This Advising Handbook describes the 2004 Curriculum and applies to students who were freshmen before Summer 2005. This includes:
Students who are starting as freshmen in Fall 2005 are subject to different graduation requirements. Until the students of the "2004 Curriculum" graduate, there will be two separate sets of graduation requirements (and two different Advising Handbooks): the "2004" requirements (described in this Handbook) and the "2005" requirements (described in a separate Handbook). It is very important for you to know whether you are under the 2004 or 2005 rules because mix-and-match between the two sets of requirements is not allowed. If you are unclear as to which set of requirements you fall under, contact Dr. Themis Matsoukas (matsoukas@psu.edu).
Renumbering of Required Chemical Engineering courses
The required chemical engineering courses have been renumbered and in some cases
the titles and prerequisites have been revised. The list below shows the new
& old numbers and their effective dates:
| Old Number | New Number & Prerequisites | Effective date |
| CH E 12 Chemical Engineering Lecture (1) | CH E 300 Professional Development Seminar (1) | Spring 06 |
| 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 |
| Note: In the rest of this Handbook, the CH E courses are referred to by their "old" numbers. | ||
For most courses, the new numbers will appear in Spring 2006. 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.
CH E 302B and 304, both of which are 2 credits in the 2004 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.
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 are under the requirements of the old curriculum (MATH 230 will be required of all students admitted in summer 2005 or later).
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.
last updated, Spring 2007