The Department of Chemical Engineering offers the
master of science degree and chemical engineering Ph.D. option in the
Engineering Ph.D. Program.
Admission Requirements
An applicant is expected to have completed a
baccalaureate degree or master’s degree in chemical engineering.
Students with good academic records but with deficiencies in certain
areas may be admitted on condition that they complete specified courses
without credit to make up for their deficiencies. Applicants must submit
current scores (within five years) from the general test of the GRE.
M.S. Degree Requirements
A minimum of 30 credits, which must include CHE 913, 915, 916, 923,
and 932, is required for the master of science in chemical
engineering. The core courses requirement can be waived only in
special cases with permission from the department faculty. A thesis
(6 credits) is required, unless the candidate is specifically
exempted by the faculty because of previous research experience.
These candidates must still fulfill the 30 credit minimum
requirement.
Ph.D. Option Requirements
Students admitted to the Ph.D. program normally hold master’s
degrees in chemical engineering. The program generally requires
three years of study beyond the master’s degree.
A minimum of 50 credits or 15 courses (whichever
comes first) must be completed beyond the bachelor’s degree. At
least eight of the courses must be at the 900 level. Students who
enter the Ph.D. program must pass a written qualifying examination,
which consists of five papers on Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Fluid
Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Kinetics.
The qualifying examination is administered after
the completion of coursework requirements. The student must prepare
a research proposal, which is different from their Ph.D.
dissertation research, and defend the proposal in an oral
examination before a committee.
There is no language requirement.
A dissertation based on original research is
required. Upon completion of the dissertation, doctoral candidates
will take the final oral examination.
Permission of the instructor and consent of the
student’s adviser are required for enrollment in all chemical
engineering courses.
