SUGGESTED PROGRAM IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - SUMMER/FALL 2008
for students transferring in from another school
in Summer or Fall with at least 60 credit hours
How long will it take me to get a degree in Chemical Engineering?
A total of 129 hours of credit, exclusive of basic military training, is required for graduation. Three possible programs, two leading to graduation in
one
summer plus two years and one leading to graduation in two and a half years, are shown below.
What do I need to transfer in?
These suggested programs assume that transfer students enter with sixty semester hours, including two 3-hour general education electives and all required courses in general chemistry (including quantitative analysis), organic chemistry, mathematics (including differential equations), physics, computer science, rhetoric, and foreign language. Students with deficiencies in these areas, or with advanced work, should make the appropriate changes in this program in consultation with an advisor. Any courses which may not transfer will likely require additional coursework which may delay graduation. Individual students may, to some extent, vary the order in which certain courses are taken in order to suit their individual needs. However, care must be taken in scheduling to ensure that course prerequisites are met.
Be
aware that many required chemical engineering courses are offered only once
a year. Please check the "
Frequency of Course Offerings" handout. Failure to take such courses at the appropriate time may delay your graduation by an entire year.
Which program below is best?
Program A is very strongly recommended.
Can I pick a concentration within Chemical Engineering?
Yes, you can — you have two choices. Within your first semester, you must decide whether you would like a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Chemical Engineering or a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Biomolecular Engineering. Each of these has the same number of credit hours required. Each concentration area is based on a strong fundamental understanding of Chemical Engineering, however the Biomolecular concentration’s technical electives focus more on bio-applied processing and technology. The Biomolecular Concentration is reflected on the transcript, not the diploma. Essentially, the Biomolecular Engineering concentration builds upon the traditional principles of chemical engineering, but specializes in biological and biotechnological systems in order to better prepare students who are interested in or seek employment in the food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. The program emphasizes fundamentals required to develop models for the design, control, and operation of bio-related chemical processes. The Chemical Engineering Concentration allows you to have a broader variety of technical electives (courses from over 10 different departments.)
What other rules do I need to know?
College rules state that all students are expected to complete their degree in no more than ten semesters (including time at another school), but may have an eleventh semester when necessary. However, the rules also state that in some academic areas, extensions may not be allowed because of crowded program conditions. The chemical engineering program is currently extremely crowded. For the student transferring from another school into chemical engineering, these rules may be interpreted to mean that
you will be expected to complete your degree in no more than five semesters here, not counting summer sessions.
Students in the curriculum of chemical engineering must maintain a 2.500 general average until senior year, excluding military training, and based on University of Illinois, UC work only, in order to stay in the program. Students who do not meet this minimum performance standard by the end of their first two semesters after transferring to University of Illinois, UC will be required to transfer out of the chemical engineering curriculum.
Of the two four-semester programs, Program A is strongly recommended. This is because if you follow Program B, and do not take CHBE 221 (Introduction to Chemical Engineering, normally a first semester sophomore course) until your first Fall Semester, you will be two full semesters behind most other chemical engineering juniors. This means that you will have to take very heavy course loads, and take courses out of their normal sequence. For instance, in Program B you must take CHBE 221 and CHBE 421 concurrently, while normally CHBE 221 is taken before CHBE 421. This means that you may be at a competitive disadvantage in CHBE 421 since most other students in the class will have already had CHBE 221. By taking CHBE 221 in your first Summer Session, you will be only one semester behind in chemical engineering courses. You will be able to schedule your remaining chemical engineering courses in a normal sequence, and you can significantly reduce the course load during your four full semesters here. The chemical engineering program is highly competitive.
We believe transfer students who follow Program A and take CHBE 221 right away will substantially improve their chances of successfully completing the program. Students unable to follow Program A should strongly consider the five-semester Program C leading to graduation in two and a half years.
Progam A > Program
B > Program C
