Chemistry - Industrial Chemistry Track

The track in “Industrial Chemistry” is intended for students planning to go into industry and who wish to incorporate some core Chemical Engineering courses into their program. With proper choice of engineering electives students will be prepared for graduate programs in Chemical Engineering as well as in Chemistry. In particular, this program qualifies students for admission to a co-terminal MS degree program in Chemical Engineering. Students considering this option should consult with Chemical Engineering regarding the choice of electives and MS course requirements.

Like the traditional “Chemistry” track, it provides a sound background in Chemistry but also includes a solid core of Chemical Engineering courses. A total of 128 credit hours are required for graduation. Students should select elective courses in consultation with the academic advisor to give a balanced program totaling 128 credit hours.

Courses can be taken out of sequence as long as prerequisites are followed.

First Year

Fall

CHEM 1120 - Chemistry I Honors Credit Hours: 4
(See footnote 1 below)
CHEM 1900 - Chemistry for Life Credit Hours: 1
MATH 1010 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1100 - Physics I Credit Hours: 4
HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

CHEM 1220 - Chemistry II Honors Credit Hours: 4
(See footnote 2 below)
MATH 1020 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 1200 - Physics II Credit Hours: 4
HASS Core Credit Hours: 4

Second Year

Fall

CHEM 2110 - Equilibrium Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2120 - Experimental Chemistry I: Analytical Techniques Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 2250 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHME 2010 - Material, Energy, and Entropy Balances Credit Hours: 3
MATH 2400 - Introduction to Differential Equations Credit Hours: 4
This course may be deferred until Spring and replaced by a HASS core elective.

Spring

CHEM 2030 - Inorganic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2260 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 2290 - Experimental Chemistry II: Synthesis and Characterization Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4200 - Industrial Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Summer Arch Semester

For students who have applied for and been granted an exception, the Arch Summer Semester courses would be taken during the spring semester. For listing of the exception process go to: https://the-arch.rpi.edu/arch-planning-and-registration/arch-exception-process.

CHEM 4410 - Macroscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
CHME 4010 - Transport Phenomena I Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours 4

(See footnote 3 below)

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1015 - Introduction to Biology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
Or
BIOL 1016 - Introduction to Biology Computational Laboratory Credit Hours: 1

Fall* OR Spring

*If following the B.S. in Chemistry curriculum, students must select the Fall term as their “on-campus” semester.

CHEM 4030 - Experimental Chemistry III Abridged: Physical Methods Credit Hours: 2
CHEM 4420 - Microscopic Physical Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
HASS Core Elective Credit Hours: 4
CHME Elective from the list below Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 4

(See footnote 3 below)

Fourth Year

Fall

CHEM 4110 - Instrumental Methods of Analysis Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4760 - Molecular Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 4900 - Professional Development Seminar Credit Hours: 1
CHEM 4950 - Culminating Research Experience Credit Hours: 1
HASS Core Credit Hours: 4
Electives (either free elective or CHME elective) Credit Hours: 3

Spring

CHEM 4120 - Experimental Chemistry IV: Physical and Instrumental Methods Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 4620 - Introduction to Polymer Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
HASS Core Credit Hours: 4
Electives (either free elective or CHME elective) Credit Hours: 6

Footnotes

CHEM 1100 or CHEM 1110 may be substituted for CHEM 1120 by students transferring into Chemistry.
ENGR 1600 may be substituted for CHEM 1220 by students transferring into Chemistry.
A minimum of 3 elective credits combined should be used for undergraduate research (CHEM 2930 , CHEM 2940 , CHEM 2950 , and/or CHEM 4970 ) as prerequisites for CHEM 4950 .

Chemical Engineering Course List

Two electives must be chosen from the following and may be taken in any elective slot. All other electives are totally free.

CHME 2050 - Introduction to Computational Chemical Engineering Credit Hours: 3
CHME 4030 - Chemical Process Dynamics and Control Credit Hours: 4
CHME 4040 - Chemical Engineering Separations Credit Hours: 3
CHME 4500 - Chemical Reactor Design Credit Hours: 3

SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS

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Chemistry - Industrial Chemistry Track

First Year

Fall

Spring

Second Year

Fall

Spring

Third Year

Summer Arch Semester

Fall* OR Spring

Fourth Year

Fall

Spring

Footnotes

Chemical Engineering Course List