Chemical Systems Concentration


First year - fall
CourseCourse TitleHours
CHEM 170HChemistry for Chemical Sciences**5
 KU Core Goal 2.1*H3
MATH 125HCalculus 14
PHSX 150Seminar in Phys., Astr., & Engineering Physics.5
 KU Core Electives*H3
 TOTAL HOURS15.5
First year - Spring
CourseCourse TitleHours
CHEM 175HChemistry for Chemical Sciences II*5
 KU Core Goal 2.1*H3
MATH 126HCalculus II4
PHSX 211HGeneral Physics I4

PHSX 216
PHSX 213

General Physics I Laboratory, or
General Physics I Honors 

1
5

 TOTAL HOURS17
Second year - Fall
CourseCourse TitleHours
CHEM 330HOrganic Chemistry I3
C&PE 211Material & Energy Balances4
MATH 127HCalculus III4
MATH 290HElementary Linear Algebra2
PHSX 212HGeneral Physics II3
PHSX 236
PHSX 214
General Physics II Laboratory, or
General Physics II Honors 
1
4
 TOTAL HOURS17
Second year - Spring
CourseCourse TitleHours
C&PE 325Numerical Methods and Statistics3
C&PE 221Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I3
MATH 220H
MATH 320
Applied Differential Equations, or
Elementary Differential Equations
3
PHSX 313General Physics III3
PHSX 316Intermediate Physics Lab1
 KU Core Elective*H3
 TOTAL HOURS16
Third year - fall
CourseCourse TitleHours
CHEM 525Physical Chemistry for Engineers 4
C&PE 511Momentum Transfer3
C&PE 512Process Engineering Thermodynamics II3
EPHX 521Mechanics I3
 TOTAL HOURS13
Third year - Spring
CourseCourse TitleHours
C&PE 522Economic Appraisal of C&PE Projects2
C&PE 525Heat and Mass Transfer4
C&PE 524Kinetics & Reactor Design3
EPHX 536Electronic Circuit Measurement & Design4
 KU Core Elective*H3
 TOTAL HOURS16
Fourth year - fall
CourseCourse TitleHours
C&PE 611Design of Unit Operations3
C&PE 615Introduction to Process Dynamics & Control3
C&PE 616Chemical Engineering Lab I4
EPHX 516Physical Measurements4
EPHX 531Electricity & Magnetism3
 TOTAL HOURS17
Fourth year - spring
CourseCourse TitleHours
C&PE 613Chemical Engineering Design II 2
C&PE 626Chemical Engineering Laboratory II2
EPHX 511Introductory Quantum Mechanics3
EPHX 601Design of Physical and Electronic Systems4
 KU Core Electives*H6
 TOTAL HOURS15
CURRICULUM NOTES

* Students must ensure the electives they choose fulfill all remaining KU Core requirements.
**CHEM130H/135H can be substituted for CHEM 170/175.
H Honors equivalent course is available.

CORE DISTRIBUTION

GE 1.1 CRITICAL THINKING: PHSX 211
GE 1.2 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY: MATH 125

GE 2.1 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE
GE 2.2 ORAL COMMUNICATION: ELECTIVE

GE 3H ARTS & HUMANITIES: ELECTIVE
GE 3N NATURAL SCIENCES: CHEM 170
GE 3S SOCIAL SCIENCES: ELECTIVE

AE 4.1 DIVERSITY IN UNITED STATES: ELECTIVE
AE 4.2 GLOBAL AWARENESS: ELECTIVE

AE 5.1 ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: PHSX 150, 216, 236, 316, and 516

AE 6.1 INTEGRATION & CREATIVITY: EPHX 601

2021-2022 Curriculum