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Curriculum - Chemical Engineering

FALL 2024 AND AFTER

Freshman Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ESC000.1 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 110 Introduction to Linear Algebra 2
Ma 111 Calculus I 4
Ch 110 General Chemistry 3
EID 101 Engineering Design and Problem Solving 3
EID 102 Engineering Graphics 1
CS 102 Computer Programming for Engineers 2
HSS 1 Literary Forms and Expressions 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 18

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ESC000.2 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 113 Calculus II 4
Ph 112 Physics I: Mechanics 4
Ch 111 General Chemistry Laboratory 1.5
Ch 161 Physical Principles of Chemistry 4
HSS 2 Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 16.5

 

Sophomore Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ESC000.3 Professional Development Seminar 0
ChE 222 Material and Energy Balances 4
Ma 223 Vector Calculus 2
Ph 213 Physics II: Electromagnetic Phenomena 4
Ph 291 Introductory Physics Laboratory 1.5
Ch 231 Organic Chemistry I 3
HSS 3 The Making of Modern Society 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 17.5

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ESC000.4 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 240 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 3
Ch 232.1 Organic Chemistry II 2
Ch 233 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2
ChE 233 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4
HSS 4 The Modern Context: Figures and Topics 3
ChE 210 Materials Science for Chemical Engineers 4
Total Credits Spring Semester 18

 

Junior Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
Ma 224 Probability 2
Ch 351 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 2
Ch 363 Physical Chemistry  4
ChE 341 Fluid Mechanics and Flow Systems 3
Math, Science, or Engineering Elective 3
Humanities or Social Sciences Elective 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 17

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ChE 332 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3
ChE 342 Heat and Mass Transfer 4
ChE 352 Process Simulation and Mathematical Techniques for Chemical Engineers 3
Engineering Elective 3
Humanities or Social Sciences Elective 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 16

 

Senior Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ChE 371 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I 2
ChE 381 Process Evaluation and Chemical Systems Design I 3
ChE 351 Separation Process Principles 3
ChE 361 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control 3
Math, Science, or Engineering Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 17

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ChE 372 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 2
ChE 382 Process Evaluation and Chemical Systems Design II 4
Engineering Elective 3
Math, Science, or Engineering Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 15
Total credits required for degree 135

 

PRIOR TO FALL 2024

Freshman Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ESC000.1 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 110 Introduction to Linear Algebra 2
Ma 111 Calculus I 4
Ch 110 General Chemistry 3
EID 101 Engineering Design and Problem Solving 3
EID 102 Engineering Graphics 1
CS 102 Computer Programming for Engineers 2
HSS 1 Literary Forms and Expressions 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 18

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ESC000.2 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 113 Calculus II 4
Ph 112 Physics I: Mechanics 4
Ch 111 General Chemistry Laboratory 1.5
Ch 160 Physical Principles of Chemistry 3
HSS 2 Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 15.5

 

Sophomore Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ESC000.3 Professional Development Seminar 0
ChE 221 Material and Energy Balances 3
Ma 223 Vector Calculus 2
Ph 213 Physics II: Electromagnetic Phenomena 4
ChE 211 Materials Science for Chemical Engineers 3
Ph 291 Introductory Physics Laboratory 1.5
Ch 231 Organic Chemistry I 3
HSS 3 The Making of Modern Society 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 19.5

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ESC000.4 Professional Development Seminar 0
Ma 240 Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 3
Ph 214 Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics 3
Ch 232.1 Organic Chemistry II 2
Ch 233 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2
ChE 232 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3
HSS 4 The Modern Context: Figures and Topics 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 16

 

Junior Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
Ma 224 Probability 2
Ch 351 Instrumental Analysis Laboratory 2
Ch 361 Physical Chemistry I 3
ChE 331 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II 3
ChE 341 Fluid Mechanics and Flow Systems 3
Engineering Elective 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 16

 

Spring Semester: Credits
Ch 362 Physical Chemistry II 2
ChE 332 Chemical Reaction Engineering 3
ChE 342 Heat and Mass Transfer 4
ChE 352 Process Simulation and Mathematical Techniques for Chemical Engineers 3
Engineering or Science elective 3
Free Elective 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 18

 

Senior Year Credits

Fall Semester: Credits
ChE 371 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I 2
ChE 381 Process Evaluation and Chemical Systems Design I 3
ChE 351 Separation Process Principles 3
ChE 361 Chemical Process Dynamics and Control 3
Engineering or Science Elective 3
Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3
Total Credits Fall Semester 17

 

Spring Semester: Credits
ChE 372 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 2
ChE 382 Process Evaluation and Chemical Systems Design II 4
Engineering or Science Elective 3
Free Elective 3
Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3
Total Credits Spring Semester 15
Total credits required for degree 135

 

The Chemical Engineering Department does not permit the substitution of any courses as outlined in the Course Substitutions and Credits section of the Bachelor of Engineering curriculum.

Elective Definitions
“Engineering Elective” means an engineering or computer science course by the ABET definition: EID, ECE, ChE, CS, ME, or CE course codes. No math, science, HSS, Art, Architecture, or any other course code.
“Math, Science, or Engineering Elective” means science, engineering, or math: “Engineering” above plus Ma, Ch, Ph, Bio, ESC, and VIP.  Cannot be HSS, Art, Architecture, Art History, or any other course code not listed here.
“Humanities or Social Sciences Elective” means HSS, HUM, HTA, or SS; any course offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
“Free” means free – any course offered at The Cooper Union.
Electives can be taken in any order, subject to approval by the student’s advisor.

Minors
A chemical engineering student can minor in math, bioengineering (administered by both the Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Departments), chemistry, computer science, or humanities and social sciences by completing the requirements for those minors, typically 15 credits of elective coursework. The courses require permission of the student’s advisor and are listed in other parts of The Cooper Union catalog. Note that some may require prerequisites or permission of the instructor. It is not necessary to obtain a minor in any field to graduate with a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering.
Upon completion of the minor, students should submit a list of courses that they wish to be considered for certification according to the posted procedures. Successful completion of the minor will be acknowledged by a certificate from the school.

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