Chemical Engineering (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemical engineering at Kansas State University is accredited by the Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Program

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

Math and Science Requirements: (32 credit hours)

CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: 4
OR
CHM 220 - Honors Chemistry I Credits: 5
CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: 4
OR
CHM 250 - Honors Chemistry II Credits: 5
CHM 371 - Chemical Analysis Credits: 4 *
CHM 531 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4 KSC 030
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 340 - Elementary Differential Equations Credits: 4
PHYS 213 - Engineering Physics I Credits: 5 KSC 040
PHYS 214 - Engineering Physics II Credits: 5

Chemical Engineering Requirements: (43 credit hours)

CHE 015 - Engineering Assembly Credits: 0
CHE 320 - Chemical Process Analysis Credits: 3
CHE 416 - Computational Techniques in Chemical Engineering Credits: 3
CHE 520 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I Credits: 2
CHE 521 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II Credits: 3
CHE 530 - Transport Phenomena I Credits: 3
CHE 531 - Transport Phenomena II Credits: 3
CHE 542 - Unit Operations Laboratory Credits: 3
CHE 535 - Transport Phenomena Laboratory Credits: 3
CHE 550 - Chemical Reaction Engineering Credits: 3
CHE 560 - Separational Process Design Credits: 3
CHE 561 - Chemical Process Dynamics and Control Credits: 3
CHE 565 - Health and Safety in Chemical Engineering Credits: 3
CHE 570 - Chemical Engineering Systems Design I Credits: 3
CHE 571 - Chemical Engineering Systems Design II Credits: 3
DEN 160 - College of Engineering Orientation Credits: 1
DEN 161 - Engineering Problem Solving Credits: 1

Restricted Electives: (17 credit hours)

Physical Chemistry Elective Credits: 3
BIOCH or BIOL or CHM (Advanced Laboratory) Credits: 2
BIOCH or BIOL or CHM (Advanced Course) Credits: 3
CHE Materials or Biomaterials Elective Credits: 3
Engineering Topics Course Credits: 3
Chemical Engineering Elective Credits: 3

Notes

*Honors Chemistry I (CHM 220) and Honors Chemistry II (CHM 250) may be taken instead of CHM 210, CHM 230, and CHM 371. If this option is elected, two additional credit hours of technical electives are to be selected.

The departmental requirements below must be satisfied.

All electives must be on the lists approved by the department head and must support the program educational objectives and student outcomes of the chemical engineering program. A student’s overall program of study must meet university general education (Kansas State University Core) criteria; both the required and elective components can contribute to satisfying the Kansas State University Core.

A list of approved chemistry/biology/biochemistry electives, advanced laboratory experience electives, chemical engineering electives, and engineering topics electives may be found on the department website, https://che.k-state.edu/student-success/advising/ .

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 (a C average) for all chemical engineering courses 400 level and above, including chemical engineering elective courses, is required for graduation.

A maximum of two ‘D’ grades in chemical engineering courses 400 level and above is allowed.

Of the 47 credit hours of required chemical engineering and chemical engineering elective courses, at least half of these credit hours must be completed at Kansas State University.

Total credit for undergraduate research (CHE 497 and/or CHE 499) applicable to the degree is limited to a maximum of six (6) credit hours.

Students who satisfy all or part of Kansas State Core Free Electives (Requirement #7) with courses that satisfy other degree requirements may use additional unrestricted electives to meet the degree requirement of 128 credit hours.

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