NanoEngineering (NANO)

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STUDENT AFFAIRS:
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Graduate Affairs: 241B Structural Materials Engineering Building, Warren College

http://nanoengineering.ucsd.edu

Departmental Focus

The Department of NanoEngineering focuses on nanoscale science, engineering, and technology that have the potential to make valuable advances in different areas that include, to name a few, new materials, biology and medicine, energy conversion, sensors, and environmental remediation. Nanoengineering is a highly diversified and multidisciplinary field. The graduate research programs cover a broad range of topics, but focus particularly on biomedical nanotechnology, nanotechnologies for energy conversion and storage, computational nanotechnology, and molecular and nanomaterials. Undergraduate degree programs focus on integrating the various science and engineering disciplines necessary for successful careers in the evolving nanotechnology industry.

Degree and Program Options

The Department of NanoEngineering offers undergraduate programs leading to the BS in NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering. The Chemical Engineering Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET/EAC). The Nanoengineering Program is newly introduced, but the program is designed using ABET accreditation criteria; the department will apply for accreditation once there are graduates to measure the program outcomes. These two degree programs have very different requirements and are described in separate sections.

Nanoengineering Program (NANO)

Program Mission and Objectives

The mission of the Nanoengineering Program is to provide a multidisciplinary education in nanoscale science and technology. The primary goals are to

The Undergraduate Program

The BS program in NanoEngineering is tailored to provide breadth and flexibility by taking advantage of the strength of basic sciences and other engineering disciplines at UC San Diego. The intention is to graduate nanoengineers who are multidisciplinary and can work in a broad spectrum of industries.

All NanoEngineering courses are taught only once per year, and courses are scheduled to be consistent with the curriculum as shown in the tables below. Under normal circumstance, students must follow the prescribed curriculum. Unavoidable deviation from the curriculum, for example, to participate in the Education Abroad Program, must be approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee prior to taking alternative courses elsewhere. Approvals are also needed for engineering courses not listed under the current selections for different engineering focus areas. Courses such as NANO 195, 197, and 198 are not allowed as a NanoEngineering elective in meeting the upper-division major requirements. NANO 199 can be used as a technical elective only under restrictive conditions. Policy regarding these conditions may be obtained from the department’s Student Affairs Office. All students are encouraged to visit the Student Affairs Office or visit the Department of NanoEngineering website for any clarification and updated information. To graduate, students must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0, and the department requires at least a C– grade in each course required for the major.

General-Education/College Requirements

For graduation each student must satisfy general-education course requirements determined by the student’s college as well as the major requirements determined by the department. The six colleges at UC San Diego require widely different general-education courses, and the number of such courses differs from one college to another. Each student should choose his or her college carefully, considering the special nature of the college and the breadth of general education.

The NanoEngineering curriculum allows for forty-eight units of humanities and social science (HSS) courses, which are sufficient to fulfill most but not all college requirements. Regardless the specific college, students must develop a program that includes a total of at least forty-eight units in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, not including subjects such as accounting, industrial management, finance, or personnel administration. Students must consult with their college to determine which HSS courses to take.

Major Requirements

To receive a BS in NanoEngineering, students must complete 193 units. The specific breakdown is as follows:

Humanities and social sciences (forty-eight units): This requirement is intended to fulfill the general-education requirements (GER) from respective colleges.

Basic sciences and mathematics (sixty units): This lower-division requirement includes twenty-four units of mathematics (Math 20A–F), sixteen units of physics (Phys 2A–D), sixteen units of chemistry (Chem 6A–C, 7L), and four units of biology (BILD 1).

Engineering preparation (sixteen units): This requirement covers basics in computer programming, circuit analysis and circuits lab (NANO 15 and ECE 25, 35, and 65).

Nanoengineering core (thirty-seven units): This requirement is constituted of a one-unit seminar (NANO 1) and nine core courses (NANO 101 to 104, 110 to 112, and 120A-B).

Nanoengineering electives (eight units): This requirement must be chosen from among the upper-division NANO courses offered by the department.

Engineering focus (twenty-four units): Students are recommended to select all six engineering electives from within one single major to constitute an engineering focus. However, to allow for unforeseen class scheduling conflicts and to comply with the prerequisites of some Bioengineering courses, students are required to take only four of the six courses in one major, with the other two outside their chosen engineering focus. Preapproved accepted courses of each of the four focuses are listed below.

All students follow the same basic science preparation and core set of classes in NanoEngineering during the first two years.

 

Fall

Winter

Spring

Freshman Year

Math 20A

Math 20B

Math 20C

Chem 6A

Chem 6B

Chem 6C

NANO 15

BILD 1

Phys 2A

HSS

HSS

HSS

 

NANO 1

  

Sophomore Year

Math 20D

Math 20F

Math 20E

Phys 2B

Phys 2C

Phys 2D

Chem 7L

NANO 101

ECE 25

HSS

HSS

HSS

After the sophomore year, students must choose an engineering focus. Sample programs of the five choices are shown below. Students must keep in mind that the NANO courses are only offered once a year.

Prerequisites must be taken prior to selecting focus courses.

Recommended Course Sequence—Bioengineering Focus

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

NANO 102

NANO 104

NANO 103

CENG 101A

BENG 130

BENG 100

ECE 35

ECE 65

NE Elective

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

NANO 110

NANO 111

NANO 112

BENG 101

BENG 109

BENG 103B

NE Elective

NANO 120A

NANO 120B

HSS

HSS

HSS

Recommended Course Sequence—Chemical Engineering Focus

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

NANO 102

NANO 104

NANO 103

CENG 100

CENG 102

CENG 113

ECE 35

ECE 65

NE Elective

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

NANO 110

NANO 111

NANO 112

CENG 101A

CENG 101B

CENG 101C

NE Elective

NANO 120A

NANO 120B

HSS

HSS

HSS

Recommended Course Sequence—Electrical Engineering Focus

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

NANO 102

NANO 104

NANO 103

ECE 35

ECE 65

ECE 134

ECE 103

NE Elective

ECE 136

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

NANO 110

NANO 111

NANO 112

ECE 135A

ECE 135B

ECE 139

NE Elective

NANO 120A

NANO 120B

HSS

HSS

HSS

Recommended Course Sequence—Mechanical Engineering Focus

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

NANO 102

NANO 104

NANO 103

NANO 108

MAE 130A

MAE 131A

ECE 35

ECE 65

MAE 130B

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

NANO 110

NANO 111

NANO 112

CENG 101A

NANO 120A

NANO 120B

MAE 105

NE Elective

NE Elective

HSS

HSS

HSS

Recommended Course Sequence—Materials Science Focus

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

NANO 102

NANO 104

NANO 103

ECE 35

ECE 65

NANO 148

NANO 108

NANO 150

NE Elective

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

NANO 110

NANO 111

NANO 112

NANO 158

NANO 120A

NANO 120B

NE Elective

NANO 161

NANO 168

HSS

HSS

HSS

Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students

Application for Admission to the Major

Admission to the department as a NanoEngineering major or minor, or to fulfill a major in another department that requires NanoEngineering courses, is in accordance with the general requirements established by the Jacobs School of Engineering. The admission requirements and procedures are described in detail in the section on “Acceptance to Departmental Majors in the Jacobs School of Engineering” in this catalog. Applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic performance prior to being admitted to UC San Diego will be admitted directly to the engineering major of their choice. These directly admitted students and all students are expected to complete lower- and upper-division courses, as suggested in the curriculum tables, in a timely fashion in the sequences outlined.

Academic Advising

Upon admission to the major, students should consult the catalog or NanoEngineering website (http://nanoengineering.ucsd.edu) for their program of study or their undergraduate adviser if they have questions. The program plan may be revised in subsequent years, but revisions involving curricular requirements require approval by the undergraduate adviser or the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. Because some course and/or curricular changes may be made every year, it is imperative that students consult with the department’s undergraduate adviser on an annual basis.

As aforementioned, NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering courses are offered only once a year and therefore should be taken in the recommended sequence. If courses are taken out of sequence, it may not always be possible to enroll in courses as desired or needed. If this occurs, students should seek immediate departmental advice. When a student deviates from the sequence of courses specified for each curriculum in this catalog, it may be impossible to complete the major within the nominal four-year period.

In addition to the advising available through the Student Affairs Office, programmatic or technical advice may be obtained from faculty members. A specific faculty mentor is assigned to each student. All students are required to meet with their faculty mentor at least once a quarter.

Program Alterations/Exceptions to Requirements

Variations from or exceptions to any program or course requirements are possible only if the Undergraduate Affairs Committee approves a petition before the courses in question are taken. Petition forms may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office and must be processed through this office.

Independent Study

Students may take NANO 199, Independent Study for Undergraduates, under the guidance of a NanoEngineering faculty member. This course is taken as an elective on a P/NP basis. Under very restrictive conditions, however, it may be used to satisfy upper-division technical elective course requirements for the major. Students interested in this alternative must identify a faculty member with whom they wish to work and propose a two-quarter research or study topic. After obtaining the faculty member’s concurrence on the topic and scope of the study, the student must submit a Special Studies Course form (each quarter) and NANO 199 as Technical Elective Contract form to the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. These forms must be completed, approved, and processed prior to the add/drop deadline. Detailed policy in this regard and the requisite forms may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office.

Transfer Students

The undergraduate engineering curriculum is designed to integrate four years of college educational experience. It is not easy for transfer students to complete the major requirements in only two additional years beyond their junior college work. Students should consult their adviser for a transition program compatible with their junior college preparation.

Requirements for admission as a NanoEngineering major or into NanoEngineering courses are the same for transfer students as they are for continuing students (see section on “Acceptance to Departmental Majors in the Jacobs School of Engineering” in this catalog). Accordingly, when planning their program, transfer students should be mindful of lower-division prerequisite course requirements, as well as for meeting collegiate requirements.

Students who have taken equivalent courses elsewhere may request to have transfer credit apply toward the department’s major requirements. To receive transfer credit, complete a Student Petition form and submit it to Student Affairs. For mathematics, chemistry, and physics, the respective department determines transfer equivalencies. An Undergraduate Student Petition must be submitted to each department from which you are requesting transfer credit.

The following courses are strongly recommended for all engineering transfer students for success in their major.

*Refer to the UC San Diego General Catalog to select major prerequisite recommendations for computer language courses.

Contiguous BS/MS Program

A contiguous, terminal program leading to a bachelor of science and a master of science in nanoengineering is offered to a student with junior standing who has an upper-division GPA of 3.5 or better and a 3.0 overall UC San Diego GPA. Students must apply for admission to the program during the last quarter of their junior year (more specifically, the fourth quarter prior to the receipt of the BS). If students select the thesis option, there must be a faculty/thesis adviser who has signed the agreement statement on the BS/MS application.

Chemical Engineering

BUSINESS AFFAIRS:
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STUDENT AFFAIRS:
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http://nanoengineering.ucsd.edu

Departmental Focus

The Department of NanoEngineering is the administrative home of the interdepartmental Chemical Engineering Program (CENG).

Undergraduate Program

The BS program in Chemical Engineering (CENG) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET/EAC).

Chemical Engineering Program (CENG)

Student Affairs: 2802 Atkinson Hall, Warren College

Program Objectives

The Chemical Engineering Program has affiliated faculty from the Department of NanoEngineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the Department of Bioengineering. The curricula at both the undergraduate and graduate levels are designed to support and foster chemical engineering as a profession that interfaces engineering and all aspects of basic sciences (physics, chemistry, and biology).

The primary educational objectives of the Chemical Engineering Program are to

The curriculum is designed to prepare Chemical Engineering graduates for further education and personal development through their entire professional career. We strive to accomplish these goals by providing a rigorous and demanding curriculum that incorporates lectures, discussions, laboratory and project development experiences in basic sciences, mathematics, engineering sciences, and design as well as the humanities and social sciences.

The Undergraduate Program

The BS program in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET/EAC). The curriculum is tailored to provide breadth and flexibility by taking advantage of the strength of basic sciences and other engineering disciplines at UC San Diego. The intention is to graduate chemical engineers who are multidisciplinary practitioners and can work in a broad spectrum of industries rather than solely traditional chemical and petrochemical industries.

Areas of specialization are available whereby a graduate can be in a position for a career in environmental technology, microelectronic device fabrication, materials and polymer processing, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, biomedical engineering, energy and thermal systems, control and system engineering, and so forth.

For students who aspire to pursue a graduate degree and a career in research and development, the units in an area of specialization can be allocated to more fundamental science and engineering courses. These students are also encouraged to perform independent projects in one of the faculty research laboratories or groups.

Whether the career goal is industry or graduate or professional school, the curriculum has a strong emphasis on developing problem-solving skills and the ability to think and learn independently. The capstone courses are the senior design and process lab courses. Students learn to participate in project teams, refine their communication skills, and work on various design and experimental projects that, over two quarters, introduce them to elements of project planning, execution, analysis, and improvement.

Entering freshmen will follow the new set of course work guidelines detailed in this section. Continuing students will continue with their current set of course work guidelines outlined in previous general catalogs. The Student Affairs Office can provide the proper curriculum tables. All students are encouraged to visit the Student Affairs Office or visit the Department of NanoEngineering website for any clarification and updated information.

Deviations from these programs of study must be approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee prior to taking alternative courses. In addition, technical elective (TE) course selections must have departmental approval prior to students' taking the courses. The TE courses are restricted to meet ABET standards. Courses such as CENG 195, 197, and 198 are not allowed as a technical elective in meeting the upper-division major requirements. CENG 199 can be used as a technical elective only under restrictive conditions. Policy regarding these conditions may be obtained from the department’s Student Affairs Office. To graduate, students must maintain an overall GPA of at least 2.0, and the department requires at least a C– grade in each course required for the major.

Students with different academic preparation may vary the scheduling of lower-division courses such as math, physics, and chemistry, but should consult the department. Deviations in scheduling Chemical Engineering upper-division courses are discouraged and require prior approval. Most lower-division courses are offered more than once each year to permit students some flexibility in their program scheduling. However, all Chemical Engineering upper-division courses are taught only once per year, and courses are scheduled to be consistent with the curricula as shown in the tables.

General-Education/College Requirements

For graduation, each student must satisfy general-education course requirements determined by the student’s college as well as the major requirements determined by the department. The six colleges at UC San Diego require widely different general-education courses, and the number of such courses differs from one college to another. Each student should choose his or her college carefully, considering the special nature of the college and the breadth of general education.

The CENG program allows for humanities and social science (HSS) courses so that students can fulfill their college requirements. As an ABET accredited program, students must develop a program that includes a total of at least twenty-four units in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, not including subjects such as accounting, industrial management, finance, or personnel administration. Students must consult with their college to determine which HSS courses to take.

Professional Licensing

After graduation, all students are encouraged to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination as the first step in becoming licensed as a professional engineer (PE). Students graduating from our accredited program can take the PE examination after FE certification and two years of work experience; students graduating from a nonaccredited program can take the PE examination after FE certification and four years of work experience.

For further information please contact your local Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

Major Requirements

To receive a BS in Chemical Engineering, students must complete 194 units for graduation, which includes forty-four units of general-education (HSS) requirements of their colleges and the ABET requirements in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The balance consists of basic sciences (fifty-three units), chemistry core (twenty units), Chemical Engineering core (thirty-two units), process laboratory and design (sixteen units), general engineering (twelve units), and an area of specialization (sixteen units). Beyond the fifty-three units of basic sciences, the science and engineering courses total to ninety-six units. A one-unit introductory seminar (CENG 1) is required of all incoming freshmen. The specific breakdown is as follows:

Basic sciences (fifty-four units):

This lower-division requirement includes twenty-four units of mathematics (Math 20A–F), fourteen units of physics (Phys 2A–C, 2CL), and sixteen units of chemistry (Chem 6A–C, 7L).

Chemistry core (twenty units):

Five advanced chemistry electives must be selected from among Chem 131, 132, 133, 140A-B, 114A-B, and 120 A-B, and 143A. Two recommended options are Chem 140A-B, 114A-B, and 143A for those interested in biochemical/organic, and Chem 131, 132, 133, 120A, and 140A for those interested in inorganic/materials.

Chemical engineering core (thirty-two units):

This requirement covers chemical process modeling, solution thermodynamics, transport phenomena, chemical reaction engineering, process control, and unit operations (CENG 100, 101A-C, 102, 113, 120, 122).

Process laboratory and design (sixteen units):

This requirement is crucial to fulfill the ABET design content (CENG 124A-B, 176A-B).

General engineering (twelve units):

This requirement covers basics in computer programming, probability and statistics, and instrumentation. The computer programming requirement should be satisfied with a course in Matlab (NANO 15/CENG 15). Petitions will be considered for students who need to satisfy this requirement with another course such as in Matlab (MAE 8), C (MAE 9) or Java (CSE 8B or 11). If the student has no programming experience, he or she needs CSE 8A before 8B, but no credit is given for 8A alone. Probability and statistics can be satisfied with ECE 109 or a course with equivalent content. Instrumentation is satisfied with MAE 170.

Electives in an area of specialization (sixteen units):

Electives are intended to broaden and enhance professional goals. They may be chosen to achieve either breadth or depth in one’s education. All electives must be upper-division courses in engineering. Suggestions are listed below.

Biotechnology/Biochemical Engineering

BENG 161A-B-C. (Requires petition with the Department of Bioengineering. Requires prerequisites including Chem 114A-B)

Electronic Materials

ECE 103, 134, 135A, 136, 136L

Engineering Mechanics

MAE 130A-B, 131A, 160

Engineering Science

MAE 105, 107, 140

Environmental Engineering

MAE 124, 125A-B

Materials Science

ECE 134, MATS 201A-B-C, 205A, 227

Nanotechnology

CENG 207, 208, 211,* 212, 213, 214, 215

NANO 101,* 102, 103, 104, 156,* MAE 166,* 168

*TE credit cannot be given for both CENG 211 and NANO 101.
*TE credit cannot be given for both NANO 156 and MAE 166.

Process Dynamics and Control

ECE 101, 171A-B or MAE 140, MAE 143A-B, MAE 180A

Thermal Engineering and Systems

MAE 118A-B-C, 110B, 113

Independent Research

CENG 199 as equivalent to a senior thesis can be approved as equivalent to two elective courses (eight units). Consult department Student Affairs Office for details.

Principles of Team Engineering

ENG 100/L a four-unit elective equivalent can be approved for completion of ENG 100 and ENG 100L. A second elective equivalent will only be approved with petition prior to additional ENG 100L engagement. There is no retroactive approval if you complete a second quarter of ENG 100L without prior petition.

Chemical Engineering
(ABET Accredited Program)

Fall

Winter

Spring

Freshman Year

Math 20A

Math 20B

Math 20C

Chem 6A

Phys 2A

Phys 2B

NANO 15/CENG 151

Chem 6B

Chem 6C/7L

HSS2

 

HSS

CENG 1

HSS

 

Sophomore Year

Math 20D

Math 20F

Math 20E

CENG 100

CENG 102

CENG 113

Phys 2C/2CL

Adv Chem3

Adv Chem

HSS

HSS

HSS

Junior Year

CENG 101A

CENG 101B

CENG 101C

MAE 170

ECE 1094

AS5

Adv Chem

Adv Chem

Adv Chem

HSS

HSS

HSS

Senior Year

CENG 1206

CENG 124A

CENG 124B

CENG 122

CENG 176A

CENG 176B

AS

AS

AS

HSS

HSS7

HSS

1After approval of petition PRIOR to taking the course, NANO 15/CENG 15 can be replaced by MAE 8, MAE 9 MAE 10, CSE 8B or 11.  

2Humanities and social sciences (HSS).

3Five advanced chemistry electives must be selected from among Chem 131, 132, 133, 140AB, 114A-B, and 120 A-B, and 143A. Two recommended options are Chem 140A-B, 114A-B, and 143A for those interested in biochemical/organic, and Chem 131, 132, 133, 120A, and 140A for those interested in inorganic/materials.

4The approved equivalent courses for ECE 109 are Math 183, Math 186, Math 181A (Math 180A is a prerequisite), MAE 108, ECON 120A and BIEB 100 (BILD 3 is a prerequisite).

5The electives in an area of specialization (AS) must be upper-division or graduate courses in engineering, based on the preapproved sequences. Otherwise, the selections must receive prior approval of the department to meet ABET standards.

6If a student chooses process control as the area of specialization, CENG 120 can be replaced by a relevant course within the approved set of courses for specialization in process control.

7If students do not require these additional HSS courses to meet their college requirements, they may substitute an unrestricted elective in order to meet the minimum 194-unit graduation requirement. The twelfth HSS course is intended only for students who have additional college requirements to fulfill. To meet ABET requirements, students must have up to twenty-four units in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, not including subjects such as accounting, industrial management, finance, and personnel administration.

Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students

Admission to the Major

Applicants who have demonstrated excellent academic performance prior to being admitted to UC San Diego will be admitted directly to the engineering major of their choice. These directly admitted students and all students are expected to complete lower- and upper-division courses, as suggested in the curriculum tables, in a timely fashion in the sequences outlined.

Academic Advising

Upon admission to the major, students should consult the catalog or NanoEngineering website (http://nanoengineering.ucsd.edu) for their program of study or their undergraduate adviser if they have questions. The program plan may be revised in subsequent years, but revisions involving curricular requirements require approval by the undergraduate adviser or the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. Because some course and/or curricular changes may be made every year, it is imperative that students consult with the department’s undergraduate adviser on an annual basis.

Chemical Engineering courses are offered only once a year and therefore should be taken in the recommended sequence. If courses are taken out of sequence, it may not always be possible to enroll in courses as desired or needed. If this occurs, students should seek immediate departmental advice. When a student deviates from the sequence of courses specified for each curriculum in this catalog, it may be impossible to complete a Chemical Engineering major within the normal four-year period.

In addition to the advising available through the Student Affairs Office, programmatic or technical advice may be obtained from Chemical Engineering faculty members. A specific faculty mentor is assigned to each student. All Chemical Engineering students are required to meet with their faculty mentor at least once a quarter.

Program Alterations/Exceptions to Requirements

Variations from or exceptions to any program or course requirements are possible only if a petition is approved by the Undergraduate Affairs Committee before the courses in question are taken. Petition forms may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office and must be processed through this office.

Independent Study

Chemical Engineering students may take CENG 199, Independent Study for Undergraduates, under the guidance of a Chemical Engineering faculty member. This course is taken as an elective on a P/NP basis. Under very restrictive conditions, however, it may be used to satisfy upper-division technical elective course requirements for the major. Students interested in this alternative must identify a Chemical Engineering faculty member with whom they wish to work and propose a two-quarter research or study topic. After obtaining the faculty member’s concurrence on the topic and scope of the study, the student must submit a Special Studies Course form (each quarter) and a CENG 199 as Technical Elective Contract form to the Undergraduate Affairs Committee. These forms must be completed, approved, and processed prior to the add/drop deadline. Detailed policy in this regard and the requisite forms may be obtained from the Student Affairs Office.

Transfer Students

The Chemical Engineering curriculum is designed to integrate four years of college educational experience. It is not easy for transfer students to complete the major requirements in only two additional years beyond their junior college work. However, if transfer students seek a college for which they already satisfy the general-education requirements, have taken the lower-division science and mathematics, and have completed some advanced chemistry requirement, then the rigorous first-year schedule below will permit them to graduate in two years. Other students should consult their adviser for a transition program compatible with their junior college preparation.

Requirements for admission as a Chemical Engineering major or minor, or into Chemical Engineering courses, are the same for transfer students as they are for continuing students. Accordingly, when planning their program, transfer students should be mindful of lower-division prerequisite course requirements, as well as for meeting collegiate requirements.

Students who have taken equivalent courses elsewhere may request to have transfer credit apply toward the department’s major requirements. To receive transfer credit, complete a Student Petition form and submit it to Student Affairs. For mathematics, chemistry and physics, transfer equivalencies are determined by the respective departments. An Undergraduate Student Petition must be submitted to each department from which the student is requesting transfer credit.

Effective fall 2009, these courses are strongly recommended for all engineering transfer students for success in their major.

*Refer to the UC San Diego General Catalog to select major prerequisite recommendations for computer language courses.

Fall

Winter

Spring

Junior Year

Adv Chem

Adv Chem

Adv Chem

CENG 101A

CENG 101B

CENG 101C

CENG 100

CENG 102

CENG 113

MAE 170

ECE 1091

 

1Transfer students can petition with an equivalent course in probability and statistics if it is available at a junior college.

Program Accreditation

The BS program in Chemical Engineering is accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET/EAC).