Chemical Engineering B.S.

Objectives and Outcomes

Educational Objectives

Three to five years after graduating with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, graduates will:

  1. Practice or apply the principles of Chemical Engineering in a variety of employment areas.
  2. Achieve professional understanding and appreciation of ethical behavior, social responsibility, and diversity, both as individuals and in team environments.
  3. Be capable of pursuing continued life-long learning through professional practice, further graduate education or other training programs in engineering science or other professional fields.

Student Outcomes

During the study of our chemical engineering program, students will demonstrate the following:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.