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Vanderbilt University
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Gen'l Chem
Chem 102a
3 hrs

Gen'l Chem
Chem 102b
3 hrs

Org Chem
Chem 220a
3 hrs

Org Chem
Chem 220b
3 hrs

Phys Chem I
Chem 230
3 hrs

Mass Trans & Rate-Based Oper
ChE 231
3 hrs

Bioprocess Engineering
ChE 283
3 hrs

ChE Proc Design
ChE 233W
4 hrs

Gen'l Chem
Chem 104a
1 hr

Gen'l Chem
Chem 104b
1hr

Org Chem
Chem 219a
1 hr

Org Chem
Chem 219b
1 hr

BioSci 110a
3 hrs

Chemical Reaction Eng.
ChE 225
3 hrs

Chem Proc Contr ChE 242
3 hrs

Chemical Prod Design
ChE 234Wb
3 hrs

First-Yr. Accel. Calculus
Math 155a
4 hrs

First-Yr. Accel. Calculus
Math 155b
4 hrs

Second-Yr. Accel. Calculus
Math 175
3 hrs

Ord Diff Eqs
Math 198
3 hrs

Fluid Mech & Heat Transfer
ChE 230
3 hrs

ChE Lab I
ChE 228W
4 hrs

ChE Lab II
ChE 229W
3 hrs

Tech Elective
3 hrs

Introduction to Engineering
ES 140
3 hrs

Progr & Prob Solving
CS 103
3 hrs

Chem. Proc. Princ.
ChE 161
3 hrs

ChE Thermo
ChE 162
3 hrs

Phase Equil. & Staged-Based Sep
ChE 223
3 hrs

Tech Elective
3 hrs

Chemical Prod Design
ChE 234Wa
1 hr

Open Elective
3 hrs

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

Gen'l Physics
Physics 116a
3 hrs

Gen'l Physics
Physics 116b
3 hrs

Modeling & Simul in ChE
ChE 180
3 hrs

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

Senior Eng Design Seminar ChE 297
1 hr

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

 

Gen'l Physics Lab
Physics 118a
1 hrs

Gen'l Physics Lab
Phys 118b
1 hr

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

    

Tech Elective
3 hrs

  
   

Liberal Arts
Core Elective
3 hrs

      

Open Elective
3 hrs

  

14 hours

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17 hours

16 hours

15 hours

16 hours

17 hours

16 hours

Total:  
126 hours

Requirements for Biotechnology Concentration: Biotechnology Concentration (7 hours). Required: BioSci 111a, along with two courses selected from ChE 282, BME 281, ChE 246, BioSci 110b, Math 262.

Technical electives (9 hours): All BME (except 201, 241a-241b); ChE; CE; CS (except 101, 151); EECE; ENVE; ME; MSE; ENGM 216, 254, 273; Astronomy (except 102, 130, 203); Biological Sciences; Chemistry (except 101a-b); Earth and Environmental Sciences (except 100, 102); Mathematics 194 or above (except 196, 252); Molecular Biology; Physics (except courses numbered 122 or below); Neuroscience 255; Psychology 201, 208, 209, 234, 236, 269.

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