Chemical Engineering, M.S.

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Chemical Engineering Program Information

Non-Thesis Option

The M.S. in Chemical Engineering with non-thesis option requires a minimum of 34 credit hours in coursework and is defined as follows:

Degree Requirements

Core Required Course: 1 hours
Advisor Approved Electives*: 30 hours
Non-Thesis Project Course: 3 hours
Total Requirements - Non-Thesis Option: 34 hours

* Advisor Approved Elective courses may be selected from CHE 5000, 6000, 7000 level courses

Non-Thesis Core Requirement (1 hours)

Non-thesis students will enroll in one hour of seminar.

CHE 6920 - Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Cr. 1.
OR
CHE 6910 - Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar Cr. 1.

Non-Thesis Advisor Approved Electives (30 hours)

Selection of appropriate courses (CHE 5000, 6000, 7000 level) will be made in consultation with the student’s advisory committee and/or the graduate coordinator.

Non-Thesis Project Requirement (3 hours)

CHE 6970 - Non-Thesis Design Project Cr. 3.

Thesis Option

The M.S. in Chemical Engineering with the Thesis Option is a 30 hour degree program and is defined as follows:

Degree Requirements

Advisor Approved Electives*: 24 hours
Thesis Research Hours: 6 hours
Total Requirements - Thesis Option: 30 hours

* Advisor Approved Elective courses may be selected from CHE 5000, 6000, 7000 level courses

Thesis Advisor Approved Electives (24 hours)

Selection of the appropriate courses (CHE 5000, 6000, 7000 level) will be made in consultation with the student’s advisory committee and/or the graduate coordinator.

Thesis Research Requirement (6 hours)

CHE 6990 - Research and Thesis Cr. 1,3,6,9.