Degree Requirements
To be recommended for graduation with a BSc in Chemical Engineering, students must satisfactorily complete the courses in the specified categories as set out below. The categories cover the University General Education Requirements (GER, 45 credits), College of Engineering Requirements (CER, 20 credits), as well as Chemical Engineering Core and Technical Electives requirements of 65 credits. The normal length of the program is 130 credits.
Additional Math/Sciences Requirements (15 credits)
To satisfy the College of Engineering requirements, the BSc in Chemical Engineering requires the following Mathematics and Sciences courses in addition to the Math/Science required in GERs: CHEM115, PHYS121, , MATH111, and MATH112.
Chemical Engineering Core Requirements (53 credits)
Chemical Engineering Technical Electives (12 credits)
The following is a sample list of courses that will satisfy the Technical Electives requirement for the BSc in Chemical Engineering program. Students must select a total of 12 credits from this list. All Technical electives must be at 300-level or 400-level and at most three credits may be Undergraduate Research. In addition, courses from the list below may be taken to satisfy the free electives requirement. Additional courses may be approved by the department as technical electives.
| CHEG 325 | Fundamentals of Nanotechnology | 3 |
| CHEG 340 | Chemical Extraction of Metals | 3 |
| CHEG 341 | Electrochemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 352 | Materials in Nuclear Power Plants | 3 |
| CHEG 360 | Introduction to Hydrogen Technologies and Applications | 3 |
| CHEG 361 | Hydrogen Safety | 3 |
| CHEG 380 | Introduction To Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 381 | Polymer Chemistry and Reaction Engineering | 3 |
| | |
| CHEG 377 | Undergraduate Research | 3 |
| Or | |
| CHEG 477 | Undergraduate Research | 3 |
| | |
| CHEG 395 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| Or | |
| CHEG 495 | Special Topics in Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| | |
| CHEG 410 | Pollution Prevention and Waste Management | 3 |
| CHEG 411 | Green Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 415 | Combustion and Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CHEG 416 | Corrosion Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 423 | Gas Processing Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 424 | Petroleum Refining and Processing | 3 |
| CHEG 430 | Bioseparation Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 432 | Food Engineering and Technology | 3 |
| CHEG 460 | Introduction to Clean Energy Production | 3 |
| CHEG 470 | Industrial Catalysis | 3 |
| CHEG 471 | Water Chemistry for Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 472 | Water Treatment and Membrane Processes | 3 |
| CHEG 488 | Polymer Properties | 3 |
Hydrogen and Sustainable Energy Track (Optional)
This track will provide students with an appropriate mastery of knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools in major features of hydrogen and sustainable energy technologies, current impact and interactions of such technologies with the environment, as well as relevant hydrogen economic and policy developments. Students are expected to develop a thorough understanding of existing and emerging technologies to generate, purify, transport and safely utilize Hydrogen, in the framework of renewable and clean energies, with a strong focus on industrialization and technology implementation. Students should take all 4 courses.
| CHEG 360 | Introduction to Hydrogen Technologies and Applications | 3 |
| CHEG 460 | Introduction to Clean Energy Production | 3 |
| CHEG 361 | Hydrogen Safety | 3 |
| CHEG 325 | Fundamentals of Nanotechnology | 3 |
Water and Environmental Engineering Track (Optional)
This track aims to equip chemical engineering students with the basic tools needed to create engineered solutions to environmental challenges within the chemical industry and beyond. The track draws on a range of disciplines, including chemistry, ecology, mathematics, biology, and engineering to cover key topics, such as clean water supply, proper wastewater treatment and discharge, treatment and disposal of liquid and solid wastes, and the control of water, soil and atmospheric pollution. Students should take CHEG 472 as well as 3 of the remaining 5 offered courses.
| CHEG 472 | Water Treatment and Membrane Processes | 3 |
| CHEG 415 | Combustion and Air Pollution Control | 3 |
| CHEG 410 | Pollution Prevention and Waste Management | 3 |
| CHEG 411 | Green Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHEG 471 | Water Chemistry for Environmental Engineering | 3 |
Materials Track (Optional)
This track considers modern applications of downstream petroleum-based industries such as polymers and plastics and also novel nanomaterials such as carbon and metal oxide materials. Students should take 4 out of the 6 offered.