Curriculum
The Chemical Engineering Program is a four-year program named as: Freshman, sophomore, Junior, and Senior. The program follows the two or three-semester Foundation Program, which provides students with instruction in mathematics, physical sciences—such as chemistry, physics, and geology—computing skills, and English.
Freshman Year
In the Freshman year, student should complete at least 33 credit hours of basic sciences. This includs:
- 8 credit hours of general chemistry,
- 8 credit hours of calculus,
- 8 credit hours of communication skills,
- 4 credit hours of physics,
- 3 credit hours of overview of petroleum industry, and
- 2 credit hours of engineering seminar and physical education.
Sophomore Year
In the Sophomore year, student should complete at least 34 credit hours of basic sciences and engineering courses. This includes:
- 8 credit hours in organic chemistry,
- 7 credit hours of chemical engineering courses,
- 6 credit hours of calculus,
- 4 credit hours of physics,
- 3 credit hours of engineering practices,
- 3 credit hours of general economics, and
- 3 credit hours of humanities and social science elective.
Junior Year
In the Junior year, student should complete at least 31 credit hours of chemical engineering courses. This includes:
- 9 credit hours of transport phenomena,
- 3 credit hours of thermodynamics,
- 4 credit hours of experimentation design and analysis,
- 4 credit hours of a custom-made physical chemistry,
- 2 credit hours of chemical engineering laboratory,
- 3 credit hours of engineering practices, and
- 6 credit hours of technical and humanities and social science electives.
The chemical engineering program features a mandatory industrial internship in the summer between the Junior and Senior years. This a three-credit hour course in which students are given the opportunity to explore and apply their engineering knowledge in a real-life industrial environment.
Senior Year
In the Senior year, student should complete at least 31 credit hours of chemical engineering courses. This includes:
- 6 credit hours in of chemical engineering design,
- 4 credit hours in of reaction engineering,
- 4 credit hours of process dynamics and control
- 3 credit hours of engineering economics,
- 2 credit hours of chemical engineering laboratory, and
- 12 credit hours of technical electives.
To graduate from the Chemical Engineering Program, student should successfully finish at least 132 credit hours. This includes 70 credit hours of science and engineering courses, 47 credit hours of chemical engineering courses, and 15 credit hours of electives–both technical and humanities and social science.
