Requirements for the Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program.