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Updates to the 2004 Curriculum
Advising News > ChE Curriculum > Other Updates
The Chemical Engineering program is undergoing several changes and while
most of them will apply to the new freshman class of fall 2005 and thereafter,
some will be visible to the current students as well. The main change
for current students is that the number and title of all required CH E
courses will change, effective Spring 2006. This handout explains the
course renumbering and provides some updates on some additional minor
changes in the program. Additional information will appear in the new
version of the CH E Advising Handbook, which will be available in August
2005. Apart from the updates discussed here, all other requirements remain
the same.
The information in this handout is for CH E students who were admitted
to Penn State as freshmen before Summer 2005, whether they are already
in the major or heading towards it.
1. Renumbering of Required Chemical Engineering courses
The required chemical engineering courses have been renumbered
and in some cases the titles and prerequisites have also been revised.
The list below shows the new and old numbers and their effective dates:
| Old Number |
New Number & Prerequisites |
Effective date |
| CH E 301 Principles of Chemical Engineering I (3) |
CH E 210 Introduction to Material Balances (3)
Prereq: MATH 251 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 303 Principles of Chemical Engineering II ( 3) |
CH E 220 Intro to Chem. Engineering Thermo. (3)
Prereq: MATH 230 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 012 Chemical Engineering Lecture (1) |
CH E 300 Professional Development Seminar (1)
Prereq: 5th semester standing |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 304 Phase and Chemical Equilibria (2) |
CH E 320 Phase and Chemical Equilibria (3)
Prereq. CH E 210, CH E 220 |
Spring 07 |
| CH E 302A Process Fluid Mechanics (3) |
CH E 330 Process Fluid Mechanics (3)
Prereq: CH E 210, CH E 220, MATH 230 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 302B Process Heat Transfer (2) |
CH E 350 Process Heat Transfer (3)
Prereq: CH E 220, CH E 330 |
Spring 07 |
| CH E 413 Mass Transfer Operations (3) |
CH E 410 Mass Transfer Operations (3)
Prereq: CH E 320, CH E 330, CH E 350 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 414 Kinetics And Industrial Chemistry (3) |
CH E 430 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3)
Prereq: CH E 320, CH E 330, CH E 350, CH E 360 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 464/465 Design of Chemical Plants (3) |
CH E 470 Process Design (3)
Prereq: CH E 410, 430 |
Spring 06 |
| CH E 407W Chemical Engineering Laboratory (3) |
CH E 480W Chemical Engineering Laboratory (3)
Prereq: Engl 202C;
Prereq or Concurrent: CH E 410, CHE 430 |
Spring 06 |
Comments
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The courses under the new numbering system are fully equivalent to
the old ones (but see note below on CH E 302B and CH E 304). For example,
if you are supposed to take CH E 414 and the course does not show up
in the course catalogs, schedule CH E 430 instead.
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CH E 302B and 304, both of which are 2 credits in the old curriculum,
will become 3 credits. The effective date for this change is Spring
2007. This should give you ample time to take the 2-credit version.
If for any reason you must take any of these two classes after fall
2006, you will have to take the 3-credit version of these courses.
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The prerequisites in some courses have changed but if you have
been following the published course schedules, these changes will not
affect you. Notice that wherever MATH 230 is listed as prerequisite
for a CH E course, we will accept MATH 231 instead, provided that you
were admitted before summer 2005 (MATH 230 will be required of all students
admitted in summer 2005 or later).
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The following courses require a minimum grade of C (old numbers in
parentheses): CH E 210 (301); CH E 220 (303); CH E 320 (304); CH E 330
(302A); CH E 350 (302B); CH E 410 (413); CH E 430 (414).
Notice that when a C-course is prerequisite for a subsequent CH E course,
a grade of C is required before you can take the subsequent course.
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