Emphasis Areas in Chemical Engineering
Many chemical engineering students plan to pursue careers in industries that look for chemcial engineers with specific educational backgrounds in areas such as biochemical, environmental, management, environmental health and safety and entrepreneurship. Other students interested in pursuing graduate or professional degrees may be interested in focusing their studies in areas such as law, medicine, and chemical engineering research. A series of emphasis areas have been designed to help students tailor their education to their career goals. The emphasis areas are:

Biochemical Emphasis
Chemical Engineering Research Emphasis
Environmental-Health_Safety (EHS) Emphasis
Environmental Engineering Emphasis
Pre-Health Sciences Emphasis
Pre-Law Emphasis
Entrepreneurship Emphasis
Management Emphasis

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BIOCHEMICAL EMPHASIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
Chem 342/342L Organic Chemistry II (4/1)
Chem 520 Advanced Organic Chemistry I (3)
BIOL 367 Cytology (3)
BIOL 450 Molecular Genetics (3)
BIOL 551 Biochemical Genetics (3)
BIMD 500 Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science (7)
MBIO 302/302L General Microbiology/Laboratory (2/2)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course acceptable for the Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
BIOL 315 Genetics (3)
BIOL 341/341L Cell Biology/Laboratory (3/1)
CLS 394 Clinical Microbiology (2)
CLS 487 Medical Mycology (1)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course acceptable for the Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the following:
BIOL 150/150L General Biology I/Laboratory (3/1)
BIOL 151/151L General Biology II/Laboratory (3/1)
MBIO 202/202L Introduction to Microbiology/Laboratory (2/2)
A maximum of three (3) credits of ChE 337 Cooperative Education may be used to meet this requirement.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH EMPHASIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
Chem 330 Quantitative Analysis (4)
Chem 464 Physical Chemistry I (3)
Chem 461 Instrumental Analysis (5)
Chem 461L Instrumental Analysis Lab (2)
Chem 342 Organic Chemistry II (4)
Chem 342L Organic Chemistry Lab II (1)
Chem 455 Spectroscopy and Structure (3)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
ChE 501 Advanced Transport Phenomena (3)
ChE 509 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
ChE 510 Advanced Process Control (3)
ChE 511 Advanced Chemical Engineering Kinetics (3)
ChE 512 Advanced Chemical Engineering Separations (3)
ChE 515 Design of Engineering Experiments (3)
ChE 593a Polymers (3)
Geol 540 Water Sampling and Analysis (3)
ME 464 Computational Fluid Dynamics (3)
ME 574 Advanced Heat Transfer (3)
ME 545 Fluidized-Bed Combustion Engineering (3)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the following:
ChE 397 Chemical Engineer Cooperative Education (must be research intensive)
ChE 493 Chemical Engineering Research

ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH-SAFETY (EHS) EMPHASIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
Chem 330 Quantitative Analysis (4)
Chem 333 Introductory Environmental, Clinical, and Forensic Chemical Analysis (4)
Chem 342/342L Organic Chemistry II (4/1)
Chem 461/461L Instrumental Analysis/Laboratory (5/1)
Chem 464 Physical Chemistry I (3)
Chem 466/467 Survey of Physical Chemistry/Laboratory (4/1)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course acceptable for the Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
OSEH 440 Industrial Safety (3)
CE 431 Environmental Engineering I (3)
CE 432 Environmental Engineering II (3)
CE 435 Hazardous Waste Management (3)
CE 531 Environmental Engineering III (3)
CE 532 Environmental Engineering IV (3)
CE 533 Industrial Wastes (3)
ChE 515 Design of Experiments (3)
N&D 441 Advanced Nutrition (4)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course acceptable for the Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the following:
OSEH 305 Fire Safety (2)
OSEH 365 Radiation (2)
OSEH 385 Instrumentation (2)
OSEH 395 Hazardous Materials Management (3)
OSEH 405 Industrial Hygiene (3)
OSEH 435 Risk Management (3)
Phy 301 Mechanics of Human Physiology (4)
CLS 234/234L Human Parasitology/Laboratory (2/1)
A maximum of three (3) credits of ChE 337 Cooperative Education may be used to meet this requirement.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING EMPHASIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
Chem 330 Quantitative Analysis (4)
Chem 333 Environmental, Clinical, and Forensic Analysis (4)
Chem 342 Organic Chemistry II (4)
Chem 342L Organic Chemistry Lab II (1)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
ChE 504 Air Pollution (3)
ChE 515 Design of Engineering Experiments (3)
CE 431 Environmental Engineering I (3)
CE 432 Environmental Engineering II (3)
CE 434 Environmental Engineering Lab (3)
CE 435 Hazardous Waste Management (3)
CE 531 Environmental Engineering III (3)
CE 532 Environmental Engineering IV (3)
CE 533 Industrial Wastes (3)
CE 535 Hazardous Waste Management (3)
Engr 501 Energy, Resources, and Policy (3)
Engr 502 Alternative Energy Systems (3)
Geol 322 Environmental Geology (3)
Geol 342 Environmental and Conservation Hydrology (3)
Geol 354 Conservation of Resources (3)
Geol 417 Hydrogeology (3)
Geol 419 Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation (3)
Geol 540 Water Sampling and Analysis (3)
GeoE 302 Reclamation Engineering (3)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the
following:
Biol 332 General Ecology (3)
Biol 433 Aquatic Ecology (3)
IT 300 Technology and Society (3)
OSEH 395 Hazardous Material Management (3)
A maximum of three (3) credits of ChE 337 Cooperative Education may be used to meet this
requirement.

PRE-HEALTH SCIENCES EMPAHSIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
**CHEM 342/L Organic Chemistry II/Laboratory (4/1)
*BICH 301 Biochemistry Lecture (3)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
*BIOL 315 Genetics (3)
BIOL 341/341L Cell Biology/Laboratory (3/1)
BIOL 369/369L Histology/Lab (2/2)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the following:
**BIOL 150/L General Biology I/Laboratory (3/1)
**BIOL 151/L General Biology II/Laboratory (3/1)
A maximum of three (3) credits of ChE 337 Cooperative Education may be used to meet this requirement.
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
All courses acceptable for GER Arts and Humanities (should be people-centered subjects)
*A semester course in literature is also required for some medical schools.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours minimum)
*PSYC 111 Intro. to Psychology (3)
SOC 110 Intro. to Sociology (3)
** Required for medical school admissions
* Strongly recommended and required at some schools
The MCATs should be taken August before junior or senior year.
The application process begins June 1st before senior year.
For more information, visit the AAMC website: www.aamc.org
Or contact Kim Ruit (pre-health advisor, 777-2749, 125C Montgomery Hall)

PRE-LAW EMPAHSIS
Advanced Chemical Science Elective (6 credit hours minimum)
CHEM 333 Intro to Environmental, Clinical, & Forensic Chemical Analysis (4)
Technical Elective I (3 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective and the following:
CLS 394 Clinical Microbiology (2)
Technical Elective II (6 credit hours minimum)
Any course listed for Advanced Chemical Science Elective, Technical Elective I, and the following:
A&S 351 Intro to Law and Legal Studies
ACCT 315 Business in the Legal Environment (3)
ACCT 316 Business Law (3)
ACCT 416 Advanced Business Law (3)
CJ 302 Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3)
CJ 330 Criminological Theory (3)
CJ 350 Correctional Alternatives (3)
CJ 351 Police Administration
CJ 353 Law for Criminal Justice Systems (3)
A maximum of three (3) credits of ChE 337 Cooperative Education may be used to meet this requirement.
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Phil 215 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
Social Sciences (6 credit hours minimum)
CJ 201 Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
POLS 305 American Constitution-Governmental Powers (3)
POLS 306 American Constitution-Civil Liberties (3)
SOC 253 Juvenile Delinquency
Application date is April 1st for most law schools (take LSAT before applying).
For more information, visit http://www.lsac.org/
Or contact Mark Brickson, Director, Career Services, School of Law, 777-6265

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EMPHASIS
Technical Elective I: (3 credit hours minimum)
Entr 385 Venture Initiation (3)
Technical Elective II: (6 credit hours minimum)
Entr 301 Accounting and Financial Concepts7 for Entrepreneurs (3)
Entr 302 Marketing and Management Concepts for Entrepreneurs (3)
SS GERs: (9 credits)
Econ 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
Econ 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
BA 101 Introduction to Business (3)
Extra Classes to fulfill prerequisites and corequisites: (6 credits)
Entr 201 The Entrepreneur and the Economy (3) [prereq. for other Entr classes]
Entr 387 Venture Growth (3) [coreq. for Entr 385]

MANAGEMENT EMPHASIS
Technical Elective I: (3 credit hours minimum)
Mgmt/Mrkt/Finance 400-level class
Technical Elective II: (6 credit hours minimum)
Mgmt 300 Principles of Management (3)
Mrkt 305 Marketing Foundations (3)
SS GERs: (9 credits)
Econ 201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
Econ 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
BA 101 Introduction to Business (3)
Extra Classes to fulfill prerequisites of MBA program: (13 credits)
Acct 275 Accounting for pre-MBA (3)
ISYS 217 Fundamentals of Management Information Systems (4)
Finance 310 Principles of Financial Management (3)
Mgmt 301 Production Management (3)