Cullen College of
Engineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Information Degree Plan

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical Engineering Program
Petroleum Engineering Minor

See also Basic Degree Information.

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Chair:
Michael P. Harold
Professors:
Neal R. Amundson, Vemuri Balakotaiah, James M. Briggs, Ali Daneshy (Adjunct), Vince M. Donnelly, Michael J. Economides (Adjunct), Demetre J. Economou, Micky T. Fleischer (Adjunct), Raymond W. Flumerfelt, George E. Fox, Michael P. Harold, Allan J. Jacobson, Fouad Khoury (Adjunct), Ramanan Krishnamoorti, T. Randal Lee, Dan Luss, Kishore Mohanty, Michael Nikolaou, James T. Richardson, Charles Rooks (Adjunct), Peter G. Vekilov, Richard C. Willson
Associate Professors:
Rigoberto Advincula, Shankar Chellam, Dimitri Litvinov
Assistant Professors:
Manolis Doxastakis, Karen Martirosyan (Research), Peter Strasser
Lecturers:
Ahmed Alim

Web: www.chee.uh.edu/

Chemical Engineering Program

Engineering majors must earn a grade of C– or better in all engineering, mathematics, and science courses. No grade lower than C– will be accepted on any courses transferred to the University of Houston.

Transfer credit for chemical engineering courses will be accepted only from chemical engineering programs which are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Once a student has attempted their first 6 hours in the major (CHEE 1331, 2331, and 2332), they are required to maintain a (cumulative) GPA of 2.25 or higher to continue in the major. The major GPA of 2.25 must be maintained at all times until the last semester before graduation.

If a student does not meet this major GPA criterion, he/she is placed on engineering major probation. If in a succeeding semester, while on probation, the student does not meet the 2.25 GPA criterion, he/she is placed on engineering major suspension. Students on major suspension are not allowed to take engineering courses during the semester on suspension. They may take non-engineering courses, or change their major out of engineering. Students may petition for readmission to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. Readmission in not guaranteed. If readmitted, the student will be on probation during the semester of readmission. Only two major suspensions are allowed. Students must transfer out of engineering after two engineering major suspensions.

Engineering students can attempt any engineering course no more than two times. Attempt is defined as formal registration that results in a student receiving a letter grade, including grades of U, W and I. Students who violate the number of attempts allowed will be required to change their major.

Completion of all the chemistry courses at the University of Houston in this degree plan qualifies for a minor in chemistry. An official minor degree plan must be filed in the major department in the spring semester of the junior year. Prerequisites and/or corequisites must be met.

First Year

Fall Semester
Hours

CHEE 1131. The Challenge of Chemical Engineering 1

CHEM 1111. Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I
1

CHEM 1331. Fundamentals of Chemistry I
3

ENGL 1303. English Composition I
3

HIST 1377. The United States to 1877 ¹ 3

MATH 1431. Calculus I ²
4

POLS 1336. U.S. and Texas Constitutions and Politics ¹
3

Total
18

Spring Semester
Hours

CHEM 1112. Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II
1

CHEM 1332. Fundamentals of Chemistry II
3

ENGL 1304. Freshman Composition II
3

MATH 1432. Calculus II
4

PHYS 1321. University Physics I
3

Total
14

Second Year

Fall Semester
Hours

CHEE 1331. Computing for Engineers
3

CHEE 2331. Chemical Processes
3

CHEM 3331. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
3

MATH 2433. Calculus III
4

POLS 1337. American Government:
Congress, President, and Courts
3

Total
16

Spring Semester
Hours

CHEE 2332. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
3

CHEE 3300. Materials Science and Engineering I
3

CHEM 3221. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
2

CHEM 3332. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

3

ENGI 2304. Technical Communications 3

MATH 3321. Engineering Math
3

Total
17

Third Year

Fall Semester
Hours

CHEE 3333. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
3

CHEE 3334. Statistical/Numerical Techniques for Chemical Engineers
3

CHEE 3363. Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers
3

PHYS 1322. University Physics II
3

Humanities Core Course
3

Total
18

Spring Semester
Hours

CHEE 3367. Process Modeling and Control
3

CHEE 3369. Chemical Engineering Transport Processes
3

CHEE 3462. Unit Operations
4

CHEE 3466. Biological and Physical Chemistry
4

Total
14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester
Hours

CHEE 4321. Chemical Engineering Design I
3

CHEE 4361. Chemical Engineering Practices
3

CHEE 4367. Chemical Reaction Engineering
3

HIST 1378. The United States since 1877¹
3

Technical Elective ³
3

Visual and Performing Arts Core Course
3

Total
18

Spring Semester
Hours

Advanced Science Elective ³
3

CHEE 4322. Chemical Engineering Design II
3

CHEE 4366. Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals

3

Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Course
3

Technical Elective ³
3

Total
15

Degree Total Hours:
130

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Petroleum Engineering Minor

Students who choose to minor in Petroleum Engineering must complete at least 15 hours in Petroleum Engineering including PETR 5304, 5328, 5361, 5362, and 5364. Prerequisite and/or corequisites must be observed and will be enforced.

No special problems or thesis courses are permitted.

Students should consult the Academic Regulations and Degree Requirements section of this catalog for general information on the requirements for minors and contact the undergraduate advisor in the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Students must earn a 2.00 minimum cumulative grade point average on all courses attempted in the minor discipline at the University of Houston. No course may count toward the minor in which a grade of less than C– is earned.