Unit 1 - Degree Plan Data Form

Name: Erik Hernandez

Type of Engineering: Chemical Engineering

Name of University

Texas A&M
University

Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology

Cockrell School of
Engineering

Location of
University (City,
State, Country)

College Station,
TX

Boston, MA

Austin, TX

Exact name of
Degree

Chemical
Engineering

Chemical
Engineering

Chemical
Engineering

Total Number of
Credits required

The following are

the required 14
hours of courses
that all MEng
students must
complete:
CH
EN 604:
Chemical
Engineerin
g Process
Analysis (3)
CH
EN 623:
Application
s of
Thermodyn
amics to
Chemical
Engineerin
g (3)
CH
EN 624:
Chemical
Engineerin
g Kinetics
and
Reactor
Design (3)
CH
EN 629:
Transport
Phenomen
a (3)
CH
EN 681:

Seminar (2)
Web address for
Degree plan

Cost per credit

(classes and fees)
Total Cost for
degree (classes
and fees)
Web address for
Cost

http://engineering.t
amu.edu/chemical/
academics/degree
s/undergraduate/b
s

http://www.engr.ute
xas.edu/attachmen
ts/CHE20142016_SAC.pdf

Texas A&M University

Chemical Engineering

Freshman:
First Semester Courses
Course Name

Credit

ENGL 104 - Composition & Rhetoric

3 hrs

ENGR 111 - Foundations of Eng I

2 hrs

MATH 151 - Engineering Math I1

4 hrs

PHYS 218 - Mechanics

4 hrs

University Core Curriculum Elective2

3 hrs

KINE 198

1 hr

Total Credit Hours

17 hrs

Second Semester Courses

Course Name

Credit

CHEM 102/112 - Chem. For Engrs2

4 hrs

ENGR 112 - Foundations of Engr II

2 hrs

MATH 152- Engr Math II

4 hrs

PHYS 208 - Electricity & Optics

4 hrs

University Core Curriculum Elective2

3 hrs

KINE 199

1 hr

Total Credit Hours

18 hrs

MIT

Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Chemical-Biological Engineering/Course

10-B
General Institute Requirements (GIRs)

Subjects

Science Requirement

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement

Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied from
among 5.07,
5.12,
5.60,
7.03,
7.05,
10.301, and
18.03 or
18.034 in the
Departmental Program]

Laboratory Requirement [can be satisfied by 7.02 or

10.702]

Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree

17

Communication Requirement
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects:
2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social
Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CIM).
PLUS Departmental Program

Units

Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any
(corequisites in italics)
Required Subjects
5.12

186
Organic Chemistry I, 12, REST;
Chemistry (GIR)

5.60

Thermodynamics and Kinetics, 12, REST;

Calculus II (GIR),

Chemistry (GIR)
10.702J
and Communication, 18, CI-M, LAB;
7.03 Genetics, 12, REST;
7.05 General Biochemistry, 12, REST;
or
5.07 Biological Chemistry I, 12, REST;

Introduction to Experimental Biology

Biology (GIR)
Biology (GIR)
5.12*
5.12

7.06 Cell Biology, 12;

7.05

7.03,

10.10 Introduction to Chemical Engineering, 12;

Physics I (GIR),
Chemistry (GIR)
10.213
Thermodynamics, 12;

Calculus I (GIR),

Chemical and Biological Engineering

5.60,
10.10

10.28 Chemical-Biological Engineering Laboratory, 15, CI-M; 7.05; 10.702J*; or permission

of instructor
or one of the following two subjects:
10.27
Energy Engineering Projects Laboratory, 15, CI-M;
7.02*;
10.302;
or permission of instructor
10.29 Biological Engineering Projects Laboratory, 15, CI-M;
7.02*;
10.302;
or permission of instructor
10.301 Fluid Mechanics, 12, REST;

18.03,
10.10

10.302 Transport Processes, 12; 5.60, 10.301,

10.213; or permission of instructor

plus
10.37 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design, 9;
5.60,
10.301
10.490 Integrated Chemical Engineering I, 8;
10.37
10.491 Integrated Chemical Engineering II, 8;
10.490
plus two of the following three subjects:
10.492 Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I, 4; 10.301 and permission of instructor
10.493 Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics II, 4;10.301 and permission of instructor
10.494 Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics III, 4(1); 10.301 and permission of instructor
18.03
or
18.034

Differential Equations, 12, REST;

Calculus II (GIR)
Differential Equations, 12, REST;
Calculus II (GIR)

Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs

(36)

Unrestricted Electives

48

Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree

198

No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 198 units
required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count
toward one or the other, but not both.
Notes
*Alternate prerequisites are listed in the subject description.
(1)

Students may substitute 10.01 Ethics for Engineers.

Cockrell School of Engineering

Chemical Engineering

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2014-2016 CATALOG
(catalog valid until August 2022)

Suggested Arrangement of Courses for Eight Semester Program

128 credit hours
First Year
Fall Semester Semester Hours Spring Semester Semester Hours
CH 302, Principles of Chemistry II ........................................... 3 CH 204, Introduction to Chemical
Practice ............................ 2
CHE 102, Introduction to Chemical Engineering** .................. 1 M 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable
Calculus........ 4
M 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus .............................. 4 PHY 303K, Engineering Physics
I .......................................... 3
CHE 210, Introduction to Computing ........................................ 2 PHY 103M, Laboratory for Physics
303K .............................. 1

RHE 306, Rhetoric and Composition ........................................ 3 UGS 302 or 303, First Year Signature
Course ........................ 3
Social & Behavioral Science Elective* ...................................... 3 BIO 311C, Introductory Biology I
........................................... 3
TOTAL ..........................................................15 or 16** TOTAL ..................................................... 16

Second Year
Fall Semester Semester Hours Spring Semester Semester Hours
CH 328M, Organic Chemistry ................................................... 3 CH 328N, Organic
Chemistry ................................................. 3
CH 128K, Organic Chemistry Laboratory ................................ 1 CH 128L, Organic Chemistry
Laboratory .............................. 1
CHE 317, Intro to Chemical Engineering Analysis ................... 3 CH 353, Physical
Chemistry.................................................... 3
M 427K, Advanced Calculus for Applications 1 ....................... 4 American Government*
.......................................................... 3
PHY 303L, Engineering Physics II ............................................ 3 CHE 353, Transport
Phenomena ............................................ 3
PHY 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L.................................. 1 E 316L/M/N/P, British/American/World Literature
................ 3
TOTAL ................................................................... 15 TOTAL ..................................................... 16

Third Year
Fall Semester Semester Hours Spring Semester Semester Hours
CH 153K, Physical Chemistry Laboratory ................................ 1 CHE 253M, Measurement, Control & Data Analysis
Lab ...... 2
CHE 322, Thermodynamics ....................................................... 3 CHE 363, Separation
Processes .............................................. 3
CHE 333T, Engineering Communication .................................. 3 CHE 348, Numerical Methods in CHE and Problem
Solving . 3
CHE 354, Transport Processes .................................................. 3 Visual & Performing Arts Elective*
........................................ 3
CHE 253K, Applied Statistics .................................................... 2 American History*
................................................................... 3
Chemistry Elective* ................................................................... 4 Approved Technical Area Course *
.......................................... 3
TOTAL ...................................................... 16 TOTAL ..................................................... 17

Fourth Year
Fall Semester Semester Hours Spring Semester Semester Hours
CHE 264, Chemical Engineering Process & Projects Lab........ 2 CHE 360, Process
Control ...................................................... 3
CHE 350, Chemical Engineering Materials .............................. 3 CHE 473K, Process Design and
Operations ........................... 4
CHE 372, Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design .................... 3 American History*
................................................................... 3
Approved Chemical Engineering Area Course* ......................... 3 Approved Chemical Engineering Area Course *
...................... 3
American Government* ............................................................. 3 Approved Technical Area Course*
.......................................... 3
Approved Advanced Math, Physics, Chemistry or ................... 3 TOTAL ..................................................... 16
Biology Elective*
TOTAL ...................................................... 17
*Check

with the Undergraduate Office (CPE 2.706) or online (www.che.utexas.edu) for a list of approved
courses.

**CHE

102 is not a degree requirement. Students who do not take this course will take 15 hours of
coursework.

Comparison of Basic Classes

< These generally are found in the first 2 years of a degree, you may need to look carefully at the names,
and you may need to do some searching in the catalog to find what a class really is. If you are having
trouble finding information, come see me. >
Texas A&M University

Massachusetts Institute
of Technology

Cockrell School of
Engineering

Math
Calculus 1

MATH 151 - Engineering

Math I1

M 408C, Differential and

Integral Calculus

Calculus 2

MATH 152- Engr Math II

M 427K, Advanced
Calculus for Applications 1

Calculus 3
Differential Equations
Other math
ENGLISH
Writing

RHE 306, Rhetoric and

Composition

ENGL 104 Composition & Rhetoric

Technical Writing
Chemistry
Chemistry 1

CHEM 102/112 - Chem.

For Engrs2

Chemistry 2

Organic Chemistry I,
12, REST;

CH 302, Principles of
Chemistry II

5.07 Biological
Chemistry I, 12, REST

CH 153K, Physical
Chemistry Laboratory

Physics I (GIR)

PHY 303L, Engineering

Physics II

10.490 Integrated
Chemical Engineering I,
8

CHE 102, Introduction to

Chemical Engineering**

Physics
Physics 1

PHYS 218 - Mechanics

Physics 2

PHYS 208 - Electricity &

Optics

Engineering
Drafting

ENGR 111 Foundations of Eng I

CAD
Statics
Materials
Electrical
Thermodynamics
Ethics

Thermodynamics and
Kinetics, 12, REST;

Decision Matrix - Degree Plans

Tuition

Weather

Location

Sports

Social

Food

Totals

Texas A&M
University

42

Massachusett
s Institute of
Technology

37

Cockrell
School of
Engineering

36

Scale: 1-lowest, 10-highest

Now that Ive done my decision matrix, I now have a better understanding of which college I would prefer
the most out of the three. Although Texas A&M and Cockrell are both very convenient for me, Id still prefer
A&M because they have a lower tuition fee, Id love the location more, and the weather as well.