In order to limit enrollment to students who have a reasonable prospect of completing the degree requirements, the Department has adopted the admission and continuation requirements described below. Upper Division Admission Chemical Engineering admits students once per year, in Autumn quarter. Upper-division admission is open to all students who have completed the requirements shown below. Applications will be accepted from students who have not taken all of the required courses but who will complete the requirements by the end of summer quarter. The application deadline is July 1st.
Admission is on a space-available or competitive basis.
Students with a GPA lower than 2.50 for these specified courses or an overall GPA lower than 2.50 for all courses applicable to the B.S.Ch. E. degree seldom succeed in the Department. Historically, a minimum GPA of at least 2.80 in these courses is required for admission to and success in the Department. Students who have not completed 12 credits at the University of Washington may be admitted on probation. Therefore, they must obtain a grade in CHEM E 310 of at least 2.0 in order to remain in the Department.