Chemical Engineering Major, BS in Chemical Engineering - Biomolecular Engineering Concentration

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

• Select one course:

• 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 *

• or

• 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 *

• 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:

• BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 168 - Honors: Cellular and Molecular Biology 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 (AH, AAH, GCI, GCUS or SS) 3 Credit Hours *

• 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

• 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
• CHEM 269 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 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

• BIOL 240 - General Genetics 4 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

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• Select one course:

• CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 368 - Honors: In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• Global Citizenship – US  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

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• Select one course:

• BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours
• BCMB 412 - Molecular Biology and Genomics 4 Credit Hours

Term 8

• Arts and Humanities Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours * (AH, AAH, GCI, GCUS or SS)
• Global Citizenship – International  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Bio Option I 1 Credit Hour

• CBE 475 - Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering 3 Credit Hours

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• 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. Bio Option I: CBE 407 , BCMB 230 , BCMB 311 , BCMB 321 , BCMB 402 , BCMB 415 ; BIOL 220 -BIOL 229 , BIOL 260 -BIOL 269 , BIOL 280 ; CBE 458 ; MICR 210 *, MICR 321 , MICR 329 .

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Biomolecular Engineering – Honors Concentration

In addition to satisfying the requirements for the chemical engineering major, candidates for the honors biomolecular 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 ).
• Complete 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.