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Program requirements: Chemical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, BSChE (Boston)

NUpath requirements: Interpreting Culture (IC), Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI), Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD), and Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience (EX) are not explicitly satisfied by required engineering coursework. Successful completion of a cooperative education experience may fulfill the EX requirement. Students are responsible for satisfying unfulfilled NUpath requirements with general elective coursework.  

Engineering Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Required Engineering  
CHME 2308 Conservation Principles in Chemical Engineering 
CHME 2310 Transport Processes 1 
CHME 2320 Engineering Thermodynamics 
CHME 3305 
and CHME 3306 
Chemical Engineering Laboratory 
and Recitation for CHME 3305 
CHME 3312 Transport Processes 2 
CHME 3322 Chemical Thermodynamics 
CHME 4510 Chemical Engineering Kinetics 
CHME 4512 Chemical Engineering Process Control 
CHME 4701 Separations and Process Analysis 
Chemical Engineering Capstone  
CHME 4703 
and CHME 4705 
Chemical Process Design Capstone 
and Recitation for CHME 4703 
Supplemental Credit  
2 semester hours from the following count toward the engineering requirement: 
GE 1501 Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1  
3 semester hours from the following count toward the engineering requirement: 
GE 1502 Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1  

Artificial Intelligence Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Fundamental Courses   
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.  
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 
CS 2000 
and CS 2001 
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation 
and Lab for CS 2000 
CS 2100 
and CS 2101 
Program Design and Implementation 1 
and Lab for CS 2100 
DS 3500 Advanced Programming with Data 
CS 3200 Introduction to Databases 
Artificial Intelligence Foundations  
DS 3000 Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 
DS 4200 Information Presentation and Visualization 
DS 4300 Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval 
DS 4400 Machine Learning 

Supporting Courses: Mathematics/Science 

Complete all mathematics/science courses with a minimum of 30 semester hours.  

Code Title Hours 
Required Mathematics/Science  
CHEM 1151 
and CHEM 1153 
General Chemistry for Engineers 
and Recitation for CHEM 1151 
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 
MATH 1342 Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering 
MATH 2321 Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering 
MATH 2341 Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering 
MATH 3081 
and MATH 3082 
Probability and Statistics 
and Recitation for MATH 3081 
PHYS 1151 
and PHYS 1152 
and PHYS 1153 
Physics for Engineering 1 
and Lab for PHYS 1151 
and Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151 
Supplemental Credit  
1 semester hour from the following counts toward the mathematics/science requirement: 
GE 1501 Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1  

Professional Development 

Code Title Hours 
ENCP 2000 Introduction to Engineering Co-op Education 
ENCP 3000 Professional Issues in Engineering 
GE 1000 First-Year Seminar 
Additional Required Courses  
1 semester hour from the following counts toward the professional development requirement: 
GE 1501 Cornerstone of Engineering 1 1  
1 semester hour from the following counts toward the professional development requirement: 
GE 1502 Cornerstone of Engineering 2 1  

Writing Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
A grade of C or higher is required in each course:  
ENGW 1111 First-Year Writing 
ENGW 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 
or ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences 
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 

Integrative Courses 

Code Title Hours 
This course is already required above and also fulfills the integrative requirement  
CHME 4512 Chemical Engineering Process Control  

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 8 semester hours of academic, nonremedial courses not used toward other requirements 

Major GPA Requirement 

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in CHME courses 

Program Requirement 

134 total semester hours required (Additional hours may be required based on student choice of course options) 

 Students can substitute Engineering Design (GE 1110) and Engineering Problem Solving and Computation (GE 1111) for Cornerstone of Engineering 1 (GE 1501) and Cornerstone of Engineering 2 (GE 1502) .