BS · 2025-2026
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Official source · 2025-2026
General Engineering Academic Requirements (GEAR)
Official General Engineering Academic Requirements. Students follow the GEAR for their catalog year.
GEAR major requirements
BS · 187 units to graduate · GEAR p.14
Preparation for the major
- CH E 5
- CHEM 3A/1A, 3B/1B, 3C/1C
- CHEM 2AL, 2BL
- MATH 3A-B, 4A-B, 6A-B
- ENGR 3
- PHYS 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L
Upper-division required
- CH E 10
- CH E 107
- CH E 110A-B
- CH E 118
- CH E 120A-C
- CH E 128
- CH E 132A-C
- CH E 140A-B
- CH E 152A
- CH E 180A-B
- CH E 184A-B
Electives (12 units)
Technical electives (multiple quarters). See ChE department for approved list.
CH E 171CH E 173CH E 174MATRL 101
Typical career paths
Process EngineerMaterials EngineerBiotech EngineerEnergy Engineer
Interactive roadmap coming soon. Requirements above are from 2025-2026 official sources.