Plan Your Schedule | Chemical Engineering

Steps to Plan Your Schedule

1

Print a blank academic plan worksheet or set up a spreadsheet for schedule planning.

2

Know your degree requirements. Print the flowchart or suggested schedule for your catalog year.

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Additional tools to help you plan:

Succeeding in chemical engineering
Transfer plan (2+2.5)

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Develop your professional path (below)

Develop Your Professional Path

Co-op

Taking time for a co-op, where you work with engineers in industry for a semester or longer, is the number one thing you can do for getting a great job offer when you graduate. About half of our graduates each year have gone on co-op before graduating.

If you are interested in fitting in a co-op take a look at our suggested schedule for the best time to co-op and the suggested co-op schedule for accelerated students.

Undergraduate Research

If you are interested in working in research and development in industry or thinking about going on to graduate school then you should plan to get undergraduate research experience with a faculty member.

Minors

Minors are focus areas that can be added to your degree program. If you have additional interests browse through the minors available in our department and others. Minors that have been popular with chemical engineering students include:

Minor in Alternative Energy Technology
Minor in Bioprocess Engineering
Minor in Mineral Processing
Minor in Polymer Science and Engineering
Minor in Spanish, French, or German
International Minor in Spanish, French, or German
Minor in Math
Minor in Economics
Minor in Global Business
Minor in Data Acquisition and Industrial Control
Minor in Environmental Studies

And more….

Enterprise

The Enterprise program is an opportunity for you to work with other students on real-world sponsored projects. There are many Enterprise teams to choose from. The two Enterprise teams housed in our department have been popular with chemical engineering students.

Senior Design Options

Senior design is an important part of our curriculum. You are required to take senior design courses during both fall and spring of your senior year. Students choosing to participate in Enterprise may be able to incorporate their Enterprise project into senior design. Students have also done their senior design projects outside the department.

Grad School Prep

If you are interested in a research career then you should consider going to graduate school after completing your undergraduate degree. There are things that you can do now to prepare for graduate school.

Take a look at our suggested schedule for grad school prep for accelerated students.

Accelerated BS/MS

We have an accelerated BS/MS program in chemical engineering. This program allows you to use some of your undergraduate credits towards a coursework MS degree.

Other Professional Opportunities

There are many more opportunities available on campus that can help you develop both personally and professionally. You may want to consider the following organizations and programs: