MChE Program

Our graduate program is primarily a PhD program, with a limited number of MChE students admitted without funding (i.e., industrial, part-time masters students). Currently, admission to our PhD program includes full financial support. The Department of Chemical Engineering offers two options for graduate education leading to a Masters in Chemical Engineering (MChE) Degree. Our thesis option requires 6 credit hours of thesis work and 24 credit hours of course work and is designed for full-time graduate students in residence. Our course option requires 30 credits of course work and is designed for engineers who are studying part-time.

The faculty member supervising the thesis research will act as an advisor for students in the thesis option. The Department's graduate student advisor will act as an advisor to all students in the course work option.

Both options require 10 credits (three courses) of core courses in chemical engineering fundamentals: Thermodynamics (CHEG 825, 3 credits), Applied Chemical Kinetics (CHEG 835, 3 credits), and Advanced Transport Phenomena (CHEG 867, 4 credits). Students must also fulfill an advanced mathematics requirement, MEEG 690 (Intermediate Engineering Mathematics) or CHEG 867 (Chemical Engineering Principles), as well as MEEG 891 (Advanced Engineering Mathematics).The Department offers numerous technical electives in all areas of Chemical Engineering, and up to six credits of electives may be taken in suitable courses outside Chemical Engineering. (Link to course descriptions.)

A 3.0 GPA must be maintained throughout the program for both the thesis and course options.

General Admission Requirements

• Students must satisfy the general graduate admission requirements of the College of Engineering but satisfaction of these minimum requirements in no way guarantees admission.
• A baccalaureate degree in the field or in a closely allied field of science or mathematics.
• A minimum undergraduate grade-point average in engineering, science, and mathematics courses of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• A minimum of three letters of strong support from former teachers or supervisors.
• A minimum combined score of 1100 on the GRE.
• For chemical engineering applicants the scholastic index of 3.0 in the major field is computed from the previous undergraduate work.