Please Note:

  • CHBE 101 is only offered in the Spring term during the regular school year. If you will begin in the Fall you will need to take CHBE 101 over the summer, as this is a prerequisite course to our Fall courses.
  • We also offer CHBE 250 and CHBE 301 during the summer term for transfer students who want to graduate in 2 years.
  • CHBE 302 is not a prerequisite course for the Year 3 Fall courses, and can be taken in the Spring of year 3 to make it possible for a transfer student to graduate in 2 years and 1 summer.


Freshman Year: Fall Semester
   
Freshman Year: Spring Semester
 
Course
Cr
  Course
Cr
ENES
100
Introduction to Engineering Design (SP)
3
  ENGL
101
Academic Writing (AW)
3
MATH
140
Calculus I (AR)
4
  MATH
141
Calculus II
4
CHEM
135
General Chemistry for Engineers
3
  PHYS
161
General Physics I: Mechanics & Particle Dynamics (NS)
3
CHEM
136
General Chemistry for Engineers Lab
1
  BIOE
120
Biology for Engineers
3
 
 
Humanities (HU) *
3
  CHBE
101
Introduction to Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
3
 
 
Total
14
   
 
Total
16
 
 
       
 
   
Sophomore Year: Fall Semester
   
Sophomore Year: Spring Semester 
 
Course
Cr
  Course
Cr
MATH
241
Calculus III
4
  MATH
246
Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers
3
PHYS
260
General Physics II (NL)
3
  PHYS
270
General Physics III
3
PHYS
261
General Physics II Lab (NL)
1
  PHYS
271
General Physics III Lab
1
CHEM
231
Organic Chemistry I
3
  CHEM
241
Organic Chemistry II
3
CHEM
232
Organic Chemistry Lab I
1
  CHEM
242
Organic Chemistry Lab II
1
CHBE
250
Computer Methods in Chemical Engineering
3
  CHBE
302
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics II
3
CHBE
301
Chemical and Biomolecular Eng. Thermodynamics I
3
   
 
Oral Communication
3
 
 
Total
18
   
 
Total
17
 
 
       
 
   
Junior Year: Fall Semester
   
Junior Year: Spring Semester 
 
Course
Cr
  Course
Cr
CHEM
272
General Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory
2
  BCHM

BCHM




BCHM
461
AND
462
------
OR
take
only

463
Biochemistry I***

Biochemistry II***




Biochemistry of Physiology***
3

3




3
ENGL   Professional Writing (any course)
3
 

ENMA

 

ChBE

300

or

457

Intro to Materials and Their Applications

Design and Processing of Polymers for Biomedical Devices

3
CHBE
410
Statistics & Experimental Design
3
  CHBE
424
Chemical & Biomolecular Transport Phenomena II
3
CHBE
422
Chemical & Biomolecular Transport Phenomena I
3
  CHBE
426
Chemical & Biomolecular Separation Processes
3
CHBE
440
Chemical Kinetics & Reactor Design
3
  CHBE
333
Communication Skills for Engineers
1
 
 
Scholarship in Practice
(SP) *
3
   
 
Humanities (HU) *
3
 
 
Total
17
   
 
Total
16  
 
 
       
 
   
Senior Year: Fall Semester
   
Senior Year: Spring Semester 
 
Course
Cr
  Course
Cr
CHBE
437
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory
3
  CHBE
446
Process Engineering Economics & Design II
3
CHBE
442
Chemical & Biomolecular Systems Analysis
3
   
 
Technical Elective **
(See advisor)
3
CHBE
444
Process Engineering Economics & Design I
3
   
 
Technical Elective **
(See advisor)
3
 
 
Technical Elective **
(See advisor)
3
   
 
History & Social Sciences
(HS) *
3
 
 
History & Social Sciences
(HS) *
3
   
 
 
 
 
 
Total
15
   
 
Total
15

 

TOTAL CREDITS: 125 (128)

 

 


* All students must complete two Distributive Studies courses that are approved for I-series courses. The Understanding Plural Societies (UP) and Cultural Competence (CC) courses may also fulfill Distributive Studies categories. Visit the General Education@UMD Program web site for complete information.

** See our Technical Electives page for a list of approved courses.

*** Students choosing to take BCHM 461 are required to take BCHM 462 as a technical elelective; otherwise BCHM 461 will not satisfy the Department's BCHM requirement. BCHM 463 alone does satisfy the Department's BCHM requirement. Students may therefore choose to take BCHM 461 AND BCHM 462; OR choose to take only BCHM 463. BCHM 461 and BCHM 462 do not need to be taken in the same semester.

Questions?
Questions about the undergraduate program may be sent to Kathy Gardinier at lopresti@umd.edu.


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