School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Graduate Study

Scientist to Engineer

A Special Program for Scientists
The multidisciplinary nature of chemical engineering affords graduate students the opportunity to enter the M.S. program without benefit of a chemical engineering B.S. degree. Students who earned undergraduate degrees in fields such as physics, chemistry, biology, or other engineering fields may enter the M.S. program under the "scientist-to-chemical engineer" provision. Depending upon your background, a minimum of additional undergraduate-level coursework is necessary to bring the student up to the equivalent of a B.S. in chemical engineering.

Students may complete this program and earn a master's degree in about 24 months. Students who desire a Ph.D. may then continue in the regular Ph.D. program.

Although every case is unique, this chart below shows the undergraduate courses a "scientist-to-chemical engineer" graduate student would likely take for several different B.S. degrees. In some cases, industrial experience or related course work can substitute for course listed below.

Likely courses to be taken by students with degrees in:

Chemical Engineering	Physics	Chemistry	Biology	Civil Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
MATH 2110Q & 2411Qa			x
CHEM 2443b	x			x	x
CHEM 3563Qc			x	x	x
CHEG 2111d		x	x
CHEG 3112d	x		x	x	x
CHEG 3123e	x	x	x
CHEG 3124e	x	x	x	x	x
CHEG 4141f	x	x	x	x	x
CHEG 4137Wg	TA	TA	TA
CHEG 3151h	x	x	x	x	x

Notes:
x = These courses are in addition to those required for the graduate degree
TA = Teaching assistant in the undergraduate lab to gain experience

a Calculus and Differential Equations
b Organic Chemistry
c Physical Chemistry
d Thermodynamics
e Transport Phenomena
f Process Design
g Chemical Engineering Laboratory
h Chemical Kinetics

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