Chemical Engineering (BS): Biomolecular (14CHEBS-14CHEBIO)

Freshman Year

Fall Semester Credit Spring Semester Credit
CH 101 Chemistry A Molecular Sci.1 3 CH 201 Chemistry – Quantitative Sci.5 3
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab1 1 CH 202 Quantitative Chem. Lab 1
E 101 Intro to Engr & Prob Solv1 1 MA 241 Calculus II 1 4
E 115 Intro to Computing Environ. 1 PY 205 Physics for Engineers & Scientists I1 3
ENG 101 Acad. Writing & Research 1 4 PY 206 Physics for Engineer & Scientists I Lab1 1
MA 141 Calculus I 1 4 E 102 Engr in the 21st century (GEP IP) 2
HES_*** Health & Exercise Studies Course* 1 HES_*** Health & Exercise Studies Course* 1
15 15

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester Credit Spring Semester Credit
CH 221 Organic Chemistry I5 3 CH 223 Organic Chemistry II 3
CH 222 Organic Chemistry I Lab5 1 CH 224 Organic Chemistry II Lab 1
CHE 205 Chemical Proc. Princ5 4 CHE 225 Chem. Proc. Systems5 3
MA 242 Calculus III5 4 MA 341 Applied Differential Equations5 3
PY 208 Physics Engineers & Scientists II 3 BIO 183 Intro Biology: Cellular & Molecular Bio. 4
PY 209 Physics for Engineer & Scientists II Lab 1 GEP Requirement* 3
16 17

Junior Year

Fall Semester Credit Spring Semester Credit
BCH 451 Intro Biochemistry 4 BIT Lab Modules2 2
CHE 311 Transport Processes I5 3 CHE 312 Transport Processes II 3
CHE 315 Chem. Process Thermo5 3 CHE 316 Thermo of Chem & Phase Eq 3
BIT 410 Manipulation ReDNA (4 cr.) 4 CHE 330 Chem Engr Lab I 4
CHE 497 Chemical Engr Projects 3 GEP Requirement * 3
CH 395 Professional Dev. Seminar 1 BIT Lab Modules2 2
18 17

Senior Year

Fall Semester Credit Spring Semester Credit
CHE 446 Des & Analy Chem Reactors 3 CHE 435 Proc. System Analy & Control 3
CHE 450 CHE Design I 3 CHE 451 CHE Design II 3
CHE 497 CHE Engr Projects I 3 CHE 452 Biochemical Engineering 2
GEP Requirement* 3 CHE 448 Bioreactor Design 2
Biotech Minor Group E (GEP IP req*)3 3 Technical Elective4 2-3
GEP Requirement * 3
15 15

 

Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*,I,J,K: 128

Major/Program requirements and footnotes

1 Minimum grade of C- required.

2 Students must take two 2-hour BIT lab modules. Eligible labs include any BIT lab numbered 462 and above.

3 Biotech Minor Group E must be selected from: IDS 201, 303; STS 302, 304; STS/PHI 325. If another IP GEP course has already been taken, BIT 501(1 hr) can satisfy the Biotech Minor Group E Requirement.

4 Technical Elective must be selected from: any BIT course not already taken to fulfill another requirement, BEC 425, BEC 426, BEC 330; BEC 462, BEC 463; BEC 480, 485, 488; any CHE course numbered CHE 460 or above, including CHE 596 special topics; CE 373, ECE 331, MSE 210, NE 419, NE 491.

5 Grade of C (2.0) or higher required.

 

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://oucc.dasa.ncsu.edu/general-education-program/.

A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement.     
B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement.        
C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:      
D. Social Sciences (3 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: EC 205, EC 201, or ARE 201    
E. Health & Exercise Studies (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Health & Exercise Studies Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Health & Exercise Studies course list. 
F. Additional Breadth (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
 X   Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
2 credits to be selected from the approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives list. Course chosen to meet the Biotech Minor Group E requirement in the Major satisfies 3 credit hours of the 5 credit hours needed to fulfill the GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives requirement.  
H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better)

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements
I. U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:      
J. Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement:       
K. Foreign Language proficiency – Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.

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