Chemical EngineeringBachelor of Science

The chemical engineering program at SUNY ESF educates students in the engineering of chemical and biochemical processes for the manufacture of materials, products and energy fuels for a sustainable future. Molecular transformations underlie chemical and biological processes and well-designed processes that minimize environmental impact and incorporate responsible stewardship are critical to our future. Green chemistry, biological therapeutics and sustainable materials based on renewable resources are key focuses through available minors and electives. An education in chemical engineering positions students to impactful and rewarding careers in leading edge technology fields for the benefit of the society of the future.

Curriculum

The BS Chemical Engineering curriculum has been designed to educate students in the science and engineering of chemical process and products. Download the pdf version of the curriculum table.

Credit Hours	Total Credits
Program Credit Hours	128
General Education	44
Liberal Arts & Sciences	51
Electives	21

Curriculum Tables

Term 1	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
FCH 150 Gen Chem. I	3	NS	3	3	X
FCH 151 Gen Chem. Lab I	1	NS	1	1	X
Gen Ed	3	NS	3	3	X
APM 205 Calculus I	4	M	4	4	X
EWP 190 Writing & Environment	3	BC	3	3	X
ECH 132 Intro to Chem Eng. I	1			1
Term credit totals	15	15	15	15	15

Term 2	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
FCH 152 Gen Chem. II	3	NS	3	3	X		Gen. Chem. I
FCH 153 Gen Chem. Lab II	1	NS	1	1	X		Gen. Chem. Lab I
PHY 211 Gen. Physics I	3	NS	3	3	X		Gen. Phy. I
PHY 221 Gen. Physics LabI	1	NS	1	1	X		Gen. Phy. Lab I
APM 206 Calculus II	4	M	4	4	X		Calc. I
GNE 160 Computing Methods	3		3	3	X		Cal. I and II
ECH 133 Intro to Chem Eng II	1			1
Term credit totals	16	12	15	16	15

Term 3	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
FCH 221 Organic Chem. I	3	NS	3	3	X
FCH 222 Organic Chem. Lab I	1	NS	1	1	X
APM 307 Multivariable Calculus	4	M	4	4	X		Calculus II
ECH 202 Principles of Mass & Energy Balances	3			3	X
ECH 212 Engineering Thermodynamics	3	3		3	X
BIO 121 General Biology I/Lab	4	4	4	4
Term credit totals	18	15	12	18	14

Term 4	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
FCH 223 Organic Chem. II	3		3	3	X
FCH 224 Organic Chem. II Lab	1		1	1	X
EWP 290 Writ Humanities	3	H	3	3	X
Gen Ed	3			3	X
PHY 212/222 Physics II/Lab	4			4			ECH 212
APM 485 Differential Equations	3			4	X
Term credit totals	17	3	7	17	13

Term 5	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
APM 395 Probability and Statistics for Engineers	3			3
FOR 207 Intro. To Economics	3	SS	3	3
ECH 312 Chem Eng Thermo/Colliods	3			3
ECH 322 Fluid Mechanics	3			3
ECH 498/304/306 Professional Experience	2			2
Term credit totals	17	0	3	17

Term 6	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
ECH 355 Engineering Design Economics	3			3
ECH 341 Chemical Reaction Engineering Kinetics	3			3
ECH 371 Process Control	3			3
ECH 323 Transport Phenomena	3	3		3
ESF 200/Information Lit	1			3
EWP 444 Prof Writing	2
Term credit totals	15		0	15

Term 7	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
ECH 442 Chemical Reaction Engg & Process Safety	3			3
Elective	3			3
ECH 422 Unit Process Operations	3			3
Elective	3			3
Term credit totals	18	15	12	18	14

Term 8	See KEY
Course Number & Title	Cr	GER	LAS	Maj	TPath	New	Co/Prerequisites
ECH 457 Engineering Capstone Design	3		3
ECH 455 Capstone Chemical Engineering Lab	3			3
Elective	2			2
Elective	3			3
Elective	3			3
Term credit totals	14	0	0	14

Program	Credits
Total Credits	127
SUNY GER	44
LAS	51
Major	127
Elective & Other	20
Upper Division	59
Upper Division Major	59
Number of SUNY GER Categories	-

Key Cr: credits GER: SUNY General Educaiton Requirement (Enter Category Abbreviation) LAS: Liberal Arts & Sciences (Enter credits) Maj: Major requirement (Enter credits) TPath: SUNY Transfer Path Courses (Enter credits) New: new course (Enter X) Co/Prerequisite(s): list co/prerequisite(s) for the noted coures Upper Division: Courses intended primarily for juniors and seniors SUNY GER Category Abbreviations: American History (AH), Basic Communication (BC), Foreign Language (FL), Humanities (H), Math (M), Natural Sciences (NS), Other World Civilizations (OW), Social Science (SS), The Arts (AR), Western Civilization (WC)

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