Program: Chemical Engineering BS / MS - Texas Tech University

May 07, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
(See Below)
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours AND
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours *
ENGR 1330 - Computational Thinking with Data Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1110 - Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1320 - Bio-Inspired Design for Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 2392 - Engineering Ethics and Its Impact on Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours ^†

Total: 17

Second Year

Fall

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
AND
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 2310 - Introduction to Chemical Process 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3315 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 2321 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3305 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
AND
CHEM 3105 - Experimental Organic Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Third Year

Fall

CHE 2306 - Exposition of Technical Information 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3326 - Heat Transfer 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3322 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM Elective (Lecture and Lab) 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

CHE 3232 - Chemical Engineering Transport Laboratory 2 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3323 - Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3341 - Mass-Transfer Operations 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 3330 - Engineering Materials Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM Elective (Lecture) 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 14

Fourth Year

Fall

CHE 4232 - Unit Operations Laboratory 2 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 4353 - Process Control 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 4322 - Chemical Engineering Review 3 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Core Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Core Course 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 14

Spring

CHE 4455 - Chemical Process Design and Simulation 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 4356 - Process Safety 3 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Core Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Core Course 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 13

Fifth Year

Fall

CHE 7121 - Doctoral Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Core Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
Graduate Elective Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHE 6000 - Master’s Thesis V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
(See Below)

Total: 10

Spring

Semester Credit Hours
Semester Credit Hours

Critical-Path Hours: 137

Additional Requirements:

American Government 6 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts/Multicultural elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
U.S. History 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total Hours: 152

* Students who are not adequately prepared for chemistry must take before enrolling in .
^† A high school physics course and a year of calculus are recommended as adequate preparation.
^‡ One CHE elective can be replaced by , or any upper-level engineering course that is not similar in content to a required course.