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Our Individualized Chemical Engineering Curricula
We also emphasize opportunities for experiential learning (that is, learning-by-doing). Almost half of our students participate in our co-op program, where they spend two semesters doing engineering work (and getting paid) at a company. Many students do undergraduate research in the labs of our faculty, which sometimes leads to publications in scientific journals and presentations by the students at scientific meetings. Students may also enroll in our BS-MS program, which is a 5 year program that leads to both a BS and MS degree in chemical engineering. Our program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The accreditation process involves defining the mission, objectives and desired outcomes of our program, showing how these criteria reflect the needs of our constituents, and assessing how well we meet these criteria. Our program mission, objectives and desired outcomes are given here. |
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Our program enables each student to design an individualized curriculum that highlights his or her interests within the field of chemical engineering. Chemical engineers apply a common core of knowledge to a broad range of applications, and our curriculum reflects this idea: Each student attains this core knowledge through a common set of math, science and chemical engineering courses, and focuses on his or her interests through a series of twelve elective courses. As examples, students can focus on biochemical engineering, management, or complete premedical coursework through these electives. Our program is described in detail