Chemical Engineering

Creating safer, more environmentally friendly plastics. Turning biomass into useful products. Improving methods for drug delivery. Working on advances in biomaterials. Designing fuel cells and exploring nanomaterials to catalyze reactions. Whatever your passion, a diverse array of options are available to students pursuing a degree in this field, including wide-ranging opportunities. Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at KU.

Information appearing in this guide is subject to change. Please talk with your departmental advisor about degree requirements on a regular basis. A recommended 5-year course sequence is also available.

**First year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 111	Introduction to the Profession	1
CHEM 170^{H *}	Chemistry for the Chemical Sciences I	5
ENGL 101	Composition	3
MATH 125^H	Calculus I	4
	KU Core Elective ^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**First year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 112	Introduction to the Profession II	1
CHEM 175^H	Chemistry for the Chemical Sciences II	5
PHSX 210^H	General Physics I for Engineers	3
PHSX 216	General Physics I Laboratory	1
ENGL 102^H	Critical Reading and Writing	3
MATH 126^H	Calculus II	4
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 211	Material & Energy Balances	4
CHEM 330^H	Organic Chemistry I	3
CHEM 331	Organic Chemistry I Lab	2
PHSX 212^H	General Physics II	3
MATH 220^H	Applied Differential Equations	3
MATH 290^H	Elementary Linear Algebra	2
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Second year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 221	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I	3
C&PE 325	Numerical Methods and Statistics	3
MATH 127^H	Calculus III	4
	Advanced Science Elective	3
	Engineering Elective***	3
PHSX 236	General Physics II Laboratory	1
	TOTAL HOURS	17

**Third year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 511	Momentum Transfer	3
C&PE 512	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II	3
CHEM 525	Physical Chemistry for Engineers	4
	KU Core Elective**^H	3
	Engineering Elective***	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Third year - Spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 525	Heat and Mass Transfer	4
C&PE 524	Chemical Engineering Kinetics & Reactor Design	3
	Advanced Science Elective	3
C&PE 522	Economic Appraisal of C&PE Projects	2
	KU Core Elective**^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	15

**Fourth year - fall**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 611	Design of Unit Operations	3
C&PE 615	Introduction to Process Dynamics and Control	3
C&PE 616	Chemical Engineering Laboratory I	4
	Engineering Elective***	3
	KU Core Elective**^H	3
	TOTAL HOURS	16

**Fourth year - spring**
Course	Course Title	Hours
C&PE 613	Chemical Engineering Design	4
C&PE 624	Process Safety and Sustainability	3
C&PE 626	Chemical Engineering Laboratory II	3
	Engineering Elective***	3
	TOTAL HOURS	13

Optional Concentrations

As part of their Chemical Engineering degree, students may opt to pursue an emphasis in the following areas. Except where noted, these do not require additional credit hours. For course details, please visit the department website or handbook.

Biomedical

Materials Science

Environmental

Premedical (adds additional hours)

Petroleum

CURRICULUM NOTES
* CHEM 130 & 135 can be substituted for CHEM 170 & 175.
** Students must ensure these electives collectively meet all remaining KU Core requirements for Breadth of Knowledge and Culture and Diversity.
*** Refer to the Chemical Engineering Handbook
^H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 210^H
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125^H

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ENGL 101 & ENGL 102
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: C&PE 613, 616 & 626

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 170^H
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: C&PE 522 and C&PE 624

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: C&PE 613

2023-2024 Curriculum