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Chemical Engineering, BSE


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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Engineering, BSE
Plan Code: ESCHEBSE
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Chemical Engineering Lower Division
*Students who do not meet the enrollment requirements for these courses (excluding CHE prefixes) may be allowed to enroll with instructor consent. Courses not listed here require a department petition form. To take any 494 class, please check with your advisor first.
3 Credit Hours
3
CHE 211 Introduction to Chemical Processing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 231 Introduction to Transport Phenomena I: Fluids
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 2
Chemical Engineering Upper Division
CHE 334 Introduction to Transport Phenomena II: Heat and Mass Transfer
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 342 Introduction to Applied Chemical Thermodynamics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 384 Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 432 Principles of Chemical Engineering Design
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 433 Modern Separations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 442 Introduction to Chemical Reactor Design
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:
3
CHE 461 Process Dynamic Control (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
3
CHE 462 Process Design
3 Credit Hours
3
Chemical Engineering Technical Electives
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
*Students MUST meet pre-requisites for all CHE courses prior to enrollment. To take any 494 class, please check with your advisor first. A max of 3 credits from CHE 484/498/499 can be applied toward the TE requirements.
400-Level  CHE Elective
By approval only
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Upper Division Interdisciplinary Requirements
BIO 324 Environmental Ethics (SUST)
OR CEE 400 Earth Systems Engineering and Management (SUST) or CNE 400 Earth Systems Engineering and Management (SUST)
OR ECN 345 Survey of Energy and Environmental Economic Issues (SUST)
OR GPH 414 Climate Change (SUST)
OR PHI 310 Environmental Ethics (SUST)
OR SCM 385 Business and Sustainability I (SUST) or SOS 385 Business and Sustainability I (SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Chemical Engineering Major GPA
Check: Minimum 2.0 Major GPA
Math and Science Requirements
MAT 265 Calculus for Engineers I (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 266 Calculus for Engineers II (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 267 Calculus for Engineers III (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
MAT 242 Elementary Linear Algebra
2 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 2
MAT 275 Modern Differential Equations (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHM 113 General Chemistry I (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
CHM 116 General Chemistry II (SCIT)
4 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 4
CHM 233 General Organic Chemistry I
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CHM 237 General Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 1
CHM 234 General Organic Chemistry II
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 121 University Physics I: Mechanics (SCIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
PHY 122 University Physics Laboratory I (SCIT)
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 1
PHY 131 University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (SCIT)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
3 Credit Hours
3
American Institutions (AMIT)
3 Credit Hours
3
Governance and Civic Engagement (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
3
Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
3 Credit Hours
3
Humanities, Arts and Design (HUAD)
6 Credit Hours
6
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CHE The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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