Undergraduate
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The Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (B.S.Ch.E.) is a professional degree that can be completed in four years, provided the student enters college with all prerequisites fulfilled. Any student who is interested in pursuing a B.S.Ch.E degree must first be admitted by the University of Washington. Completion of the B.S.Ch.E. degree should enable the graduate to find employment in industry or to continue on for graduate study. The Department encourages all students with an interest in our program to apply. Chemical engineering is a discipline noted for the variety of opportunities available to its graduates as well as for high salaries and excellent advancement opportunities. These benefits, however, come at a price: chemical engineering is a difficult subject. In particular, it requires good problem-solving skills, hard work, and a sense of dedication. A full-time student will need to devote a minimum of 30 hours per week to their studies. In order to limit enrollment to students who have a reasonable prospect of completing the degree requirements, the Department has adopted the admission and continuation requirements described below. Click here to return to the top of this page. Student considering chemical engineering as a major are encouraged to be advised in the Department. Dave Drischell, the undergraduate advisor (located in 105 Benson Hall) will advise students on most course and scheduling matters and will assign each student to a faculty mentor for advice on technical courses and professional matters. Click here to return to the top of this page. The department enrolls up to 10 percent of its incoming class directly from high school, prior to completion of University-level prerequisites. Students accepted to the UW who indicate chemical engineering as their preferred major on their freshman application are automatically considered. Competitive applicants have taken or are taking calculus and at least two years laboratory science (physics, chemistry preferred) in high school. Admission is for autumn quarter only. Click here to return to the top of this page. Early admission is only available to UW students who have just completed their freshman year. (All other students should refer to the upper-division admission requirements shown below.) The application deadline is July 1. Early Admission Requirements
Admission is competitive. To apply students must have a minimum 2.0 in each prerequisite course and a minimum 2.50 GPA. Historically, a substantially higher GPA in these categories is required for admission to the major. See department advisor if you have questions. Factors included in the admissions decision include the course record as indicated above and considerations such as difficulty of completed courses, frequency of incomplete or withdrawal grades, number of repeated courses, applicable work experience and maturity of attitude, record of honors, and a demonstrated ability to take at least 12 credits per quarter, and special circumstances as disclosed by the applicant. Click here to return to the top of this page. Upper-Division Admission - New Spring Quarter Admission Cycle! NOTE: We are shifting our upper-division pathway to spring quarter from autumn quarter to allow for an additional quarter in the department. Because this is a new program, we will admit upper-division students twice in 2010, for both spring and autumn quarters. Starting in 2011, we will only admit upper-division applicants for a spring start in the program. The admission requirements are slightly different, please read below for details. Spring Quarter 2010 admission requirements and procedures: Upper- division applicants have completed at least four quarters of equivalent college-level coursework and are on track to begin the department curriculum in the spring quarter of their sophomore year. The application for the department is available at College of Engineering Departmental Application. Students not at the UW must also apply for admission to the University of Washington for spring quarter following the admission rules found at Undergraduate Admissions. The UW application deadline for transfer students is December 15. The department application deadline is February 1 (the application will open mid-January). Course Requirements: Students must present a minimum of 55 academic credits at the time of application including the following graded credits:
Applicants are advised to complete AMATH 301 (or CSE 142) by (or during) winter quarter of their sophomore year, and to complete PHYS 123 by (or during) spring quarter of their sophomore year. Both courses must be completed no later than the summer quarter following admission. It is expected that CHEM 237 (or CHEM 233, Organic Chemistry I) be completed no later than autumn quarter following admission. Applicants should take general education or elective courses to complete the minimum 55 grade credits. Credit and grade requirements: 55 credits completed by application deadline, with a minimum overall 2.50 GPA and minimum 2.0 in all courses required for admission. Historically, a substantially higher GPA in these categories is required for admission to the major. See the department advisor if you have any questions. Factors included in the admissions decision include the course record as indicated above and qualitative considerations such as difficulty of courses completed, frequency of incomplete or withdrawal grades, number of repeated courses, applicable work experience and maturity of attitude, record of honors, a demonstrated ability to take at least 12 credits per quarter, and special circumstances as disclose by the applicant. Autumn quarter 2010 admission requirements and procedures. Historically, the Department has admitted upper-division students for autumn quarter. Because this admission pathway is shifting to the spring quarter the department will admit its last group of upper-division students for autumn quarter in 2010. The application for the Department is available at College of Engineering Departmental Application. Students not at UW must also apply for admission to the University of Washington for autumn quarter following the admission rules found at Undergraduate Admissions. The UW application deadline for transfer students is February 15. The department application deadline is July 1 (the application will open mid-June). Course Requirements:
It is strongly recommeded that students complete Chemistry 238 (or 224, second quarter organic chemistry) before admission. Credit and grade requirements: 75 credits completed by July 1 application deadline, with a minimum overall 2.50 GPA and a minimum 2.0 in all courses required for admission to the major. Historically, a substantially higher GPA in these categories is required for admission to the major. See the department advisor if you have questions. Factors included in the admissions decision include the course record as indicated above and qualitative considerations such as difficulty of courses completed, frequency of incomplete or withdrawal grades, number of repeated courses, applicable work experience and maturity of attitude, record of honors, a demonstrated ability to take at least 12 credits per quarter, and special circumstances as disclose by the applicant. Click here to return to the top of this page. Enrollment in Chemical Engineering Courses Enrollment in chemical engineering courses required for the B.S. degree (other than CHEM E 310) is ordinarily limited to chemical engineering majors. However, students in the Paper Science and Engineering program and the B.S.E. program may take those chemical engineering courses that are part of their approved program. Other students who wish to take any of these required courses must obtain written permission from the instructor on a form (Request for Special Permission to Take a Chemical Engineering Course) available in the Department office. This special permission does not include CHEM E 437, 485, and 486, which are open only to students admitted to the Department and B.S.E. students. Prerequisites are enforced. Click here to return to the top of this page. While the University has general regulations governing scholastic eligibility for continuation, departments in the College of Engineering have adopted additional requirements in order to make the best use of the limited facilities and resources available and to provide reasonable assurance of academic success. The following criteria and procedures will be applied to all undergraduate students for determining continuance in the major program. Basic Criteria for Continuation
Click here to return to the top of this page. Review and Notification of Progress The progress of each student is reviewed each quarter. If a student's performance fails to meet the standards outlined above, the student is placed on probation the following quarter. The student receives notification in writing of the reason for probation. If the student does not remove his or her deficiencies in the following quarter, the student is notified in writing that he or she has been dropped from the Department. College of Engineering Policy on Academic Misconduct Academic misconduct encompasses plagiarism, cheating on examinations or on individual project assignments, and theft or alteration of other people's work on academic materials for the purpose of improving one's own grades or acquiring academic credit. Students accused of academic misconduct will be referred for disciplinary action pursuant to the Student Conduct Code of the Washington Administrative Code 478-120, and if found guilty, are subject to sanctions. As a function of the seriousness of such misconduct, sanctions range from a disciplinary warning to immediate dismissal from the College of Engineering and the University of Washington. The latter can be, and has been, applied even for first offenses. Click here to return to the top of this page. Appealing for Admission or Continuation in Chemical Engineering Students may appeal for admission to or continuation in the Department of Chemical Engineering by writing a letter to the Department chairman. The letter should describe any extenuating circumstances and may include any additional information in support of the appeal that the student believes is relevant. Issues that will be considered (and that the student may wish to address) include, but are not limited to:
The letter and supporting material will be transmitted to the Admissions Committee of the Department. The appeal must be made within 30 days of notification of admission denial, placement on probation, or dismissal. A response to the appeal must be made by the Committee within 30 days, but typically the response is made within one week. Any student denied admission or continuation may request a personal interview to discuss or amplify any matter in his/her application or in the admission or continuation policy statement. No student shall be denied this right. The University of Washington reaffirms its policy of equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran in accordance with University of Washington policy and applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. |
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