Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Students majoring in Chemical Engineering may elect to follow a concentration within the field, choosing from any of the areas listed below. A selection of four to five courses in a given area is required to receive a concentration. Note that some concentrations call for 500-level courses and that an undergraduate who wishes to take any 500-level course must get permission to register from the instructor. These courses may be counted in the “Technical Electives” and “Engineering” categories of the Course Planning Guide, unless noted otherwise. Additional courses may be considered, pending approval.
Students may use up to 1 CU of independent study in CBE or an appropriate department as one of their Concentration courses, pending approval from the Undergraduate Curriculum Chair. To have an independent study considered toward the concentration, students must include a one-paragraph description of the independent study research conducted and how it relates to the concentration with their CBE Concentration Declaration Form.
To declare your concentration, complete the Declare/Update field of study form found on this page here. Courses for which the student has registered but not yet completed are acceptable.
Students majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may elect to follow a concentration in Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology. The student must include at least four courses in the concentration, choosing from among any of the courses listed below. The field of study will appear on the transcript at graduation, provided that upon successful completion of four acceptable courses, the student submits the concentration declaration form.
*Students may use up to 1 CU of independent study in CBE or an appropriate department, pending approval from the Undergraduate Curriculum Chair.
Note: To take a 5000-level or higher numbered course, an undergraduate student must obtain permission from the instructor.
Students majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may elect to follow a concentration in Polymers and Soft Matter Science and Engineering. The student must include at least four courses in the concentration, choosing from among any of the courses listed below. The field of study will appear on the transcript at graduation, provided that upon successful completion of four acceptable courses, the student submits the concentration declaration form.
Students majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may elect to follow a concentration in Energy and the Environment. The student must include at least four courses in the concentration, choosing from any of the courses listed below. The field of study will appear on the student’s transcript at graduation provided that, upon successful completion of four acceptable courses, the student submits the concentration declaration form.
** Course can be used as a TBS (Technology, Business and Society) Elective
Note: To take a 5000-level or higher-numbered course, an undergraduate student must obtain permission from the instructor.
Students majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering may elect to follow a concentration in Nanotechnology. The student must include at least five courses in the concentration, choosing from among any of the courses listed below. The field of study will appear on the transcript at graduation, provided that upon successful completion of five acceptable courses, the student petitions to have the concentration added to her/his transcript. Students are also encouraged to consider the Minor in Nanotechnology offered by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). A student considering this minor, should consult the MSE department before taking courses.
NOTE: Students entering in Fall 2020 or later will not have the option to declare this concentration.
