B.S. in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineers develop manufacturing processes for a wide variety of applications including food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, biotechnology and environmental technology, including creating new vaccines and antibiotics to cleaning up air and water pollution.

ABET logo for Engineering Accreditation CommissionUMBC’s B.S. in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Chemical Engineering Program criteria.

All tracks lead to the B.S. in Chemical Engineering and require the same chemical engineering core classes and Gateway Requirements. Each track allows for specialized science courses and technical electives to better meet your career goals. Your advisor can help you decide which track is right for you.

Three tracks allow students to specialize their focus:

Traditional 

prepares students for careers in industries such as chemical processing, food processing, metallurgy, energy conversion, petroleum refining and pharmaceutical production

Biotechnology / Bioengineering

prepares students who are interested in working in the biotechnology industry, pursuing graduate work in biochemical or biomedical engineering or going to medical school

Environmental Engineering & Sustainability

prepares students to apply basic chemical engineering principles in the field of environmental engineering such as cleaning up air and water pollution and managing chemical processes to minimize environmental impact

 

Compare coursework across all tracks (.pdf)

 Gateway Requirements

CBEE Undergraduate Program Policies

 

 

 

 

.jpg of the Comparison of ENCH Tracks .pdf file with columns for each track option and courses for each semester

.jpg of the Comparison of ENCH Tracks .pdf file with columns for each track option and courses for each semester