BS in Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering answers the question of what chemistry can do to improve the world around us. Chemical engineers are problem-solvers who take raw materials and turn them into useful materials. Our undergraduate program includes a thorough immersion in the core concepts of chemistry—general, organic, physical, and analytical—followed by a series of upper-level chemical engineering courses that develop your ability to apply these concepts to develop new, innovative solutions to engineering problems.
The coursework in our program culminates in the Senior Design course, in which student teams, working with industry mentors, put their knowledge to work on a real-world issue that matters to them. Recent projects have focused on creating biofuels from wood chips, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by using chemical solvents to capture carbon dioxide, and meeting an increasing global demand for the chemical propylene. Senior Design projects offer a true opportunity to pick a cause you are passionate about and spend two semesters working on it—and the experience often proves valuable when applying for full-time jobs.
UIC chemical engineering also is home to six concentrations; biochemical engineering, energy & environment, entrepreneurship, nanotechnology, polymers & molecular engineering, and process automation. These concentrations help position students for jobs and provide more in-depth studies in key areas of chemical engineering; polymers, energy, environment, process automation and the emerging field of molecular engineering.

Successful graduation of year 12 and completion of college preparatory curriculum.Minimum GPA - 3.0