The basic program should be followed by students who have decided on a chemical engineering major. Applications from those interested in entering the cooperative education program are due as the student nears completion of the sophomore-year chemical engineering course work. (See Cooperative Education Program.) The faculty assists in planning study programs for those who wish to enter chemical engineering from another university-level program.

All courses listed by number in the basic program, as well as courses selected to meet the technical-elective requirement, must be taken for letter-grade credit. Substitution of equivalent course work may be made upon faculty approval of a written request. Degree candidates must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in required chemical engineering courses. They also must pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination prepared by the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) and administered under the direction of the Utah Department of Professional Licensing.

Environmental Engineering. Every chemical engineer is an environmental engineer. Graduates deal with the environmental consequences of the production and use of chemical, biological, forest and food products, and of fuels and power. Many chemical engineers work in environmental control agencies and in environmental consulting and control firms. While a degree in environmental engineering is offered only at the graduate (Master's and Ph.D.) level, interested chemical engineering undergraduates may satisfy their B.S. chemical engineering elective requirements by taking fundamental courses in environmental engineering.

Admission and Prerequisites. Any student admitted to the University may elect the chemical engineering program and initially be assigned pre-chemical engineering status. Students in pre-chemical engineering who are qualified may enroll in general education offerings and in technical course work outside the College of Engineering (e.g., in chemistry, mathematics, and physics). In addition, the sophomore-level courses in chemical engineering (CHFEN 2853, 2703, and 2803) are open to any student with the required prerequisites.

Intermediate Status. In order to enroll in other courses in the College of Engineering, including more advanced chemical engineering courses, students must apply for and be admitted to intermediate status. The application for admission to intermediate status may be submitted at any time after a student has completed the following minimum requirements: CHEM 1210, 1230 MATH 1210. In addition, applicants must have completed or be currently enrolled in the following courses: CHEM 1220, 1240 MATH 1220 PHYCS 2210 WRTG 2010. Conditional approval, pending successful completion of the required courses, will be given qualifying students whose applications are based on courses in which the student is currently enrolled.

Admissions to intermediate status are limited, and selection is made on the basis of academic performance in technical courses specified by the College of Engineering. Students may submit appropriate high school Advanced Placement (AP) credit for any of the courses listed in the preceding paragraph. (A current listing of specific courses and their AP equivalents is available from the dean of engineering.) Once admitted to intermediate status, students are allowed four full-time-equivalent semesters in residence (60 credit hours) to meet the requirements for admission to major status.

Major Status. All senior-level and some junior-level CHFEN courses are open only to students with major status in chemical engineering (or in other engineering departments with permission of the instructor). Students intending to complete the requirements for a B.S. degree in chemical engineering must be admitted to major status and should normally apply at the beginning of the junior year. In order to be admitted to major status, students must have been admitted to intermediate status. In addition, they must have completed a minimum of 5 credit hours of required chemical engineering course work in residence at the University of Utah (normally CHFEN 2853, 2803) and have achieved a GPA of 2.3 in all required chemical engineering course work. Students who enter the University with transfer credit in the sophomore-level chemical engineering courses listed above will be evaluated for admission to major status on the basis of their performance in required chemical engineering courses taken during their first semester in residence at the University of Utah (normally CHFEN 3353, 3453, 3853).

Once admitted, to retain major status students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.3. Students are permitted to register no more than twice for any chemical engineering course; those receiving grades of W, V, or I, in addition to other grades, are considered as having been registered.
To avoid unnecessary loss of time, the student should make sure the prerequisites indicated under course descriptions are satisfactorily completed prior to the time the courses are scheduled to be taken. Courses taken without the stated prerequisites may not meet graduation requirements. Factors to be considered are:

1. CHEM 1220, 1240, CHFEN 2853, and PHYCS 2210 are prerequisite to CHFEN 2803. MATH 2250 and CHFEN 1703 are prerequisite or corequisite to CHFEN 2803.
2. MATH 1210 is prerequisite to PHYCS 2210 and MATH 1220 is prerequisite to PHYCS 2220.
3. CHEM 3060, 3070, and 5720 are prerequisite or corequisite to junior-year chemical engineering course work.
4. All fourth-year chemical engineering courses are offered only once each year and are restricted to students with adequate preparation.
5. Students who do not achieve a grade of C or better in prerequisite courses seldom develop satisfactorily in the subsequent courses.

1. Courses must satisfy the University Intellectual Exploration Requirements.
2. Courses must include one course numbered 3000 or above.
3. Courses must include one approved* sequence of two courses.
4. Courses must include either one additional course numbered 3000 or above OR one additional approved* sequence of two courses.

Students who satisfy the University Intellectual Exploration Requirements by examination, with an associate degree from a two year institution, with courses transferred from another institution, with high school AP or concurrent enrollment courses, or by any combination of the above must insure that they also meet these special College of Engineering requirements.

Diversity. It is expected that students will select one course used in filling the Intellectual Exploration Requirement that will simultaneously satisfy the University Diversity Requirement.

Communication/Writing: The University communication/writing requirement is fulfilled by WRTG 2010 and CHFEN 4903, 4905.

Quantitative Reasoning and Quantitative Intensive. The Quantitative Reasoning and Quantitative Intensive requirements are filled by the basic chemical engineering curriculum.

American Institutions. No time is allocated in the basic program described below for a course to satisfy the American Institutions Requirement, and students are urged to satisfy the requirement by examination. Students wishing to do so should consult the Testing Center. Alternately, HIST 1700, ECON 2740, or POL S 1100 will fill this requirement.

Financial Assistance. One-year to four-year scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance, and some scholarships are available to outstanding seniors in connection with their thesis research. Some employment as readers, research assistants, or laboratory assistants is available, with preference given to students who qualify under the Work-Study Program.

Basic Program

Model Program of Study (for students working 20 hours or less)

First Year
Fall Semester
MATH 1210 Calculus I1 (4)
CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I5 (4)
CHEM 1230 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1)
WRTG 2010 Introductory Writing2 (3)
General Education Intellectual Exploration - Foundation3 (3)
Total Hours: 15
Spring Semester
MATH 1220 Calculus II1 (4)
CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II5 (4)
CHEM 1240 General Chemistry Laboratory II (1)
PHYCS 2210 Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4)
CHFEN 1703 Topics in Chemical and Fuels Engineering (2)
Gen. Ed.: Intellectual Exploration-Foundation (3)
Total Hours: 18

Second Year
Fall Semester
MATH 2250 Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (3)
PHYCS 2220 Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4)
PHYCS 1809 General Physics Laboratory II (1)
CHFEN 2853 Engineering Thermodynamics (2)
ME EN 1300 Statics and Strength of Materials (4)
General Education Intellectual Exploration - Foundation3 (3)
Total Hours: 17
Spring Semester
MATH Technical Elective (Mathematics)4 (4)
CHFEN 2703 Numerical Methods Applications in Chemical and Fuels Engineering (2)
CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry I6 (4)
CHEM 2330 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I6 (1)
CHFEN 2803 Fundamentals of Process Engineering (3)
Gen. Ed.: Intellectual Exploration-Integrative
CHFEN 4755 Undergraduate Seminar (0.5)
Total Hours: 17.5

Third Year

Fall Semester
CHEM 3060 Physical Chemistry I (4)
CHFEN 3353 Fluid Mechanics (3)
CHFEN 3453 Heat Transfer (3)
CHFEN 3853 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
CHFEN 4753 Undergraduate Seminar (0.5)
Technical Elective4 (3)
Total Hours: 16.5
Spring Semester
CHEM 3070 Physical Chemistry II (4)
CHEM 5720 Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2)
CHFEN 3603 Mass Transfer and Separations (5)
CHFEN 3553 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3)
CHFEN 4755 Undergraduate Seminar (0.5)
Elective Technical Elective4 (3)
Total Hours: 17.5

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
CHFEN 4903 Projects Laboratory I2 (3)
CHFEN 4253 Process Design I (3)
CHFEN 4203 Process Control (3)
CHFEN 4753 Undergraduate Seminar (0.5)
Elective Technical Elective4 (3)
General Education Intellectual Exploration - Integrative3 (3)
Total Hours: 15.5
Spring Semester
CHFEN 4905 Projects Laboratory II2 (2)
CHFEN 5653 Engineering Materials (2)
CHFEN 5253 Process Design II (3)
Elective Technical Elective4 (3)
General Education Intellectual Exploration - Integrative3 (3)
Total Hours: 13
Total Hours: 130

¹Students with adequate AP scores are encouraged to take the MATH 1250 and 1260 AP Calculus series in place of MATH 1210 and 1220.

²WRTG 2010 and CHFEN 4903 and 4905 fill the communication/writing requirements.

³The Intellectual Exploration requirements requires two foundation or integrative course from the approved lists in each of the areas of fine arts, humanities, and social sciences. The physical and life science requirement is filled by this curriculum. The College of Engineering has special accreditation requirements for Intellectual Exploration courses. See the Department for details of these requirements. One Intellectual Exploration course should be selected from the approved list of courses for the Diversity requirement.

⁴A total of 16 credit hours of technical elective courses are required, including the Mathematics and Advanced Science Electives and must fill the requirements of an approved option. See the options list.

⁵Students who qualify should take CHEM 1221, Honors General Chemistry II, and CHEM 1241, Honors General Chemistry Laboratory II, instead of CHEM 1220, General Chemistry II, and CHEM 1240, General Chemistry Laboratory II.

⁶Students who qualify should take CHEM 2311, Honors Organic Chemistry I, instead of CHEM 2310, Organic Chemistry I.

Technical Electives. B.S. degree candidates must complete 16 hours of approved technical electives. The Standard Option is suggested for students who wish to obtain a strong basic background without an area of specialization, or students may, upon approval of the faculty, satisfy the technical elective requirement by taking electives in one of the approved areas of specialization. The following approved areas are available:

Options for Technical Electives
16 hours in one of the following:

Standard
4 credit hours (min.) from MATH 3070, 3150, 3160, 5620
PHYCS 3610
One course (min.) from CHFEN 4973, 4975, 5503
Two courses (min.) from CHFEN (5103 and 5104) , 5405, 5153, 5305, 5203, 5303
Other accepted course: CHFEN 5905

Fuels and Combustion
MATH 3150, CHFEN 5405, 5503
One course (min.) from CHFEN 5153, 5403
Other accepted courses: 5203, 5303, 5305, 5553, 4973, or 4975
MATH 3070, 3080, 3160

Applied Mathematics and Physical Science
4 hours (min.) from MATH 3070, 3080, 3090, 3150, 3160, 5620
Two courses (min.) from CHEM (2320 and 2340), (3100 and 5730), or PHYCS 3610, 3620, 3740, 3760, or BIOL 2001
Other accepted courses: CHFEN 5203, CHFEN 4973 or 4975 or 5503

Biochemical Engineering and Living Systems
MATH 3150, CHFEN 5103, 5104, BIOL 2001
Other accepted courses: CHFEN 4973 or 4975 or 5503, MATH 3070, BIOEN 6020,
CHEM 2320, 2340, 3100, BIOL 3510, 3515, 3520, 3210, 3090, 3575, BIOEN 5030, 5090, MATH 3070

Environmental and Waste Engineering
MATH 3150, 3070, CHFEN 5303, 5305
Other accepted courses: CHFEN 4973 or 4975 or 5503
CHFEN 5103, 5104, 5905, 5153, 5203, BIOL 2001, 3210, GG 5360, METEO 5210, MG
EN 5070, PHYCS 3610, CVEEN 3610, 3620

Management
MATH 3070
One course (min.) from MATH 3150 or 3160
One course (min.) from MGT 5303, 5305
Other accepted courses: CHFEN 4973 or 4975, MGT 3410, 3500, 5510, 5520, 5680, PHYCS 3610, CHFEN 5905

Materials and Nuclear
One course (min.) from MATH 3070, 3150, 3160
Two courses (min.) from MSE 3210, 3410, CVEEN 5700
Other accepted courses: CHFEN 4973, 4975, 5503
BIOEN 6020, MET E 5260, CVEEN 5710, MSE 3310, 5471, 5473, 5475, PHYCS 3610

Cooperative Education Program. A Cooperative Education Program is available for undergraduates in Chemical Engineering to provide periods of practical chemical engineering employment experience as a complement to the on-campus academic program. The chemical engineering employment portion of the Cooperative Education Program is, in most cases, at locations remote from the campus with employers who have agreed to participate with the University in this program.
Participants in the Cooperative Education Program are selected in concert with participating employers from applicants who have completed their sophomore course work. (See department office for specific application procedures and deadlines.) Selection is made on the basis of applicant's academic record with preference given to students who are in residence at the University of Utah during their freshman and sophomore years. Students who enter the Cooperative Education Program at the end of their sophomore year alternate between engineering employment and on-campus study in order to complete the two semesters of junior-level courses as outlined in the Basic Program on one of the following schedules. All required junior-level chemical engineering courses (including physical chemistry) are offered each semester.

Junior-Year Schedule for Cooperative Education Students
Su F<~>S Su F <~>S Su
Track 1: work class work work class work work
Track 2: work work class work work class work
Cooperative Education students must register for CHFEN 4977, Cooperative Education Work Period, during each semester of employment. Students who enter the Cooperative Education Program must make a commitment to their employer and to the Chemical and Fuels Engineering Dept. to complete the two-year, three-summer schedule as outlined and to spend full time, without outside employment, on their academic program while on campus. Programs will be arranged, insofar as possible, to permit two students to alternate between classes and work with a single employer, though some modification of the schedule may be required to meet employers' needs. Both students return to the University campus for their senior level courses.

Requirements for the Major
MATH 1210, 1220, 2250
CHEM 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 2310, 2330, 3060, 3070, 5720
WRTG 2010 or ESL 1060
PHYCS 2210, 2220, 1809
ME EN 1300
CHFEN 3353, 3453, 3553, 3603, 3853, 2703, 2853, 4203, 4903, 4905, 4253, 5253, 5653, 1703, 2803
Four semesters of CHFEN 4753 and/or 4755

Graduate Program

Degrees. M.E., M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering; M.E., M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Chemical and Fuels Engineering; M.E., M.S., Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering.
For additional information, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog. See also the booklet, Information for Graduate Students in Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah, available through the department office or on our Web site.
Admission and degree requirements for the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program are specific to that program. Entry into the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program may be gained through the Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering or one of the four other participating departments. Please contact the Environmental Engineering Graduate Program administrator for details.

Director of Graduate Studies, Geoffrey D. Silcox, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Admissions, David M. Bodily, Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization. Biotechnology, catalysis, combustion, computer-aided design, fossil-fuels conversion, hazardous waste management, minerals processing, molecular modeling, non-Newtonian fluid mechanisms, polymer science, ceramics processing, process identification and control.

Fellowships and Assistantships. Contact the department office or our Web site for specific financial aid information.

Admission to Candidacy. Students must pass a written qualifying exam during their first year in order to become candidates for any of the graduate degrees.

Degree Requirements. Approximately one to two years of course work, plus a research thesis (except for the M.E. degree). For more detailed information about departmental requirements, see the booklet, Information for Graduate Students in Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah, or our Web site. For general requirements for graduate degrees, see the Graduate Information section of this catalog.

The Graduate School requires that students maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all courses used to meet graduation requirements. In addition, the department requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all 5000-, 6000-, and 7000-level chemical-engineering courses used to satisfy degree requirements.

CHFEN Course Descriptions