ABET Accreditation

The B.S. program in Chemical and Life Science Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Chemical, Biochemical, Biomolecular, and Similary Named Engineering Programs.

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Outcomes Map

CLSE course	Topic	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
101	Intro				X	X			X
115	Programming			X			X	X
201	Material Bal.	X	X					X
202	Energy Bal.	X	X		X
301	Transport I	X		X			X
302	Transport II	X			X				X
305	Thermo		X			X		X
312	Reactions		X	X				X
320	Instrument.					X	X		X
402	Senior Des. I		X			X	X
403	Senior Des. II			X	X			X
409	Controls	X		X					X
440	Unit Ops					X	X		X

Enrollment and Graduating Students (2024)

Undergraduate Program Enrollment (Spring 2024): 161
Degrees Awarded (2023-2024 Academic Year): 34

Program Educational Objectives

1. Graduates of our program will solve a variety of engineering problems in their professional setting with full regard and demonstrated command of the principles of the foundational disciplines of science, mathematics, and engineering subject areas.
2. Graduates of our program will demonstrate the ability to communicate their engineering solutions to problems in chemical engineering to a broad range of audiences and to function as professionals in dynamic, interactive, and collaborative settings.
3. Graduates of our program will utilize their technical competency, interpersonal skills, and ethical judgment to create innovative, sustainable and equitable solutions to global engineering challenges.

Student outcomes

Upon completing this program, students will have the following knowledge, skills, behaviors and/or attitudes:

1. An ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meet objectives
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
8. An understanding of the hazards associated with physical, chemical and/or biological processes