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Grades
To earn the B.S.Ch.E. degree, a student must have a grade point
average (GPA) of at least 2.00 for all university courses applicable
to the degree. In addition, the GPA of all chemical engineering
courses, based on the first time each course is taken,
must be at least 2.00. The lowest passing grade at the University
is 0.7.
The policy regarding Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory grading is:
1) Students may choose the S/NS grading option only for free elective
courses; 2) Students may not take courses on an S/NS basis if they
are on probation; 3) A maximum of 6 credits may be taken S/NS in
any one quarter.
Course Requirements
The minimum number of credits required for a B.S.Ch.E degree is 180. The minimum credits required in each category are also shown.
The University of Washington Course Catalog is available at http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/.
Some courses cannot be counted toward degree requirements. Students
should consult with the Department's undergraduate advisor to determine
whether a particular course can be counted. Among those that cannot
be counted are chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses at a
lower level than those required by the Department.
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- Mathematics (24 credits minimum)
| MATH |
124 |
(5 cr) |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I |
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125 |
(5) |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II |
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126 |
(5) |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry III |
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307 |
(3) |
Differential Equations (or AMATH 351) |
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308 |
(3) |
Linear Algebra (or AMATH 352) |
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309 |
(3) |
Linear Analysis (or AMATH 353)
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MATH 390, STAT 390, or IND E 315 (statistics
for engineers) may substitute for MATH 309. |
- Chemistry (29 credits minimum, 14 credits beyond
the first year)
| CHEM |
142 |
(5 cr) |
General Chemistry, with lab (or 145) |
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152 |
(5) |
General Chemistry, with lab (or 155) |
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162 |
(6) |
General Chemistry, with lab (or 164) |
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237 |
(4) |
Organic Chemistry (or 223) |
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238 |
(4) |
Organic Chemistry (or 224) |
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455 |
(3) |
Physical Chemistry
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457 |
(3) |
Physical Chemistry |
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- Physics (15 credits minimum)
| PHYS |
121 |
(5 cr) |
Mechanics (and Lab) |
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122 |
(5) |
Electromagnetism and Oscillatory
Motion (and Lab) |
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123 |
(5) |
Waves (and Lab) |
- Engineering Elective Credits (20 credits minimum)
| AMATH |
301 |
(4 cr) |
Beginning Scientific Computing OR |
| CSE |
142 |
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Computer Programming for Engineers
(or any programming course approved by the Department) |
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(16) |
Engineering Electives |
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list of courses that count as Engineering Electives.
Most courses from outside the College of Engineering do not count. No more than 9 credits of CHEM E 499
Undergraduate Research) may be counted as engineering electives. In order to take CHEM E 499, students must
have a GPA in chemical engineering courses of 3.00 or higher. |
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- Chemical Engineering (51 credits)
| CHEM E |
260 |
(4 cr) |
Thermodynamics |
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310 |
(4) |
Material and Energy Balances |
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326 |
(4) |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
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330 |
(5) |
Transport Processes I |
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340 |
(4) |
Transport Processes II |
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435 |
(4) |
Transport Processes III
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436 |
(3) |
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I |
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437 |
(3) |
Chemical Engineering Laboratory
II |
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455 |
(3) |
Surface and Colloid Lab OR |
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461 |
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Physical Chemistry Laboratory |
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465 |
(4) |
Reactor Design |
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480 |
(4) |
Process Dynamics and Control |
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485 |
(4) |
Process Design I |
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486 |
(5) |
Process Design II |
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all CHEM E courses.
- Communications Skills (12 credits minimum)
| ENGL |
131 |
(5 cr) |
Composition: Exposition (or any composition
course
approved by the University) |
| HCDE |
231 |
(3) |
Intro. to Technical Writing |
| HCDE |
333 |
(4) |
Adv. Technical Writing |
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ENGL 182 (The Research Paper) or ENGL 381 (Adv. Expository Writing)
may substitute for HCDE 333. |
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- Visual, Literary, & Performing Arts (VLPA) and Individuals
& Societies (I&S)
(Formerly Humanities and Social Sciences) (24 credits minimum)
Students must earn 24 credits in Visual, Literary, & Performing
Arts (VLPA) and Individuals &
Societies (I&S), with at
least 10 credits in each area. Courses that meet the VLPA and
I&S requirements are shown in the UW General Catalog (http://www.washington.edu/students/crscat/)
and in the quarterly Time Schedules (http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/).
For foreign language classes, only the third quarter (or higher)
counts as VLPA. Please consult the departmental advisor if you
have questions about which courses meet these requirements.
- Free Electives (5 credits, unless excess credits
are earned in other categories)
The total number of credits needed for graduation is 180.
If students earn only the minimum number of credits in the above
categories, they will need 5 additional (elective) credits.
The electives may be used to pursue areas of interest outside
chemical engineering, or to deepen professional training. Students
are urged to include as many upper division courses as possible
among the electives they choose.
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- Optional Specialty Area
Students may choose to complete an optional specialty area.
They may take a sequence of related courses totaling at least
9 credits (as shown below). In each area, students may substitute
a maximum of 3 credits of applicable CHEM E 499 for any optional
course in the area. Many courses that count for the specialty
areas also count as engineering electives (compare the courses
listed below with those on the attached engineering electives
list). Careful planning is necessary for completing a specialty
area because some courses are not taught every year and some
courses have extensive prerequisites (some of which should be
taken in the sophomore year).
Biotechnology
Two courses from the following:
CHEM E 355, 455, 458, 467, 554; BIOEN 420, 440, 455, 457, 485, 490, 491, 492
And one course from the following:
BIOC 405, 406, 440, 441, 442; MICROM 301, 302, 402, 410, 411, 412
Computers Applied to Chemical Engineering
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 481, 482; CHEM 465, 526; CSE 373, 410, 413, 415
of which at least one must be in CHEM E
Electronic Materials
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 461; MSE 485, 486
Environmental Engineering
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 341, 445, 455, 554, 567; ATM S 458; CEE 482, 484, 485, 490; ENVH 552, 553; MICROM 435; OCEAN 421
Fuel Cells and Energy
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 341, 345, 445, 461; ME 430
Nuclear Chemical Engineering
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 341, 461; CEE 350; ENVH 512
Polymers, Composites, Colloids, and Interfaces
Three courses from the following:
CHEM E 455, 458, 461, 490, 491, 554, 570; CHEM 471
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