2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

stimulates intellectual curiosity and encourages creative interaction
between students and faculty; opportunities for students and faculty
to engage in research and other activities to obtain knowledge and
skills beyond those obtained in traditional coursework; opportunities
for students and faculty to interact with and serve the local community;
and continuing educational opportunities for alumni and
members of the community beyond the limitations of traditional oncampus
coursework.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
Chemical Engineering, B.S. ____________________
Major Code: 7033 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom, Location/s: main campus
blended online
Chemical engineering is primarily the application of chemical principles
to industrial processes and environmental problems to effect
a change in the composition and properties of matter to benefit society
and the environment. A graduate in chemical engineering has
the basic training to solve problems in transport and separation processes,
process dynamics and control, energy production, food and
petrochemical processing, materials synthesis and processing, and
chemical equipment and plant design.
The freshman and sophomore years emphasize basic mathematics,
science and communication skills; the junior year, fundamentals
of chemical engineering; and the senior year, integration of those
fundamentals in capstone design courses. Elective coursework also
allows students to broaden their knowledge in other technical fields,
deepen their understanding in an area of specialization or participate
in a technical research project under the direction of an individual
faculty member.
Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the chemical engineering program are to
provide graduates with the technical, communication and teamwork
skills to allow them within a few years of graduation to: demonstrate
professional competence through career advancement or progress
toward obtaining professional registration or certification in chemical
engineering, an allied field such as environmental or materials
engineering or a nontraditional field such as business or medicine;
successfully complete a graduate degree in chemical engineering
or a related field; volunteer their services to the profession through
involvement with professional societies such as AICHE or to their
respective communities through involvement with government agencies
or nonprofit organizations.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking admission should have one year of high school biology,
chemistry and physics, in addition to at least three years of mathematics,
including algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
Degree Requirements
A Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering requires a minimum
of 135 credit hours as specified below. Because general chemistry
and mathematics are critically important foundations for all chemical
engineering courses, chemical engineering majors must pass
CHM 1101, CHM 1102, MTH 1001 and MTH 1002 with grades of
at least C before taking any 2000-level chemical engineering courses.
Students must successfully complete all courses listed for the freshman
year before registering for CHE 3101. Students must successfully
complete all courses listed for the sophomore year before registering
for CHE 4181.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
BUS 1301 Basic Economics ..................................................................... 3
CHE 1101 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 1 ............................... 2
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 .............................................................. 4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................... 4
17
SPRING
CHE 1102 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 2 .............................. 1
CHM 1102 General Chemistry 2 .............................................................. 4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................... 1
17
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
CHE 2101 Chemical Process Principles 1 ............................................... 3
CHM 2001 Organic Chemistry 1 .............................................................. 3
CHM 2011 Organic Chemistry Lab 1 ....................................................... 2
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ................................... 4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................... 1
17
SPRING
CHE 2102 Chemical Process Principles 2 ............................................... 3
CHE 3260 Materials Science and Engineering ........................................ 3
CHE 3265 Materials Lab ......................................................................... 1
CHM 2002 Organic Chemistry 2 .............................................................. 3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication .............................. 3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................... 4
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
CHE 3101 Transport Processes ................................................................ 3
CHE 3170 Introduction to Environmental Engineering .......................... 3
CHE 4240 Advanced Computational Methods for Engineering
Applications ............................................................................ 3
CHM 3001 Physical Chemistry 1 .............................................................. 3
CHM 3011 Physical Chemistry Lab 1....................................................... 2
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
17
SPRING
CHE 3103 Heat Transfer Processes ......................................................... 3
CHE 3104 Mass Transfer Processes ........................................................ 3
CHE 3110 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics ............................... 3
CHE 4122 Chemical Process Control ...................................................... 4
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
16
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
CHE 3115 Chemical Engineering Processes Lab 1 ................................. 2
CHE 4131 Separation Processes .............................................................. 3
CHE 4151 Chemical Engineering Reactor Design .................................. 3
CHE 4181 Chemical Engineering Plant Design 1 (Q) ............................ 3
Humanities Elective ............................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (Advanced Chemistry) ............................ 3
17
SPRING
CHE 4115 Chemical Engineering Processes Lab 2 ................................. 2
CHE 4182 Chemical Engineering Plant Design 2 (Q) ............................ 3
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