Chemical Engineering, BS

University Graduation Requirements

Students must complete all residency, curriculum, unit, and GPA requirements as outlined in the Undergraduate Graduation Requirements section of the Policies and Procedures .

4-Year Program Roadmap

Students may find a roadmap for this program here. Roadmaps should be used in consultation with the catalog and your advisor to identify additional requirements for completing the major (for example, course grade minimums). Associate Transfer Degrees (ADT) pathway roadmaps can be found here.

Major Exceptions

This degree program meets certain University Requirements through approved major modifications. Please see the Major Exceptions area in the General Education (GE) section to identify the specific adjustments for this degree program or contact your major advisor for more details.

Major-Specific Graduation Requirements

The following course in Preparation for the Major must be completed with a “C- or Better”: ENGL 1B .

The following required courses in the Major Lower Division Core must be satisfied with a “C or better”; PHYS 50 , MATH 31 , and MATH 32 .

The CHE Junior Core consists of a 2.0 average in {CHE 115 , CHE 151 , CHE 160A , CHE 162 and CHE 190 } and ENGR 100W . Students receiving a grade less than “C-” in any CHE Junior Core course will have to repeat the course(s). The Junior Core must be satisfied in order to enroll in Senior Core course(s).

The CHE Senior Core consists of {CHE 161L , CHE 163L , CHE 165A , CHE 165B , CHE 185 , CHE 160B , and CHE 158 }. Students receiving any grade less than “C-” in a Senior Core course(s) will have to repeat the courses. Students can repeat any ChE Junior or Senior Core course only once. Failure to pass any ChE Junior or Senior Core course with a grade of “C- or better” after the second attempt will result in disqualification from the ChE major.

Prerequisite Requirements

Enrollment in any chemistry course requires that the prerequisite courses be passed with a grade of “C or better” (C- not accepted). Exceptions may be made only with instructor consent or if not explicitly stated in the course description. Refer to the SJSU Course Catalog for specific information regarding course prerequisites.

General Education/American Institution Requirements

Courses that meet General Education/American Institution requirements are noted with area designation for required area. For legend please see General Education Attributes .

University Requirements (24 units)

Core Lower Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 39 units required by the university, 33 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Courses that meet GE Areas A1, A2, A3 or B4 must be passed with a “C-” or better to meet the requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

Upper Division General Education (6 units)

Of the 9 units required by the university, 3 units may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. Consult with major advisor for details.

American Institutions (12 units)

The 6 units of American Institutions (US123) coursework shown below also fulfills GE Areas D2 and D3. Other courses meet the American Institutions requirement, but may not include additional GE areas. The American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ) and Humanities Honors (HUM 1A /HUM 1B , HUM 2A /HUM 2B ) programs both offer larger integrated packages that meet this requirement. Consult with major advisor for details.

AMS 1A - American Cultures to 1877 6 units (M4)
AMS 1B - American Cultures 1877 to present 6 units (M5)

Physical Education

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

At SJSU, students must pass both the SJSU Writing Skills Test (WST) and a 100W course. For additional information on the WST, please see http://testing.sjsu.edu/wst. Exceptions to the GWAR may be found at http://info.sjsu.edu/gwar.html.

A grade of C or better (C- not accepted) is required to meet graduation requirement.

Major Preparation (34 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 5 units (B1+B3)
CHEM 1B - General Chemistry 5 units (B1+B3)
ENGL 1B - Argument and Analysis 3 units (C2) (or equivalent second semester composition course.)
MATH 30 - Calculus I 3 units (B4)
MATH 31 - Calculus II 4 units (B4)
MATH 32 - Calculus III 3 units (B4)
MATH 133A - Ordinary Differential Equations 3 units
PHYS 50 - General Physics/Mechanics 4 units (B1+B3)
PHYS 51 - General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism 4 units (B1+B3)

Major Requirements (62 units)

Core Courses (11 units)

CE 99 - Introductory Statics 2 units (CE 95 also accepted.)
ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering 3 units (E) (CS 46A or equivalant also accepted, but additional GE Area E units will be required)
ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports 3 units (Z+R)
MATE 25 - Introduction to Materials 3 units

Engineering and Science Required Courses (43 units)

CHE 115 - Industrial Chemical Calculations 3 units
CHE 151 - Process Engineering Thermodynamics 4 units
CHE 158 - Kinetics and Reactor Design 3 units
CHE 160A - Unit Operations I 4 units
CHE 160B - Unit Operations II 4 units
CHE 161 - Process Safety and Engineering Ethics 1 units
CHE 161L - Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Laboratory 2 units
CHE 162 - Engineering Statistics and Analysis 2 units
CHE 163L - Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Laboratory II 2 units
CHE 165A - Plant Design I 1 units
CHE 165B - Plant Design II 3 units
CHE 185 - Chemical Process Dynamics and Control 3 units
CHE 190 - Introduction to Transport Phenomena 3 units
CHEM 112A - Organic Chemistry 3 units
CHEM 112B - Organic Chemistry 3 units
CHEM 113A - Organic Chemistry Lab 2 units

Technical Major Electives (8 units)

Electives must be selected from the approved departmental elective track list in consultation with the students’ advisor

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