Undergraduate students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering within the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering can choose to enhance their education by obtaining a minor in any of the areas below. Interested students should visit the issuing department’s web site to obtain the requirements for that department’s minor.
Minor in Chemical Engineering
This minor is available to all students (except Chemical Engineering undergraduates). The successful completion of six courses is required for the minor. A cumulative QPA of 2.0 must be achieved for these courses in order for the student to be awarded the Minor in Chemical Engineering. The student must receive a passing grade (D- or higher) in all courses to receive the minor. If the student receives a failing or incomplete grade in any of the courses (e.g. F,G,I) the minor will not be granted even if the overall QPA is greater than 2.0. These courses would have to be completed or taken over and passed prior to the student receiving the minor. Prerequisites include General Chemistry 1 and 2 and MATH 0220 and 0230.
Requirements
Three courses and their recitations and labs are required. CHE 0100 and 0101 must be completed prior to taking either 0200 and 0201 or 0300 and 0301.
- CHE 0100 & 0101: FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND LAB, (7 CREDITS) (FALL)
- CHE 0200 & 0201: THERMODYNAMICS AND LAB, (7 CREDITS) (SPRING)
- CHE 0300 & 0301: TRANSPORT PHENOMENA & LAB, (7 CREDITS) (FALL)
Minor in Petroleum Engineering
This minor is available to all undergraduate engineers who want an opportunity to obtain a minor in another field of engineering.
The successful completion of the four following courses is required for the minor. A cumulative QPA of 2.0 must be achieved for these courses in order for the student to be awarded the Minor in Petroleum Engineering. The student must receive a passing grade (D- or higher) in all courses to receive the minor. If the student receives a failing or incomplete grade in any of the courses (e.g. F,G,I) the minor will not be granted, even if the overall QPA is greater than 2.0. These courses would have to be completed or taken over and passed prior to the student receiving the minor. Prerequisites include CHE 0100 and MATH 0250.
Requirements
The minor consists of four courses and has a total of 12 credits.
- PETE 1160: PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING, (3 CREDITS), (FALL)
- PETE 1202: PETROLEUM DRILLING AND PRODUCTION, (3 CREDITS), (SPRING)
- PETE 1097: PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SPECIAL PROJECT, (6 CREDITS - 2 three credit projects or 1 six credit project), (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
**PETE 1160 and 1202 are offered regularly. PETE 1097 projects can be conducted with a professor doing petroleum engineering related studies (Enick, Holder, Morsi)
Minor in Polymer Engineering
This minor is available to all undergraduate engineers who want an opportunity to obtain a minor in another field of engineering. The successful completion of six of the following courses is required for the minor. A cumulative QPA of 2.0 must be achieved for these courses in order for the student to be awarded the Minor in Polymer Engineering. The student must receive a passing grade (D- or higher) in all courses to receive the minor. If the student receives a failing or incomplete grade in any of the courses (e.g. F,G,I) the minor will not be granted, even if the overall QPA is greater than 2.0. These courses would have to be completed or taken over and passed prior to the student receiving the minor. Prerequisites include General Chemistry 1 and 2, and Math 0220 and 0230.
Requirements
The minor consists of six courses There are two core courses.
- CHE 1754: PRINCIPLES OF POLYMER ENGINEERING, (3 CREDITS), (FALL)
- CHEM 1600 and 1605(Lab): SYNTHESIS AND CHAR. OF POLYMERS, (4 CREDITS), (SPRING)
Two chemistry courses are also required:
- CHEM 0310: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1, (3 CREDITS), (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
- CHEM 0320: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2, (3 CREDITS), (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
Two research projects with polymer content:
- CHE 1097: SPECIAL PROJECT, (3 CREDITS), (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
- CHEM 1902: DIRECTED STUDY, (3 CREDITS), (FALL, SPRING, SUMMER)
Both Courses can be CHE 1097, or both courses can be CHEM 1902, or a combination of CHE 1097 and CHEM 1902 can be taken.
