Undergraduate Curriculum

The following flowchart describes the four-year curriculum required by all Chemical and Biological Engineering undergraduates:

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Flowchart Description:

Title: "CBE Flowchart for Undergraduate Curriculum"

1. Senior Year / CAPSTONES
   1. ChBE Laboratories (ChME-4150/60/70)
   2. Chemical Process Design (ChME-4050)
2. Junior Year, Sophomore Year / CORNERSTONES
   1. Chemical Reactor Design (ChME-4500)
   2. Separations Processes (ChME-4040)
   3. Advanced Chemistry
   4. Transport Phenomena (ChME-4010/20)
   5. Process Dynamics and Control (ChME-4030)
   6. Computation (ChME-2050)
   7. Thermodynamics (ChME-2020)
   8. Material and Energy Balances (ChME-2010)
3. Freshman Year
   1. Basic Math
   2. Basic Sciences