For students who entered fall 2012 to spring 2015.
Freshman Year
Fall SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.1070 | Intro to Chemical Engin.
| 2 |
ENGL.1010
| College Writing I5
| 3
|
CHEM.1210
| Chemistry I5
| 3 |
CHEM.1230L
| Chemistry I Lab | 1
|
MATH.1310 | Calculus I4/5 | 4 |
xxxx.xxxx | (Gen. Ed.) SS (Social Science) | 3 |
Total | 16 |
Spring SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
ENGN.1080 | Intro to Engineering II | 2 |
ENGL.1020
| College Writing II5
| 3
|
CHEM.1220
| Chemistry II5
| 3
|
CHEM.1240L
| Chemistry II Lab
| 1
|
MATH.1320 | Calculus II5 | 4 |
PHYS.1410 | Physics I5 | 3 |
PHYS.1410L | Physics I Lab5 | 1 |
Total | 17 |
Sophomore Year
Fall SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.2010
| Material Balances | 3
|
CHEN.2050
| Fundamentals of Electricity | 3 |
CHEM.2210
| Organic Chemistry I1/5
| 3 |
MATH.2310
| Calculus III5
| 4
|
BIOL.2100 | Biology for Engineers | 3 |
BIOL.2120L | Biology for Engineers Lab | 1
|
Total | 17 |
Spring SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.2020
| Energy Balances & Intro to Thermodynamics
| 3 |
CHEM.2050L
| Organic Chemistry Lab
| 1
|
CHEM.2220
| Organic Chemistry II1/5 | 3 |
MATH.2340/2360
| Differential Equations5 | 3
|
MATH.3850/3860
| Applied Statistics/Probability & Statistics
| 3 |
ECON.2010/2020 | (Gen. Ed.) SS Economics I/II | 3 |
Total | 16 |
Junior Year
Fall SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.3030
| Fluid Mechanics
| 3 |
CHEN.3110
| Thermodynamics
| 3 |
CHEN.3150
| Unit Operations Lab
| 2
|
CHEN.3170
| Appl. Eng. Prob. Solving/Matlab
| 3 |
CHEM.3440 | Physical Chemistry I2 | 3 |
xxxx.xxxx | (Gen. Ed.) AH(Arts/Humanities) | 3 |
Total | 17 |
Spring SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.3040
| Heat Transfer | 3 |
CHEN.3080
| Intro to Material. Sci. & Eng
| 3 |
CHEN.3100
| Separation Processes w/ Mass Transfer
| 3
|
CHEN.3160
| Unit Operations Lab II
| 2
|
CHEM.3470L | Physical Chemistry Lab II
| 1
|
xxxx.xxxx | Gen. Ed. AH (Arts/Humanities) | 3 |
xxxx.xxxx | Gen. Ed. SS (Social Science) | 3
|
Total | 18 |
Senior Year
Fall SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.4030
| Chemical Reactor Design
| 3 |
CHEN.4090
| Engineering Economics
| 3 |
CHEN.4130 | Process Dynamics & Control
| 3 |
CHEN.4150 | Processes & Controls Lab
| 2
|
xxxx.xxxx | Chemical Eng Tech Elective3 | 3 |
xxxx.xxxx | Gen. Ed. AH (Arts/Humanities)
| 3 |
Total | 17 |
Spring SemesterCourse# | Course Name | Cr. |
CHEN.4100
| Plant Design
| 3 |
CHEN.xxxx
| Chemical Eng. Tech. Elective3
| 3 |
CHEN.xxxx | Chemical Eng. Tech. Elective3
| 3 |
xxxx.xxxx | Chemical Eng. Tech. Elective
| 3 |
xxxx.xxxx | Advanced Chemical Elective or Equivalent
| 3
|
Total | 15 |
Total Minimum Credits = 133
Current UMass Lowell students should use their Advisement Report in SIS. If you need assistance, please contact your advisor.
The University General Education requirements must be satisfied. Either Economics I (ECON.2010) or II (ECON.2020) must be used to satisfy one of the Social Science requirements. Either Intro. to Ethics (PHIL.2030) or Engineering and Ethics (PHIL.3340) must be used to satisfy one of the Arts & Humanities requirements. A Gen. Ed. course that fulfills the Diversity requirement must be taken. No more than two Gen. Ed. courses can be taken from the same department. Refer to the General Education website.
1The listed co-requisite, CHEM.2290L or CHEM.2300L, Organic Chemistry Lab, is not required for Chemical Engineering majors.
2The listed co-requisite, CHEM.3460L, Physical Chemistry Lab, is not required for Chemical Engineering majors. CHEM.3470L is the required lab.
3Students must take two of the following:
- CHEN.4050 Design of Papers
- CHEN.5010 Paper Industry Processes
- CHEN.4940/4960 Selected Topics in Paper Engineering
The remainder of the option courses must be approved by the Paper Engineering Program Coordinator.
4Calculus I A, and Calculus I B instead of Calculus I, will be required for students who do not pass the Calculus Readiness Test.
5Honors Level courses may be taken instead.
Restriction on off-campus study:
Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be
formally approved prior to enrollment. See the
catalog policy for details.
Last Updated: 10/13/2017