General ChE Technical Electives*

The ChE curriculum requires students to take 12-15 credit-hours of technical electives, depending upon a student's catalog year (12 credit-hours for students whose catalog year is 2020-2021 or later, 15 credit-hours for students whose catalog year is 2019-20 or earlier). Six credit-hours must be ChE electives (Group A). The remaining credit hours can be made up of ChE electives (Group A), approved technical electives from other departments (Group B), or a combination of ChE electives and approved technical electives from other departments (Group A or Group B).

*The department is no longer offering technical concentrations. If you have already chosen to pursue a concentration, you will be allowed to complete it. When you are advised each semester, the academic advisor you see will have a list of applicable courses that will apply to your concentration of choice. The following list applies to all other students.

Group A – Chemical Engineering Technical Electives

CHE 3410: Sustainability in Chemical Engineering (3)
CHE 3900: Independent Research I (3)
CHE 3901: Independent Research II (3)
CHE 3910: Honors Independent Research I (3)
CHE 3911: Honors Independent Research II (3)
CHE 4210: Industrial Catalysis (3)
CHE 4220: Genetic Engineering (3)
CHE 4221: Chemical Engineering Project I (1)
CHE 4222: Chemical Engineering Project II (2)
CHE 4230: Advanced Process Control Systems (3)
CHE 4253: Introduction to Industrial Pollution Control (3)
CHE 4260: Biochemical Engineering (3)
CHE 4263: Environmental Chemodynamics (3)
CHE 4270: Processing of Advanced materials (3)
CHE 4272: Chemical Processing of nanomaterials (3)
CHE 4275: Electrochemical Engineering (3)
CHE 4285: Principles of High Polymers (3)
CHE 4410: Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Design (3)
CHE 4420: Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Science (3)
CHE 4425: Colloids and Interfacial Engineering (3)
CHE 4480: Technical Leadership in Chemical Engineering (3)
CHE 4488: Process Separations Design and Synthesis (3)

Group B – Approved Technical Electives

Chemical Engineering

All ChE Group A Electives
CHE 3249: Co-op in the Chemical Engineering Industry (3)

Biological Engineering

BE 3340: Process Design in Biological Engineering (3)
Any 4000-level Biological Engineering Course

Biology

BIOL 2051: General Microbiology (4) (BIOL 1202, BIOL 1209 and CHEM 1202)
BIOL 2083: The Elements of Biochemistry (3) (CHEM 2060 or CHEM 2261)
BIOL 2153: Principles of Genetics (4) (BIOL 1202, BIOL 1209, and enrollment or credit in CHEM 1202)
BIOL 3060: Introductory Plant Physiology (4) (BIOL 1202 and BIOL 1209; CHEM 2060, 2261, or 2461)
BIOL 3090: Cell Biology (3) (BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262)
BIOL 4087: Basic Biochemistry (4) (BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262 or CHEM 2462)
BIOL 4093: General Biochemistry (3) (BIOL 2153 and CHEM 2262 or CHEM 2462)
BIOL 4110: Introductory Microbial Physiology (3) (BIOL 2051 and CHEM 2261 or CHEM 2461)

Chemistry

CHEM 3491: Physical Chemistry I (3)
Any 4000-level Chemistry Course

Civil Engineering

CE 2450: Statics (3)
CE 3400: Mechanics of Materials (3) (CE 2450)
CE 3415: Structural Analysis I (3) (CE 3400)
Any 4000-level Civil Engineering Course

Electrical Engineering

EE 2950: Comprehensive Electrical Engineering (3)
Any 4000-level Electrical Engineering Course

Environmental Engineering

EVEG 3110: Water and Wastewater Treatment (3) (CE 2200 or consent)
EVEG 3145: Environmental Engineering III (3) (CHEM 2060 or CHEM 2261)
Any 4000-level Environmental Engineering Course

Mechanical Engineering

Any 4000-level Mechanical Engineering Course

Physics

Any 4000-level physics course