Engineering-Chemical Engineering Concentration

Prerequisites

TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language): ≥ 75

OR IELTS (International English Language Testing System): ≥ 6.0

GRE (Graduate Record Examination): ≥ 300 (Quantitative + Verbal)

GPA (Grade Point Average): ≥ 3.0

Newly admitted graduate students are required to be seen by a graduate advisor prior to enrolling in graduate level engineering courses. All prerequisite and deficiencies in the student’s background for a particular concentration must be addressed by completing some or all of the leveling engineering, mathematics and/or physics courses listed below.

Background Courses

Must have sufficient background in the following courses:

• CHEN 210 - Mass and Energy Balances (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• CHEN 311 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Lec. 4, Cr. 4)
• CHEN 314 - Stagewise Operations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• CHEN 413 - Mass Transfer Operations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II (Lec. 3, Lab. 3, Cr. 4)
• CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• CHEM 310 - Reactions and Theory of Organic Chemistry (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGR 201 - Statics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGR 207 - Elementary Thermodynamics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGR 311 - Fluid Mechanics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• ENGR 315 - Heat Transfer (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• MATH 190 - Calculus I (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
• MATH 291 - Calculus II (Lec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4)
• MATH 292 - Multivariable Calculus (Lec. 4, Cr. 4)
• MATH 301 - Differential Equations (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• PHYS 211 - University Physics I (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Requirements

Notes:

• For thesis option, only 6 hours of CSCI, MATH, and STAT can be used.  For non-thesis option, only 9 hours of CSCI, MATH, and STAT can be used.
• The courses taken must be approved by an advisor.
• For non-thesis option, students must also pass the Graduate Comprehensive Exam (GCE).
  • Student must successfully pass GCE during the final semester.  This GCE is based on topics presented in required courses.
  • Student with unsatisfactory result in first attempt of GCE will be given a second exam within the same semester.  Failure on the second attempt of GCE will result in additional courses recommended by the Chemical Engineering Graduate Committee.
  • The third attempt of GCE is the final attempt and a failure in passing the GCE will result in failure to complete the Master of Engineering graduate requirements and student will not graduate from the program.

General Notes

• Credits applied must be earned within 6 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
• No grade below C and not more than 6 credit hours of C work can be applied toward the degree.
• Only transfer credits with a grade of B or better may be applied toward the degree.