An education in chemical and biological engineering provides the intellectual foundation for our graduates to work on solutions to society’s biggest problems (both current and future problems). For example, our graduates could go on to develop innovative materials and products, to design new devices to improve animal or human health or environmental health, and to design processes for the safe production of chemicals and biochemicals, the production of alternative energy sources, and prevention of hazardous waste. The possibilities are limitless. Chemical and biological engineering is a powerful blend of basic sciences and the skills to quantitatively describe, predict, and control all changes of matter. Our curriculum is based on the sciences of physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. It includes engineering science and design methods, as well as humanities and social sciences. The Chemical and Biological Engineering program provides an environment that promotes a sense of professionalism, the development of project management skills, and an appreciation for the value of life-long learning. Graduates of our program are well prepared to enter a variety of professions, or to pursue further advanced education. The broad, strong scientific basis of chemical and biological engineering has kept our graduates consistently near or at the top in salary and demand among B.S. graduates.
Advanced Materials Concentration
The Advanced Materials concentration aims to educate students on understanding the relationship between the properties of a material and its molecular structure. This knowledge will provide students with the principles and tools to either modify existing materials for enhanced performance, or to generate new materials with tailored properties for addressing issues of high relevance in modern society, such as those related to efficiency, health, and sustainability. Examples include smart biomaterials that are responsive to external stimuli, bio-inspired materials, biodegradable and sustainable materials, materials for additive manufacturing, nano-engineered materials, and materials for extreme environments. The coursework in this concentration encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including polymer science and engineering, nanotechnology, biomaterials science, and tissue engineering.
The Chemical and Biological Engineering major is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Effective Fall 2025
Students may enroll in either the standalone major or (at most) one of the concentrations under the Major in Chemical and Biological Engineering.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CHEM 1201 | Foundations of Modern Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| CHEM 1211 | Foundations of Modern Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | 1 |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| ENGR 111 | Fundamentals of Engineering | 3 | |
| ENGR 114 | Engineering for Grand Challenges | 3 | |
| LIFE 102 | Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | 4 |
| MATH 160 | Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 4 |
| MATH 161 | Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 4 |
| 1C | 1C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| CBE 201 | Material and Energy Balances | 3 | |
| CBE 205 | Fundamentals of Biological Engineering | 3 | |
| CBE 210 | Thermodynamic Process Analysis | 3 | |
| CBE 223 | CBE Design and Experimentation I | 2 | |
| CBE 393 | Professional Development Seminar | 1 | |
| CHEM 241 | Foundations of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CHEM 242 | Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | |
| MATH 261 | Calculus for Physical Scientists III | 4 | |
| MATH 340 | Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 | |
| PH 141 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | 3A | 5 |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BC 351 or CHEM 321 | Principles of Biochemistry Foundations of Chemical Biology | 4 | |
| CBE 320 | Chemical and Biological Reactor Design | 3 | |
| CBE 330 | Process Simulation | 3 | |
| CBE 331 | Momentum Transfer and Mechanical Separations | 3 | |
| CBE 332 | Heat and Mass Transfer Fundamentals | 3 | |
| CBE 334 | CBE Design and Experimentation II | 1 | |
| CBE 335 | CBE Design and Experimentation III | 1 | |
| CBE 340 | Statistics for CBE Applications | 3 | |
| Bioscience Elective (see list below) | 3 | ||
| Chemistry Electives (see list below) | 6 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Senior | |||
| CBE 430 | Process Control and Instrumentation | 3 | |
| CBE 442 | Separation Processes | 4 | |
| CBE 443 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Lab II | 2 | |
| CBE 451 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Design I | 4A,4B,4C | 3 |
| CBE 452 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Design II | 4A,4B,4C | 3 |
| Technical Elective (see list below) | 9 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 128 | ||
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Students who complete General Chemistry (CHEM 111, CHEM 112, and CHEM 113, CHEM 114) do not have to take CHEM 120 and CHEM 121.
Electives
The CBE program requires 18 credit hours of electives. 12 credits of electives will be taken from a subset of CBE electives within Chemistry electives and Technical electives to meet the requirements of the concentration. The 3 credit bioscience elective will be from the entire bioscience elective list available to CBEs. The last 3 credits of technical electives can be from any elective list listed below. New courses are added all the time, if you find a course you believe is valuable to your education just ask your advisor if it is an appropriate elective course.
Chemistry Electives
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following.
| Code | Title | AUCC | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC 411 | Physical Biochemistry | 4 | |
| BC 521/CHEM 521 | Principles of Chemical Biology | 3 | |
| CBE 310 | Molecular Concepts and Applications | 3 | |
| CHEM 261 | Fundamentals of Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHEM 263 | Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CHEM 311 | Introduction to Nanoscale Science | 3 | |
| CHEM 315 | Foundations of Polymer Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHEM 461 | Inorganic Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHEM 462 | Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 | |
| CHEM 511 | Solid State Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHEM 515 | Polymer Chemistry | 3 | |
| CHEM 517 | Chemistry of Electronic Materials | 3 | |
| CHEM 550A | Materials Chemistry: Hard Materials | 1 | |
| CHEM 550B | Materials Chemistry: Soft Materials | 1 | |
| CHEM 550C | Materials Chemistry: Nanomaterials | 1 |
Bioscience Elective
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following.
| Code | Title | AUCC | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC 401 | Comprehensive Biochemistry I | 3 | |
| BC 403 | Comprehensive Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| BC 404 | Comprehensive Biochemistry Laboratory | 2 | |
| BC 406A | Investigative Biochemistry: Protein Biochemistry | 2 | |
| BC 406B | Investigative Biochemistry: Molecular Genetics | 2 | |
| BC 406C | Investigative Biochemistry: Cellular Biochemistry | 2 | |
| BC 411 | Physical Biochemistry | 4 | |
| BC 441 | 3D Molecular Models for Biochemistry | 1 | |
| BC 463 | Molecular Genetics | 3 | |
| BC 464 | Molecular Genetics Recitation | 1 | |
| BC 465 | Molecular Regulation of Cell Function | 3 | |
| BC 517 | Metabolism | 2 | |
| BC 521/CHEM 521 | Principles of Chemical Biology | 3 | |
| BMS 300 | Principles of Human Physiology | 4 | |
| BMS 301 | Human Gross Anatomy | 5 | |
| BMS 302 | Laboratory in Principles of Physiology | 2 | |
| BMS 305 | Domestic Animal Gross Anatomy | 4 | |
| BMS 325 | Cellular Neurobiology | 3 | |
| BMS 330 | Microscopic Anatomy | 4 | |
| BMS 345 | Functional Neuroanatomy | 4 | |
| BMS 360 | Fundamentals of Physiology | 4 | |
| BMS 409 | Human and Animal Reproductive Biology | 3 | |
| BMS 420 | Cardiopulmonary Physiology | 3 | |
| BMS 430 | Endocrinology | 3 | |
| BMS 450 | Pharmacology | 3 | |
| BMS 460 | Essentials of Pathophysiology | 3 | |
| BMS 500 | Mammalian Physiology I | 4 | |
| BMS 501 | Mammalian Physiology II | 4 | |
| BMS 503/NB 503 | Developmental Neurobiology | 3 | |
| BMS 505/NB 505 | Neuronal Circuits, Systems and Behavior | 3 | |
| BMS 545 | Neuroanatomy | 5 | |
| BMS 575 | Human Anatomy Dissection | 4 | |
| BSPM 302 | Applied and General Entomology | 2 | |
| BSPM 361 | Elements of Plant Pathology | 3 | |
| BZ 240 | Synthetic Biology-Principles and Applications | 3 | |
| BZ 310 | Cell Biology | 4 | |
| BZ 311 | Developmental Biology | 4 | |
| BZ 348/MATH 348 | Theory of Population and Evolutionary Ecology | 4 | |
| BZ 350 | Molecular and General Genetics | 4 | |
| BZ 360 | Bioinformatics and Genomics | 4 | |
| LIFE 201B | Introductory Genetics: Molecular/Immunological/Developmental (GT-SC2) | 3A | 3 |
| LIFE 202B | Introductory Genetics Recitation: Molecular | 1 | |
| LIFE 203 | Introductory Genetics Laboratory | 2 | |
| LIFE 210 | Introductory Eukaryotic Cell Biology | 3 | |
| LIFE 211 | Introductory Cell Biology Honors Recitation | 1 | |
| LIFE 212 | Introductory Cell Biology Laboratory | 2 | |
| LIFE 320 | Ecology | 3 | |
| MIP 300 | General Microbiology | 3 | |
| MIP 302 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 | |
| MIP 315 | Pathology of Human and Animal Disease | 3 | |
| MIP 334 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| MIP 335 | Food Microbiology Laboratory | 2 | |
| MIP 342 | Immunology | 4 | |
| MIP 343 | Immunology Laboratory | 2 | |
| MIP 351 | Medical Bacteriology | 3 | |
| MIP 352 | Medical Bacteriology Laboratory | 3 | |
| MIP 410 | Foundations of Modern Biotechnology | 2 | |
| MIP 420 | Medical and Molecular Virology | 4 | |
| MIP 432/ESS 432 | Microbial Ecology | 3 | |
| MIP 433/ESS 433 | Microbial Ecology Laboratory | 1 | |
| MIP 443 | Microbial Physiology | 3 | |
| MIP 450 | Microbial Genetics | 3 | |
| MIP 555 | Principles and Mechanisms of Disease | 3 |
Technical Electives
You need 9 credits total. 6 credits should be selected from the Technical Electives list A or Chemistry Electives List. 3 credits can be selected from Technical Electives List B or any other elective listed on this page.
| Code | Title | AUCC | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Electives List A | |||
| BIOM 441 | Biomechanics and Biomaterials | 3 | |
| BIOM 525/MECH 525 | Cell and Tissue Engineering | 3 | |
| BIOM 574/MECH 574 | Bio-Inspired Surfaces | 3 | |
| CBE 514 | Polymer Science and Engineering | 3 | |
| CBE 570 | Biomolecular Engineering/Synthetic Biology | 3 | |
| MECH 331 | Introduction to Engineering Materials | 4 | |
| MECH 432 | Engineering of Nanomaterials | 3 | |
| MECH 530 | Advanced Composite Materials | 3 | |
| MECH 531/BIOM 531 | Materials Engineering | 3 | |
| MECH 532/BIOM 532 | Materials Issues in Mechanical Design | 3 | |
| MECH 573/BIOM 573 | Structure and Function of Biomaterials | 3 | |
| MSE 436/MECH 436 | Green Engineering--Materials and Environment | 3 | |
| MSE 502A | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Materials Structure and Scattering | 1 | |
| MSE 502B | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Computational Materials Methods | 1 | |
| MSE 502C | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Materials Microscopy | 1 | |
| MSE 502D | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Materials Spectroscopy | 1 | |
| MSE 502E | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Bulk Properties and Performance | 1 | |
| MSE 502F | Materials Science and Engineering Methods: Experimental Methods for Materials Research | 1 | |
| MSE 503 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3 | |
| MSE 504 | Thermodynamics of Materials | 3 | |
| MSE 505 | Kinetics of Materials | 3 | |
| MSE 523 | Electronic Properties of Materials | 3 | |
| Code | Title | AUCC | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Electives List B | |||
| AB 410 | Understanding Pesticides | 3 | |
| ATS 350 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 2 | |
| ATS 351 | Introduction to Weather and Climate Lab | 1 | |
| ATS 440/GES 440 | Sea Level Rise and a Sustainable Future | 3 | |
| ATS 542/GEOL 542 | Paleoclimate | 3 | |
| ATS 543/ESS 543 | Global Climate Change | 2 | |
| ATS 550 | Atmospheric Radiation and Remote Sensing | 3 | |
| ATS 555 | Air Pollution | 3 | |
| ATS 556 | Climate Intervention to Cool a Warming Planet | 2 | |
| ATS 560 | Air Pollution Measurement | 2 | |
| BC 400-479 | |||
| BC 500-579 | |||
| BIOM 300 | Problem-Based Learning Biomedical Engr Lab | 4 | |
| BIOM 304 | Global Challenges and Collaborations in BME | 3 | |
| BIOM 350A | Study Abroad--Ecuador: Prosthetics | 1-3 | |
| BIOM 350B | Study Abroad--Portugal: Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare | 1 | |
| BIOM 350C | Study Abroad--Ireland: Biomedical Engineering and Healthcare | 1 | |
| BIOM 421 | Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering | 3 | |
| BIOM 422 | Quantitative Systems and Synthetic Biology | 3 | |
| BIOM 517/ECE 517 | Advanced Optical Imaging | 3 | |
| BIOM 518/ECE 518 | Biophotonics | 3 | |
| BIOM 526/ECE 526 | Biological Physics | 3 | |
| BIOM 527A/ECE 527A | Biosensing: Cells as Circuits | 1 | |
| BIOM 527B/ECE 527B | Biosensing: Signal and Noise in Biosensors | 1 | |
| BIOM 527C/ECE 527C | Biosensing: Sensor Circuit Fundamentals | 1 | |
| BIOM 527D/ECE 527D | Biosensing: Electrochemical Sensors | 1 | |
| BIOM 527E/ECE 527E | Biosensing: Affinity Sensors | 1 | |
| BIOM 527F/ECE 527F | Biosensing: Biophotonic Sensors Using Refractive Index | 1 | |
| BIOM 531/MECH 531 | Materials Engineering | 3 | |
| BIOM 533/CIVE 533 | Biomolecular Tools for Engineers | 3 | |
| BIOM 537/ECE 537 | Biomedical Signal Processing | 3 | |
| BIOM 570/MECH 570 | Bioengineering | 3 | |
| BIOM 572/MECH 572 | Regenerative Bioengineering with Stem Cells | 3 | |
| BIOM 573/MECH 573 | Structure and Function of Biomaterials | 3 | |
| BIOM 576/MECH 576 | Quantitative Systems Physiology | 4 | |
| BIOM 578/MECH 578 | Musculoskeletal Biosolid Mechanics | 3 | |
| BIOM 579/MECH 579 | Cardiovascular Biomechanics | 3 | |
| CBE 501 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 3 | |
| CBE 502 | Advanced Reactor Design | 3 | |
| CBE 503 | Transport Phenomena Fundamentals | 3 | |
| CBE 504/BIOM 504 | Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering | 3 | |
| CBE 505 | Biochemical Engineering Laboratory | 1 | |
| CBE 521 | Mathematical Modeling for Chemical Engineers | 3 | |
| CBE 522/BIOM 522 | Bioseparation Processes | 3 | |
| CBE 524 | Bioremediation | 1 | |
| CBE 540/CIVE 540 | Advanced Biological Wastewater Processing | 3 | |
| CBE 543 | Membranes for Biotechnology and Biomedicine | 3 | |
| CBE 560 | Engineering of Protein Expression Systems | 3 | |
| CBE 570 | Biomolecular Engineering/Synthetic Biology | 3 | |
| CHEM 310-340 | |||
| CHEM 350-379 | |||
| CHEM 400-479 | |||
| CHEM 500-579 | |||
| CIVE 260 | Engineering Mechanics-Statics | 3 | |
| CIVE 261 | Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics | 3 | |
| CIVE 322 | Basic Hydrology | 3 | |
| CIVE 330 | Ecological Engineering | 3 | |
| CIVE 360 | Mechanics of Solids | 3 | |
| CIVE 371 | Study Abroad--Peru: Grand Challenges in Engineering in Peru | 3 | |
| CIVE 401 | Hydraulic Engineering | 3 | |
| CIVE 421 | Global Water Challenges | 3 | |
| CIVE 423 | Groundwater Engineering | 3 | |
| CIVE 438 | Fundamentals of Environmental Engr | 3 | |
| CIVE 439 | Applications of Environmental Engr Concepts | 3 | |
| CIVE 440 | Nonpoint Source Pollution | 3 | |
| CIVE 441 | Water Quality Analysis and Treatment | 3 | |
| CIVE 442 | Air Quality Engineering | 3 | |
| CIVE 515 | River Mechanics | 3 | |
| CIVE 521 | Hydrometry | 3 | |
| CIVE 531 | Groundwater Hydrology | 3 | |
| CIVE 538 | Aqueous Chemistry | 3 | |
| CIVE 560 | Advanced Mechanics of Materials | 3 | |
| CS 165 | CS2--Data Structures | 4 | |
| CS 220 | Discrete Structures and the Applications | 4 | |
| CS 270 | Computer Organization | 4 | |
| ECE 204 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | 3 | |
| ECE 430/MATH 430 | Fourier and Wavelet Analysis with Apps | 3 | |
| ENGR 300 | 3D Printing Lab for Engineers | 1 | |
| ENGR 422 | Technology Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| ENGR 478 | Applied Engineering Data Analytics | 3 | |
| ENGR 502 | Engineering Project and Program Management | 3 | |
| ENGR 510 | Engineering Optimization: Method/Application | 3 | |
| ENGR 525 | Intellectual Property and Invention Systems | 3 | |
| ENGR 531 | Engineering Risk Analysis | 3 | |
| ENGR 550/MATH 550 | Numerical Methods in Science and Engineering | 3 | |
| ERHS 320 | Environmental Health--Water Quality | 3 | |
| ERHS 332 | Principles of Epidemiology | 3 | |
| ERHS 410 | Environmental Health-Air and Waste Management | 3 | |
| ERHS 446 | Environmental Toxicology | 3 | |
| ERHS 448 | Environmental Contaminants | 3 | |
| ERHS 450 | Introduction to Radiation Biology | 3 | |
| ERHS 502 | Fundamentals of Toxicology | 3 | |
| ERHS 503 | Toxicology Principles | 1 | |
| ERHS 510/VS 510 | Cancer Biology | 3 | |
| ERHS 530 | Radiological Physics and Dosimetry I | 3 | |
| ERHS 542 | Biostatistical Methods for Qualitative Data | 3 | |
| ERHS 547 | Equipment and Instrumentation | 3 | |
| ESS 311 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 | |
| ESS 312 | Sustainability Science | 3 | |
| ESS 330 | Quantitative Reasoning for Ecosystem Science | 3 | |
| ESS 353 | Global Change Impacts, Adaptation, Mitigation | 3 | |
| ESS 440 | Practicing Sustainability | 4 | |
| ESS 501 | Principles of Ecosystem Sustainability | 3 | |
| ESS 524 | Foundations for Carbon/Greenhouse Gas Mgmt | 3 | |
| F 311 | Forest Ecology | 3 | |
| FIN 305 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 | |
| FTEC 447 | Food Chemistry | 3 | |
| GEOL 150 | Dynamic Earth (GT-SC2) | 3A | 4 |
| GEOL 452 | Hydrogeology | 4 | |
| GEOL 454 | Geomorphology | 4 | |
| GES 362 | Systems Thinking and Sustainability | 3 | |
| GES 441 | Analysis of Sustainable Energy Solutions | 3 | |
| GES 465/MSE 465 | Sustainable Strategies for E-Waste Management | 3 | |
| GES 528/CIVE 528 | Assessing the Food, Energy, Water Nexus | 3 | |
| GES 542 | Biobased Fuels, Energy, and Chemicals | 3 | |
| HES 307 | Biomechanical Principles of Human Movement | 3 | |
| HES 319 | Neuromuscular Aspects of Human Movement | 4 | |
| HES 403 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 | |
| HES 420 | Electrocardiography and Exercise Management | 3 | |
| HORT 579 | Mass Spectrometry Omics-Methods and Analysis | 3 | |
| IDEA 310B | Design Thinking Toolbox: 3D Modeling | 3 | |
| IDEA 310D | Design Thinking Toolbox: Digital Imaging | 1 | |
| MATH 301 | Introduction to Combinatorial Theory | 3 | |
| MATH 331 | Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | 3 | |
| MATH 332 | Partial Differential Equations | 3 | |
| MATH 360 | Mathematics of Information Security | 3 | |
| MATH 366 | Introduction to Abstract Algebra | 3 | |
| MATH 369 | Linear Algebra I | 3 | |
| MATH 405 | Introduction to Number Theory | 3 | |
| MATH 419 | Introduction to Complex Variables | 3 | |
| MATH 450 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| MATH 451 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| MATH 455 | Mathematics in Biology and Medicine | 3 | |
| MATH 460 | Information and Coding Theory | 3 | |
| MATH 466 | Abstract Algebra I | 3 | |
| MATH 467 | Abstract Algebra II | 3 | |
| MATH 469 | Linear Algebra II | 3 | |
| MATH 525 | Optimal Control | 3 | |
| MATH 530 | Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers | 3 | |
| MATH 532 | Mathematical Modeling of Large Data Sets | 3 | |
| MATH 535 | Foundations of Applied Mathematics | 3 | |
| MATH 546 | Partial Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| MATH 560 | Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| MECH 262 | Engineering Mechanics | 4 | |
| MECH 307 | Mechatronics II | 3 | |
| MECH 324 | Dynamics of Machines | 4 | |
| MECH 325 | Machine Design with Finite Element Analysis | 4 | |
| MECH 403 | Energy Engineering | 3 | |
| MECH 407 | Laser Applications in Mechanical Engineering | 3 | |
| MECH 424 | Advanced Dynamics | 3 | |
| MECH 425 | Mechanical Engineering Vibrations | 4 | |
| MECH 431 | Metals and Alloys | 3 | |
| MECH 436/MSE 436 | Green Engineering--Materials and Environment | 3 | |
| MECH 502 | Advanced/Additive Manufacturing Engineering | 3 | |
| MECH 507 | Laser Diagnostics for Thermosciences | 3 | |
| MECH 509 | Design and Analysis in Engineering Research | 3 | |
| MECH 513 | Simulation Modeling and Experimentation | 3 | |
| MECH 516 | Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment | 3 | |
| MECH 524 | Principles of Dynamics | 3 | |
| MECH 527 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrains | 3 | |
| MECH 529 | Advanced Mechanical Systems | 3 | |
| MECH 543 | Biofluid Mechanics | 3 | |
| MECH 552 | Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 | |
| MGT 305 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 | |
| MGT 340 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| MIP 425 | Virology and Cell Culture Laboratory | 2 | |
| MIP 530 | Advanced Molecular Virology | 4 | |
| MIP 543 | RNA Biology | 3 | |
| MIP 550 | Microbial and Molecular Genetics Laboratory | 4 | |
| MKT 305 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 | |
| MSE 501 | Materials Technology Transfer | 1 | |
| NR 319 | Introduction to Geospatial Science | 4 | |
| NR 323/GR 323 | Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation | 3 | |
| NR 505 | Concepts in GIS | 4 | |
| PH 142 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (GT-SC1) | 3A | 5 |
| PH 314 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 4 | |
| PH 315 | Modern Physics Laboratory | 2 | |
| PH 341 | Mechanics | 4 | |
| PH 351 | Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | |
| PH 353 | Optics and Waves | 4 | |
| PH 361 | Physical Thermodynamics | 3 | |
| PH 451 | Introductory Quantum Mechanics I | 3 | |
| PH 452 | Introductory Quantum Mechanics II | 3 | |
| PH 517 | Chaos, Fractals, and Nonlinear Dynamics | 3 | |
| PH 521 | Introduction to Lasers | 3 | |
| PH 522 | Introductory Laser Laboratory | 1 | |
| PH 531 | Introductory Condensed Matter Physics | 3 | |
| PH 561 | Elementary Particle Physics | 3 | |
| PH 571 | Mathematical Methods for Physics I | 3 | |
| PH 572 | Mathematical Methods for Physics II | 3 | |
| PHIL 410 | Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems | 3 | |
| SOCR 322 | Principles of Microclimatology | 3 | |
| SOCR 330 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| SOCR 375 | Soil Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| SOCR 400 | Soils and Global Change-Impacts and Solutions | 3 | |
| SOCR 455 | Microbiomes of Soil Systems | 3 | |
| SOCR 456 | Soil Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 467 | Soil and Environmental Chemistry | 3 | |
| SOCR 470 | Soil Physics | 3 | |
| SOCR 471 | Soil Physics Laboratory | 1 | |
| SOCR 567 | Environmental Soil Chemistry | 4 | |
| STAR 512 | Design and Data Analysis for Researchers II | 4 | |
| STAT 305 | Sampling Techniques | 3 | |
| STAT 307 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 | |
| STAT 315 | Intro to Theory and Practice of Statistics | 3 | |
| STAT 341 | Statistical Data Analysis I | 3 | |
| STAT 342 | Statistical Data Analysis II | 3 | |
| STAT 400 | Statistical Computing | 3 | |
| STAT 420 | Probability and Mathematical Statistics I | 3 | |
| STAT 421 | Introduction to Stochastic Processes | 3 | |
| STAT 430 | Probability and Mathematical Statistics II | 3 | |
| STAT 460 | Applied Multivariate Analysis | 3 | |
| SYSE 501 | Foundations of Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| SYSE 505 | Systems Thinking for the Real World | 3 | |
| SYSE 512 | Systems Sensing and Imaging Analysis | 3 | |
| SYSE 530 | Overview of Systems Engineering Processes | 3 | |
| SYSE 532/ECE 532 | Dynamics of Complex Engineering Systems | 3 | |
| SYSE 534 | Human Systems Integration | 3 | |
| SYSE 536 | Space Mission Analysis and Design | 3 | |
| SYSE 541 | Engineering Data Design and Visualization | 3 | |
| SYSE 544 | Systems-Based AR/VR Environmental Realism | 3 | |
| SYSE 545 | Augmented/Virtual Reality Systems Development | 3 | |
| SYSE 548 | Security Engineering for Systems Engineers | 3 | |
| SYSE 549 | Secure Vehicle and Industrial Networking | 3 | |
| SYSE 555 | Transitions in Energy Systems | 3 | |
| SYSE 567 | Systems Engineering Architecture | 3 | |
| SYSE 569 | Cybersecurity Awareness for Systems Engineers | 3 | |
| SYSE 571 | Analytics in Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| SYSE 573 | Cost Optimization for Systems Engineers | 3 | |
Students may enroll in either the standalone major or (at most) one of the concentrations under the Major in Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
TO PREPARE FOR FIRST SEMESTER: The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take calculus.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 120 | Foundations of Modern Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| CHEM 121 | Foundations of Modern Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 1 | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| ENGR 111 | Fundamentals of Engineering | X | 3 | ||
| MATH 160 | Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 4 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| ENGR 114 | Engineering for Grand Challenges | X | 3 | ||
| LIFE 102 | Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 4 | |
| MATH 161 | Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 4 | |
| 1C | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CBE 201 | Material and Energy Balances | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 205 | Fundamentals of Biological Engineering | X | 3 | ||
| MATH 261 | Calculus for Physical Scientists III | X | 4 | ||
| PH 141 | Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | 5 | |
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CBE 210 | Thermodynamic Process Analysis | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 223 | CBE Design and Experimentation I | X | 2 | ||
| CBE 393 | Professional Development Seminar | X | 1 | ||
| CHEM 241 | Foundations of Organic Chemistry | X | 4 | ||
| CHEM 242 | Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | X | 1 | ||
| MATH 340 | Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations | X | 4 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BC 351 or CHEM 321 | Principles of Biochemistry Foundations of Chemical Biology | X | 4 | ||
| CBE 320 | Chemical and Biological Reactor Design | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 330 | Process Simulation | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 331 | Momentum Transfer and Mechanical Separations | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 334 | CBE Design and Experimentation II | X | 1 | ||
| Chemistry Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CBE 332 | Heat and Mass Transfer Fundamentals | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 335 | CBE Design and Experimentation III | X | 1 | ||
| CBE 340 | Statistics for CBE Applications | X | 3 | ||
| Bioscience Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Chemistry Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Historical Perspectives | X | 3D | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CBE 442 | Separation Processes | X | 4 | ||
| CBE 443 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Lab II | X | 2 | ||
| CBE 451 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Design I | X | 4A,4B,4C | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CBE 430 | Process Control and Instrumentation | X | 3 | ||
| CBE 452 | Chemical and Biological Engineering Design II | X | 4A,4B,4C | 3 | |
| Technical Electives | X | 6 | |||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | X | 3C | 3 | ||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 128 | ||||