Accelerated Graduate Pathway code: NDAG02

Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering  
Stocker Center 171
Athens, OH 45701
740.593.1492
www.ohio.edu/engineering/chemical

Darin Ridgway, Department Chair
ridgway@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The Accelerated Graduate Pathway: Chemical Engineering provides outstanding graduate students in Chemical Engineering the opportunity to make simultaneous progress towards both the Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and a graduate degree in engineering. Undergraduate students admitted to the Pathway can take up to 16 credit hours of coursework towards a graduate degree, applying up to 9 credit hours of specified coursework towards the Bachelor of Science as well. Chemical Engineering undergraduates commonly use this pathway to complete some coursework towards the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, or the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering while enrolled as undergraduates.

Admissions Information

Students will be eligible to apply when they have earned or are in-process of completing 60 credit hours; students will be eligible to enroll in courses when they have earned or are in-process of completing 75 credit hours.

Application is limited to students who:

1. Are in the Chemical Engineering major 
2. Have completed CHE 2010, ET 3200, and MATH 3400
3. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3
4. Have at least a 3.3 GPA in courses offered by the Russ College of Engineering and Technology

Opportunities Upon Graduation

As this program is specifically designed to allow students to take courses towards a graduate degree while enrolled as an undergraduate student, the expectation is that students will enroll in a graduate degree program after completing the Bachelor of Science. The Accelerated Graduate Pathway: Chemical Engineering facilitates more rapid completion of the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, the Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, or the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering. A student who takes full advantage of the pathway can typically complete the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, including thesis, within one year after completing their Bachelor of Science.

Requirements

Students may complete up to 16 hours of graduate-level coursework under the AGP. Of these courses, up to nine hours can apply to the undergraduate degree requirements. There are several dual-listed Technical Elective courses. Any graduate version of a course on the Technical Elective list can be used to count as a Technical Elective in the undergraduate degree requirements.

The following courses are graduate-level courses which can also apply to the undergraduate Technical Elective Requirement:

• CHE 6100 - Applied Chemical Engineering Calculations (3 hours)
• CHE 6200 - Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3 hours)
• CHE 6300 - Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 hours)
• CHE 6400 - Transport Phenomena (3 hours)

Additionally, the following graduate course is required for the master’s program, but cannot be used to count towards the undergraduate degree requirements. However, it can be taken for graduate credit if enrolled in the Accelerated Graduate Pathway:

• CHE 5000 - Engineering Research Fundamentals (2 hours)