Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Angola, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Help produce essential items with a chemical engineering degree
Chemical engineers are involved in every aspect of our lives, from the food we eat to the medicine we take to stay alive and the gas we put into our vehicles. As part of the Bachelor of Science in the chemical engineering program at Trine University, you will follow in the footsteps of some of the nation’s top chemical engineers.
The experience: Distinguished faculty prepare you for success
Guided by faculty with engineering work experiences from industry-leading companies such as BP Biofuels, Pfizer, Shell Oil, and Koch Industries with doctorates from Yale, Rice, Michigan State, and Northwestern universities, you will benefit from a truly exceptional experience. Faculty ensure you will obtain the skills and preparation needed to be successful in your future professional and academic career.
From the start of your time at Trine, you will be immersed in the close-knit atmosphere of the program. You will be invited on plant trips, exposed to professional and academic speakers, paired with an industrial mentor, and given the opportunity to compete in national competitions or perform undergraduate research. All seniors are given the opportunity to attend the AIChE National Conference at a reduced cost.
Ninety-six percent of domestic graduates over the past five years have industry-related work experience through professional internships or co-ops prior to graduation.
The degree: Practical experience with opportunities to specialize
The Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering is designed to deliver a practical, hands-on, rigorous learning experience that has consistently yielded national award-winning, sought-after graduates.
Trine University's chemical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Curriculum
The curriculum requires the completion of 128 credit hours of coursework. The average load is 16-17 hours per semester based on eight semesters.
General Education Requirements - 40 credit hours
- ENG 133 Technical Communications
- HUM 203 Humanities Seminar
- SP 203 Effective Speaking
- MA 134 Calculus I
- MA 164 Calculus II
- MA 213 Calculus III
- MA 233 Differential Equations
- PH 224 University Physics I
- PH 234 University Physics II
- Humanities Electives - 3 credit hours
- Humanities or Social Science Elective - 3 credit hours
- ECO 203 Survey of Economics or ECO 213 Microeconomics
- or ECO 223 Macroeconomics
Program Requirements – 60 credit hours
- GE 101 Introduction to Engineering
- GE 401 Professional Practice
- ES 141 Biology for Engineers
- ES 233 Engineering Materials
- ES 382 Engineering Economics
- CHE 203 Material Balances
- CHE 212 Energy Balances
- CHE 222 Process Measurement Lab and Sustainability
- CHE 252 Statistics and Computational Methods
- CHE 303 Chemical Engineering Fluid Dynamics
- CHE 313 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
- CHE 333 Unit Operations Laboratory I
- CHE 372 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
- CHE 373 Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer
- CHE 383 Mass Transfer
- CHE 393 Stagewise Separations
- CHE 412 Applied Numerical Methods
- CHE 433 Unit Operations Laboratory II
- CHE 453 Chemical Engineering Kinetics
- CHE 463 Chemical Engineering Dynamics and Control
- CHE 473 Chemical Engineering Design I
- CHE 483 Chemical Engineering Design II
- Chemical Engineering Electives - 6 credit hours
Additional Requirements - 28 credit hours
- CH 104 General Chemistry I
- and CH 114 General Chemistry II
- or CH 155H Honors Advanced General Chemistry
- CH 204 Organic Chemistry I
- CH 211 Organic Chemistry I Lab
- CH 234 Quantitative Chemical Analysis
- Chemistry Electives - 8 credit hours
- Free Electives - 4 or 7 credit hours
Also available are minors in Bioprocess Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Math, and Business.
The result: National recognition and successful careers
The Bachelor of Science in the chemical engineering program at Trine University boasts 100 percent job placement for students within six months of graduation for the classes of 2018 and 2019. Trine chemical engineering students and graduates have received the following recognition:
- AIChE National Student Design Contest Winner 2006, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
- AIChE National Student Design Honorable Mention 2007, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
- AIChE National Design Safety Award 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 (x3), 2017 (x2), 2018, 2019
- AIChE Jeopardy Regional Champions 2014, 2016
Recent graduates have succeeded in large, Fortune 500 companies such as Abbott Laboratories, American Axle, Cummins, Dow, DuPont, Eli Lilly, ExxonMobil, FM Global, General Motors, Jacobs Engineering, Marathon, Owens-Illinois Parker Hannifin, Pfizer, Steel Dynamics, Zimmer Biomet, and Zoetis as well as small regional companies. Recently, Trine University has placed graduates in schools such as Yale, Notre Dame, University of Michigan, Ohio University, North Carolina State, the University of Florida, and Indiana University Medical School.
Job opportunities and salaries cannot be beaten! As a graduate of our chemical engineering program, your career possibilities are endless. Following are organizations that have employed our graduates:
- 3M Corporation
- Abbott Labs
- Bayer
- BF Goodrich
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- BP Amoco
- Chevron Texaco
- Clorox
- ConAgra
- Corning
- Dow Chemical
- DuPont
- Eastman Chemical
- Eli Lilly & Company
- EPA
- ExxonMobil
- General Electric
- General Mills
- Goodyear
- ICI Paints
- Johnson & Johnson
- Kimberly-Clark
- Nabisco
- Pepsi Co.
- Pfizer
- PPG Industries
- Proctor & Gamble
- Shell Oil Company
- Sherwin-Williams
- Sigma-Aldrich