SJSU Catalog

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

BS - Chemical Engineering

Course Requirements
General Education Requirements			30-33
Of the 51 units required by the university, 18-21 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details.
American Institutions			(6)
Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes.
Physical Education			2
Math and Science Requirements			31
MATH 030, MATH 031, MATH 032 and MATH 133A (13); PHYS 070 and PHYS 071 (8); CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B (10)
Required for the Major			71
Engineering Common Area		17
CHE 190, CE 099, EE 098, ENGR 010, ENGR 100W and MATE 025
Required courses in Engineering and Science		45
CHE 115, CHE 151, CHE 158, CHE 160A, CHE 160B, CHE 161, CHE 161L, CHE 162, CHE 162L, CHE 165, CHE 185, CHEM 112A, CHEM 112B, CHEM 113A, CHEM 161A and CHEM 162L
Approved Technical Electives		6
Electives must be selected from the approved departmental list in consultation with the student's advisor.
Upper Division Chemistry Elective		3
Electives must be selected from the approved departmental list in consultation with the student's advisor.
Total Units:			134-137

A semester-by-semester schedule for meeting these requirements is available in the department office or on the departmental website at www.engr.sjsu.edu/cme.

Note: The Lower Division Core (LD Core) consists of all the first and second year math, science and engineering classes. The LD Core must be satisfied with a GPA of 2.0 or better in order to graduate. The following portion of the Lower Division Core must be satisfied with course grades of "C-" or better in order to enroll in the CHE Junior Core: PHYS 51 and PHYS 52, or PHYS 72; MATH 31, 32 and MATH 133A, CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B.

The CHE Junior Core consists of a 2.0 average in {CHE 115, CHE 151, CHE 160A, CHE 162 and CHE 190} and ENGR 100W. Students receiving a grade less than "C-" in a Junior Core course may have to repeat the course. The Junior Core must be satisfied in order to enroll in Senior Core courses.

The CHE Senior Core consists of {CHE 161L, 162L, 165, 185, 160B, and 158}.