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Chemical Engineering Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Specialize in energetics, petroleum engineering or sustainability at our top ranked chemical engineering program.

Earn your degree online or on-campus at the most affordable chemical engineering program in the region. Over 85% of UND chemical engineering graduates participate in hands-on learning through industrial internships, undergraduate research or design competitions.

Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus or Online
Est. time to complete:
4-5 years
Credit hours:
130
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Why earn a chemical engineering degree?

Application Deadlines
Fall:
Aug. 15
Spring:
Dec. 15
Summer:
May 1

Chemical engineers transform substances into other materials and solve problems in a broad range of industries. They help make products and processes faster, safer and more reliable while doing so in an energy effiecient andsustainable manner. In UND's chemical engineering undergraduate program, you will:

  • Learn the fundamentals of the physical sciences, math and chemical engineering and how to apply them to benefit society.
  • Participate in a hands-on lab sequence that relates course content to real-world applications.
  • Design, conduct and analyze your own experiments.

Practical Experience That Makes You Stand Out

Having a great knowledge base is crucial to being a successful engineer. But putting that knowledge to practical use by solving difficult problems is what you really want to do and what will make you stand apart. At UND, you’ll strengthen your engineering skill by getting hands-on experience through:

  • Four different chemical engineering labs.
  • Process and Product Design Course - Your senior year you will design a full scale chemical processing plant and develop a specialty a product formulation.
  • Internships and Co-ops - Our students gain paid work experience with companies like American Crystal Sugar, Hess, Cargill, 3M, Chevron and Dakota Gasification Company.
  • Undergraduate research with faculty for those interested in working on cutting edge research projects or pursuing graduate studies later on. 
  • Professional Industry Software packages for chemical process simulation, statiscal analysis and numerical methods are used throughout the curriculum. 

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Customized Chemical Engineering Degree

If desired, you can even choose from three optional concentrations to further specialize your chemical engineering degree depending on your interest. Your transcript will be marked with the concentration upon completion of the curriculum.

Sustainability

Prepare for a career in sustainability and sustainable energy technologies to helop address climate change, rising energy costs and water-energy-food-security.

Energetics

Study concepts widely used in defense applications, space exploration, counter-terrorism, fire suppression and public safety technologies, automotive airbags and fireworks.

Petroleum Engineering

Gain expertise on the upstream development, drilling and production of oil and natural gas resources. 

Combined Chemical Engineering Degree

Earn your bachelor's and master’s in chemical engineering in less time than it would take to get them separately. With both degrees, you’ll stand out among your peers as you begin your career. The combined program is available online or on-campus.

Chemical Engineering Combined Program

On-Campus or Online Chemical Engineering Degree

  • Satisfy the eligibility requirement to sit for the NCEES PE examination. Accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, this program meets the education requirements to pursue a license as a Professional Engineer in all 50 states.

  • Learn in a smaller and interactive environment with class sizes of only 30-40 students.

  • UND has educated distance engineering students for over 30 years. These decades of experience makes us experts in training future chemical engineers online.

  • Be part of a team in a process design and evaluation project during your senior capstone course.

  • Tailor the program to your individual interests such as environmental concerns, alternative energy, materials, bio-processes or other areas.

  • Compare our online and on-campus costs. You'll find we are one of the best chemical engineering schools in the Midwest.

What can you do with a chemical engineering degree?

105K

Median wage for chemical engineers, 2021

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

100%

Return on tuition investment within five years of graduation

Third Way

Those with a chemical engineering degree often go on to careers in today's fastest-growing industries including:

  • Agriculture
  • Chemicals
  • Energy
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Research

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Chemical Engineering Degree Jobs

Popular job titles for our chemical engineering degree holders include:

  • Environmental engineer
  • Plant process engineer
  • Process design engineer
  • Product development engineer
  • Project engineer/manager
  • Quality control engineer

UND chemical engineering alumni have gone on to work at such companies as:

  • 3M
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Cargill
  • Dakota Gasification Company
  • Dow Chemical
  • Energizer Battery
  • Intel
  • Marathon Oil
  • Schlumberger
  • Target Corporation

Chemical Engineering Degree Courses

CHE 232. Chemical Engineering Laboratory I. 2 Credits.

The use and application of apparatus to measure the physical and chemical properties involved in chemical process material and energy balances. Prerequisite: CEM majors only or permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite: CHE 201. S.

CHE 301. Introduction to Transport Phenomena. 4 Credits.

An analytical study of the transport of momentum, energy and mass; derivation and utilization of the differential equations of change. Prerequisites: CHE 201 with a grade of C or better; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 266. F.

CHE 303. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. 4 Credits.

Thermodynamics applied to chemical engineering with emphasis on computational work, including thermodynamic laws, chemical equilibria and pressurevolume-temperature relationships. Prerequisites: CHE 201 with a grade of C or better; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F.

CHE 321. Chemical Engineering Reactor Design. 3 Credits.

Theory of chemical reaction rates. Design of batch, tubular, CSTR and catalytic chemical reactors. Prerequisites: CHE 206, MATH 266 and C or better in CHE 201; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. S.

CHE 408. Process Dynamics and Control. 3 Credits.

Dynamics and control of chemical processes and of systems. Prerequisites: CHE 206, CHE 305, and CHE 321; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F.

CHE 411. Plant Design I: Process Design and Economics. 4 Credits.

Introduction to how projects are executed in the process industries, including an understanding of what constitutes preliminary process design, preliminary cost estimation, the fundamentals of economics as applied to process economic assessment, sustainability considerations in design, oral & written communications, teamwork, and the typical drawings and other deliverables produced during the scoping phase of process plant design. There is a particular emphasis on safety considerations in design. Prerequisites: CHE 303 and C or better in CHE 201, CHE 206, CHE 305 and CHE 321; Chemical Engineering majors only or permission of instructor. F.

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