Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (16-17 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	ProgramGPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
!	MATH 141	Calculus I3 (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 112/115/116 or through placement exam
!	CHEM 111	General Chemistry I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher (or placement into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111L
!	CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 111
	ECHE 101 or ENCP 101	Intro. to Chemical Engineering fall only (PR)	2		*
		Computer Programming Elective4 (PR)	3-4

Semester Two (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3			C or better in ENGL 101
!	MATH 142	Calculus II (CC-ARP)	4	C		C or better in MATH 141
!	CHEM 112	General Chemistry II (PR)	3	C		C or higher in MATH 111 or higher MATH (or by placement score into MATH 115 or higher); Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112L
!	CHEM 112L	General Chemistry II Lab (PR)	1	C		C or higher in CHEM 111L or CHEM 141L; Prereq or Coreq: C or higher in CHEM 112
!	PHYS 211	Essentials of Physics I (CC-SCI)	3	C		C or better in MATH 141; Coreq: PHYS 211L
!	PHYS 211L	Essentials of Physics I Lab (CC-SCI)	1	C		Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 211
!	ECHE 300	Chemical Process Principles (PR)	3	C	*	MATH 141; Prereq or Coreq: CHEM 112 or 142

Semester Three (16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
		Professional Development Elective5 (PR)	1		*
!	ECHE 310	Intro. to Chem. Engr. Thermodynamics (or ENCP 290) (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in ECHE 300; Prereq or Coreq: MATH 241
!	MATH 241	Vector Calculus (PR)	3			C or better in MATH 142
!	CHEM 333	Organic Chemistry I (PR)	3	C		C or better in CHEM 112 or CHEM 142
		Chemistry Lab Electives6 (PR)	2			See Bulletin listing.
	PHYS 212	Essentials of Physics II (PR)	3			C or better in PHYS 211 & MATH 142; Coreq: PHYS 212L
!	PHYS 212L	Essentials of Physics II Lab. (PR)	1			Prereq/Coreq: C or better in PHYS 212

Semester Four (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ECHE 311	Chem. Engr. Thermodynamics (PR)	3	C	*	C or better in ECHE 310, ENCP 290, CHEM 541, BMEN 290, EMCH 290 or PHYS 306
!	ECHE 320	Chem. Engr. Fluid Mechanics (or ENCP 360) (PR)	3	C	*	D or better in PHYS 211; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in MATH 241
	ECHE 456	Comp. Methods for Engr. Apps. (MR)	3		*	Prereq or Coreq: D or better in MATH 242
!	MATH 242	Elem. Differential Equations (PR)	3	C		C or better in MATH 142
	CHEM 334	Organic Chemistry II (PR)	3			C or better in CHEM 333
		Carolina Core GHS7 (CC-GHS)	3

Semester Five (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ECHE 321	Heat-Flow Analysis (MR)	3		*	C or better in ECHE 320 or ENCP 360 & MATH 242; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ECHE 456
!	ECHE 440	Separation Process Design fall only (MR)	3		*	C or better in ECHE 300; Prereq or Coreq: ECHE 311
	ECHE 550	Chem.-Proc. Dynamics & Control fall only (MR)	3		*	C or better in ECHE 300 & MATH 242, or graduate standing
		Chemistry Elective9 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core GSS7 (CC-GSS)	3
		Carolina Core GFL12 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Six (15-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ECHE 322	Mass Transfer spring only (MR)	3		*	D or better in ECHE 321
!	ECHE 460	Chemical Engr. Lab 1 spring only (MR)	3		*	Prereq or Coreq: ECHE 311 & ECHE 321
		Engineering Elective10 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Technical Elective11 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.
		Carolina Core AIU7 (CC-AIU)	3
		Carolina Core GFL12 (CC-GFL)	0-3

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
!	ECHE 430	Chemical Engineering Kinetics (MR)	3		*	C or better in ECHE 311; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ECHE 321 or BMEN 354
!	ECHE 461	Chemical Engineering Lab II fall only (MR)	3		*	D or better in ECHE 460; Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ECHE 430 & 440
!	ECHE 465	Chem. Proc. Anal. & Design I fall only (MR)	3		*	Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ECHE 430 & 440
		Technical Elective11 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.
	PHIL 325	Engineering Ethics7 (CC-CMS, CC-VSR)	3

Semester Eight (18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Program GPA2	Prerequisites
	ECHE 466	Chemical Process Analysis & Design II spring only (MR, CC-INT)	3		*	D or better in ECHE 430, 440, 465; Prereq or Coreq: ECHE 322, 567
	ECHE 567	Process Safety, Health & Loss Prev. spring only (MR)	3		*	Prereq or Coreq: D or better in ECHE 466
		Engineering Elective10 (PR)	3		*	See Bulletin listing.
		Technical Elective11 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.
		Technical Elective11 (PR)	3			See Bulletin listing.
		Career Elective8 (PR)	3

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
131	33	64	34	2.00

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the Chemical Engr. program GPA of 2.00.
3. Students who place into MATH 115 will be required to successfully complete it before taking MATH 141.
4. Computer Programming Elective (3-4 hours): CSCE 145, 106.
5. A list of acceptable Professional Development Elective courses is maintained in the department office and in the Bulletin. The list includes: ECHE 202 & ECHE 203.
6. Chemistry Lab Electives (2 hours): CHEM 321L (or 322L), 331L (or 333L), 332L (or 334L), 541L, 542L, 550L, 621L.
7. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
8. Career Elective: The list includes Engineering Electives, Chemistry Electives, Chemistry Lab Electives and all Technical Electives courses, and other courses listed in the bulletin.
9. Chemistry Electives (3 hours): CHEM 321 OR 322, 511, 533, 541, 542, 545, 550, 555, 556, 621, 622, 623, 624, 633, 643, 644, 655.
10. Engineering Electives (6 hours): ENCP 200 (or ECIV 200 or EMCH 200), 201 (or EMCH 201), 210 (or ECIV 210 or EMCH 310), 260 (or ECIV 220 or EMCH 260), 330 (or EMCH 330), 440, 460, 481, 540; BMEN 212, 240, 263, 271, 290, 300 and above, except 301 and 303; CSCE 211, 212, 240, 274, 313, 317, 520, 567, 582, 587; ECHE 202 (or 203), 372, 389, 497, 499, 520, 521, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 589; ECIV 300 and above, except 360; ELCT 220, 221, 222, 300 and above; EMCH 300 and above, except 354 and 360.
11. Technical Electives (12 hours): Includes all courses listed as Engineering Electives, Chemistry Electives, & Chemistry Lab Electives as well as ENCP 102 (or EMCH 111), 530, 533, 535, 536; MATH 300, 374, MATH 500 and above; STAT 500 and above except 541 and 591; BIOL 101, 101L, 102, 102L, 120, 120L, 200 and above; ENVR 231, 321, 331; GEOL 300 and above; MSCI 300 and above; PHYS 300 and above; CSCE 145 (unless completed as the Computer Programming Elective), 146, 210, 215, 350; ACCT 222; FINA 333; MGMT 371; MGSC 290; MKTG 350.
12. Students in the Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course by 1) a score of two or better on the foreign language placement test; or 2) completion of the 109 & 110 courses in FREN, GERM, LATN, or SPAN or completion of the 121 course in another foreign language. Students who do not place out of the GFL requirement may need to take additional hours to meet this requirement.

Program Notes

• Courses identified as “critical” must be completed by the semester in which they are listed in order to ensure a timely graduation due to prerequisite requirements for subsequent required courses.
• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• A student cannot repeat courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing in which they earned a grade of C or better. In addition, a student cannot repeat any course from the College a second time. No more than four courses from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirements for any degree from the College, regardless of satisfactory work. For this purpose, withdrawal from a course with a grade of W is not regarded as enrollment in that course. A student that does not satisfactorily complete a degree-required College course within two attempts must change major or transfer out of the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing.
• The B.S.E. with Distinction is available to students majoring in chemical engineering who wish to participate in significant research and/or design activities in chemical engineering with a faculty mentor. More details are available on the Bulletin.
• A concentration in Biomolecular Engineering, Energy, Interdisciplinary Engineering, Materials, Environmental Engineering, or Numerical Methods & Computing is available to students majoring in chemical engineering. More details are available in the Bulletin.
• The last 25% of a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University, and at least half of the hours in the student’s major courses and in the student’s minor courses (if applicable) must be taken at the University.
• Disclaimer: Prerequisites on courses are subject to change. Please refer to Bulletin.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement