Chemical Engineering (Course 10)

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Department of Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)

The General Institute Requirements include a Communication Requirement that is integrated into both the HASS Requirement and the requirements of each major; see details below.

Summary of Subject Requirements	Subjects
Science Requirement	6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Requirement; at least two of these subjects must be designated as communication-intensive (CI-H) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.	8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied from among 5.12, 5.07[J] or 7.05, 5.611/5.612, 10.301, and 18.03 in the Departmental Program]	2
Laboratory Requirement (12 units) [can be satisfied by 5.310]	1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree	17

Physical Education Requirement
Swimming requirement, plus four physical education courses for eight points.

Departmental Program

Choose at least two subjects in the major that are designated as communication-intensive (CI-M) to fulfill the Communication Requirement.


Required Subjects		Units
Foundational Subjects
5.12	Organic Chemistry I	12
5.310	Laboratory Chemistry (CI-M)	12
5.601	Thermodynamics I	6
10.10	Introduction to Chemical Engineering	12
18.03	Differential Equations 1	12
Intermediate Subjects
10.213	Chemical and Biological Engineering Thermodynamics	12
10.301	Fluid Mechanics	12
10.302	Transport Processes	12
Select one of the following:		12
5.03	Principles of Inorganic Chemistry I
5.07[J]	Introduction to Biological Chemistry
5.13	Organic Chemistry II
5.611 & 5.612	Introduction to Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Molecules
7.05	General Biochemistry
Select one of the following:		15
10.26	Chemical Engineering Projects Laboratory (CI-M)
10.27	Energy Engineering Projects Laboratory (CI-M)
10.28	Chemical-Biological Engineering Laboratory (CI-M)
10.29	Biological Engineering Projects Laboratory (CI-M)
10.467	Polymer Science Laboratory (CI-M)
Advanced Subjects
10.32	Separation Processes	9
10.37	Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design	12
10.490	Integrated Chemical Engineering	9
Select one of the following: 2,3		6
10.492A	Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I
10.492B	Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I
10.493	Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics II
10.494A	Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics III
10.494B	Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics III
Restricted Electives
Select 21-30 units of restricted electives, including one from each category below:		21-30
One subject of at least 6 units in Chemical Engineering 2, 3
One subject of at least 9 units in Chemical Engineering 3
One engineering laboratory subject of at least 6 units 4
Units in Major		174-183
Unrestricted Electives		48
Units in Major That Also Satisfy the GIRs		(36)
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree		186-195

The units for any subject that counts as one of the 17 GIR subjects cannot also be counted as units required beyond the GIRs.


1	18.032 Differential Equations is also an acceptable option.
2	May be satisfied with a second term of 10.492A, 10.492B, 10.493, 10.494A, 10.494B, or a second term of10.490Integrated Chemical Engineering (with permission of instructor).
3	Graduate subjects may not be used as restricted electives. In addition, the following undergraduate subjects may not be used as restricted electives: 10.04, 10.792[J], 10.806, 10.910 and 10.911 Independent Research Problem, 10.UR and 10.URG Undergraduate Research, and 10.THU.
4	Consult the Chemical Engineering Student Office for a list of acceptable subjects.