Chemical Engineering

What can you do as a chemical engineer?

Chemical engineering allows you to combine your interests in chemistry with the disciplines of engineering, mathematics and physics in order to solve problems and find more efficient solutions.

Your versatility as a chemical engineer will give you many advantages for employment. Our curriculum is designed to teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to reach your full potential as a chemical engineer.

Chemical engineers have discovered new fabrics to enhance athletic performance, created new compounds to improve how medicines are absorbed and administered, designed biocompatible materials for prosthetics, and experimented with alternative fuel using microbes and other renewable energy solutions.

Chemical engineers are employed in pulp and paper, chemical manufacturing, petroleum and fuel processing, nuclear and energy, electronic materials, biotechnology and environmental engineering.

Undergraduate Program

Our faculty are recognized worldwide for their excellence in teaching and research. Their commitment to excellence provides you with the very best opportunities for realizing your own academic pursuits.

During your first two years you will build a strong foundation in chemistry, math, and physics courses. Placement exams are given at the beginning of each semester in the areas of chemistry and mathematics.

Students who have not taken an advanced placement exam in these areas while in high school are encouraged to take the exams prior to the start of classes.

Upper division courses will teach you how to apply the principles of chemistry to engineering design, and prepare you to design your own solutions to many of the world's chemical and biological challenges.

Most chemical engineering students earn their undergraduate degree in four years, however, some students like the flexibility that the five-year plan provides.