Graduates of other accredited engineering or physical science majors may be admitted but will be required to make up certain undergraduate deficiencies without graduate credit. The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number of spaces that are available for new students. A minimum of 18 course credits is required and must include at least 12 credits in the 500-series chemical engineering courses. A thesis is required. There is no communication or language requirement.
Continuous registration is required for all graduate students until the thesis is approved.
A minimum of 30 graduate course credits is required and must include a minimum of 15 credits of 500-series Chemical Engineering courses taken at the University. There is no communication or language requirement. The comprehensive examination consists of a written research proposal or project defended orally after it has been accepted. Continuous registration is required for all graduate students until the thesis is approved. An option for specialization in Biomolecular Transport Dynamics is available to doctoral students.