A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BSE
- CIP
- 14.0702
- Total credits (published)
- 4
- Credits (computed from items)
- 49
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 215062
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_215062_288c58e4
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) Major Requirements
major core · 0 items
Engineering
13 items
- As published: “Introduction to Scientific Computing”1
- As published: “Introduction to Chemical Engineering”1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- As published: “Introduction to Product and Process Design”1
- 1
- 1
- 1
Math and Natural Science
12 items
- 1
- 1
- or: ENM 2030 Linear Algebra with Applications to Engineering and AI1
- or: ENM 2510 Analytical Methods for Engineering1
- As published: “Principles of Physics I (without laboratory) 1”or: PHYS 0150 Principles of Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motionor: PHYS 0170 Honors Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motionor: MEAM 1100 Introduction to Mechanics1
- As published: “Principles of Physics II (without laboratory) 1”or: PHYS 0151 Principles of Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiationor: PHYS 0171 Honors Physics II: Electromagnetism and Radiationor: ESE 1120 Engineering Electromagnetics1
- 1
- 0.5
- 1
- 0.5
- or: CHEM 2411 Principles of Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory1
- Advanced Chemistry Elective: CHEM 2420, CHEM 2421, CHEM 2210, MSE 2210Not resolved to a course1
Technical Electives
electives · 4 items
- CBE Elective (3000 level or above)Not resolved to a course1
- SEAS Engineering (EUNG) 3Not resolved to a course1
- Lab Elective: CHEM 2411 & CHEM 2421, CHEM 2230, CBE 4800, CBE 3300A & CBE 3300BNot resolved to a course1
- STEM Elective 4, 5Not resolved to a course2
Ethics Requirement
1 item
- 1
General Electives 7
electives · 1 item
- Select 4 Social Science or Humanities coursesNot resolved to a course4
Social Science (EUSS)
0 items
Humanities (EUHS)
1 item
- Select 2 Social Science or Humanities or Technology in Business and Society coursesNot resolved to a course2
Social Science (EUSS)
0 items
Humanities (EUHS)
0 items
Technology in Business and Society (EUTB)
1 item
- Select one Free Elective Course 8Not resolved to a course1
Energy and the Environment
25 items
- Select 4 courses from the following list:Not resolved to a course4
- As published: “Computational Science of Energy and Chemical Transformations”
- As published: “Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage”
- As published: “Energy and Its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability”1
- As published: “Renewable Energy and Its Impacts: Technology, Environment, Economics, Sustainability.”
- 1
- As published: “Energy Engineering in Power Plants and Transportation Systems”
- As published: “Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability”
Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology
28 items
- Select 4 courses from the following list:Not resolved to a course4
- 1
- As published: “Societally Significant Soft Matter Solutions”
- As published: “Laboratory in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering”
- As published: “Advancements and Applications in Genome Editing and Engineering”
- As published: “Societally Significant Soft Matter Solutions”
- As published: “Stem Cells, Proteomics and Drug Delivery - Soft Matter Fundamentals”
- As published: “Drug Delivery Systems: Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine”
- 1
- 4
- 1
Polymers and Soft Matter Science and Engineering
14 items
- Select 4 courses from the following list:Not resolved to a course4
- As published: “Societally Significant Soft Matter Solutions”
- As published: “Societally Significant Soft Matter Solutions”
- As published: “Experimental Methods and Autonomous Experimentation in Soft Materials Research -Theory and Practice”
- 1
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