Chemical Engineering (General Emphasis), B.S. in Chem. E.

Contact Information

474 Laxalt Mineral Research Building
(775) 784-6771
Fax (775) 327-5059
Website: http://www.unr.edu/cme

All Freshmen, Sophomores and Incoming transfer students:
College of Engineering Advisement Center
Scrugham Engineering and Mines, Suite 131
(775) 682-7721
coenadvising@unr.edu 

Juniors and seniors should contact their faculty advisor directly.
See http://www.unr.edu/cme/undergraduate/advising to find your advisor. 

Transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno

Use the transfer agreement and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.  If a major to major transfer agreement  is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement if available. If neither is available, access established transfer course equivalencies to assist in your planning. 

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements and procedures are available at http://www.unr.edu/admissions requirements. Only students who are eligible to enroll in MATH 181 (as demonstrated through placement tests) may enter specific major programs within the College of Engineering. Others may enter the undeclared engineering program, and may require more than four years to complete the curriculum. Undeclared engineering students must be admissible to a specific major program within four regular semesters (fall and spring).

NOTE: Students must earn a C or higher in courses marked with (*).

Graduation Requirements

• Total Units | 128
• Cumulative GPA | 2.0
• University GPA | 2.0
• Major GPA | 2.0
• Residency Requirement |  30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
• Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
• Upper-Division Requirement | 40 Upper-Division Units
• As per engineering accreditation requirements, students are required to have the following:
  • a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of a combination of college-level mathematics and basic sciences with experimental experience appropriate to the program
  • a minimum of 45 semester credit hours of engineering topics appropriate to the program, consisting of engineering and computer sciences and engineering design, and utilizing modern engineering tools

I. Core General Education Requirements (27-30 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy .” Students in this major must meet all Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.

II. Additional Core Requirements (3 units maximum)

Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.

III. Additional College Requirements (0 units)

IV. Major Requirements (95 units)

V. Minor Requirements (0 units)

VI. Electives (0 units)

VII. Recommended Schedule