Curriculum for the Biochemical Engineering Concentration

Concentration recommended course sequence

You will need to consult your academic advisor each semester to ensure you remain on track. At the start of each semester, always check your Academic Requirements Report (ARR) on Spire to be sure that both your Chemical Engineering degree and Concentration requirements are being fulfilled.

Visit the Registration page for the latest information from the department.

Current students can access official curriculum flowsheet PDFs off of the Curriculum landing page. 

 

First Year

Fall [19-credits]

  • ENGLWRIT 112 College Writing [3cr]
  • ENGIN 110 Intro to ChE [3cr]
  • MATH 131 Calculus I [4cr]
  • CHEM 111 General Chemistry I [4cr]
  • Social World Elective [4cr] *
  • ENGIN 191 Freshman seminar [1cr] **

Spring [15-credits]

  • MATH 132 Calculus II [4cr]
  • CHEM 112 General Chemistry II [4cr]
  • ChE 120 Fundamentals [3cr]
  • PHYSICS 151 General Physics I Mechanics [4cr]

 

Second Year

Fall [18-credits]

  • PHYSICS 152 Gen. Physics II [4cr]
  • ChE 226 Thermodynamics I
  • ChE 220 Bio Requirement [4cr] **
  • MATH 233 Multivariate Calculus I [4cr]
  • CHEM 261 [3cr] Organic Chemistry I

 

Spring [14-credits]

  • ChE 231 Mathematical Modeling [3cr]
  • ChE 325 Thermodynamics II [3cr]
  • MATH 331 Differential Equations [3cr]
  • CHEM 262 Organic Chemistry II [3cr]
  • CHEM 269 Organic Lab [2cr]

 

Third Year

Fall [15-credits]

  • ChE 320 Kinetics and Reactor Design [3cr]
  • ChE 330 Fluid Mechanics [3cr]
  • ChE 475 Physical Chemistry [3cr]
  • ENGIN 351 Writing in Engineering [3cr]
  • BIOCHEM 285  [3cr]


Spring [17-credits]

  • ChE 333 Heat and Mass Transfer [3cr]
  • ChE 338 Separations [3cr]
  • CHEM 423 [3cr]
  • Social World Elective  [4cr]
  • Social World Elective  [4cr]

 

Fourth Year

Fall [13-credits]

  • ChE 401 Chemical Engineering Lab I [3cr] ****
  • ChE 444 Chemical Process Design I [3cr]
  • ChE 446 Chemical Process Control [3cr]
  • ChE 592B Introduction to Biochemical Engineering [3cr]

Spring [16-credits]

  • ChE 402 Chemical Engineering Lab II  [4cr]
  • ChE 447 Chem Process Design Project  [2cr]
  • Bioeng Special Topic [3cr]
  • Bioeng Special Topic or Technical Elective [3cr]
  • Social World Elective [4cr]

 

** ChE majors typically take ChE 220. Note: AP Bio credit does not fulfill the prerequisite for BIOCHEM 285. You can complete the chemical engineering degree with AP Bio. However, you will not be able to complete the Concentration without ChE 220, BIO 151, or BIO 161H to fulfill the prerequisite for BIOCHEM 285. 

View approved electives/special topics courses in bioengineering.

The Chemical Engineering degree requires at least 2 engineering technical electives. Advanced Biochem and Bio courses fulfill non-engineering tech electives. It is recommended to select Bioeng Special Topics courses to fulfill at least 1 engineering technical elective. Please remember that you are allowed to count only ONE Independent Study towards your required technical electives. IMPORTANT: ChE 220 fulfills your departmental Bio requirement and 4 of the 6 Bioeng Special Topic credits for the Concentration. However, ChE 220 does not also fulfill a technical elective for the chemical engineering major. 

Refer to the general Chemical Engineering Flowsheet (found on the Curriculum page) for the rules regarding the technical electives and other courses.