Admission Requirements

• Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Requirements

• Master of Science
• Doctor of Philosophy

Mailing Address:
Department of Chemical Engineering (MC 110)
810 South Clinton Street
Chicago, IL 60607-4408

Campus Location: 216 CEB
Program Codes: 20FS0300MS (MS); 20FS0300PHD (PhD)
Telephone: (312) 996-3424
E-mail: kmilla@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/depts/chme/
Head of the Department: Sohail Murad
Director of Graduate Studies: Lewis Wedgewood

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers a program leading to degrees in Chemical Engineering at both the master’s and doctoral levels. The primary areas on which this program is based are continuum and molecular fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, macroscopic and microscopic thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and process analysis, microelectronic materials and processing, heterogeneous catalysis and surface science, drug delivery and medical imaging, and biotechnology.

Admission Requirements

The department reviews each applicant on an individual basis. Complete transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate work must be submitted. In addition to meeting the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

• Baccalaureate Field Engineering or chemistry.
• Grade Point Average At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study, for the master’s program, and at least 3.50 for the doctoral program. In exceptional cases, applicants with averages below 3.00 but above 2.75 may be admitted on limited standing if they show evidence of substantial ability to complete the program successfully.
• Tests Required GRE General.
• Minimum English Competency Test Score
• TOEFL 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 80, with subscores of Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21 (iBT Internet-based), OR,
• IELTS 6.5, with subscores of 6.0 for all four subscores.
• Letters of Recommendation Three required.
• Personal Statement Required.

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the minimum requirements of the Graduate College, students must also meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 36.
• Course Work At least 12 semester hours must be at the 500-level.
• Required Courses (5 courses, 20 hours): CHE 410; either 431 or 445; either 501 or 502; either 510 or 511 or 512; and 527.
• Elective Courses: One course (4 hours) for thesis option; 3 courses (12 hours) for project option.
• Research Credit: 12 hours 598 for thesis option; 4 hours 597 for project option.
• Comprehensive Examination Not required.
• Thesis, Project, or Course-Work-Only Options Thesis or project required. No other options available.

Doctor of Philosophy

Entering with BS in Chemical Engineering

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 108 from the baccalaureate.
• Course Work At least 24 semester hours must be at the 500-level.
• Required Core Courses (5 courses, 20 hours): CHE 410; either 431 or 445; either 501 or 502; either 510 or 511 or 512; and 527.
• Elective Courses: (7 courses, 28 hours): At least 3 courses (12 hours) at the 500-level. Of these, at least 8 semester hours of advanced math, including at least one 500-level course from the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science. Students must register in CHE 595 for one semester hour each term, to a maximum of 4 hours.
• Research Credit: 60 semester hours of CHE 599.
• Examinations Qualifying Examination Not required.
• Preliminary (Research) Examination: Required; oral.
• Dissertation Required.
• Other Requirements Each student must present a seminar based on his or her research in CHE 595 at least once.

Entering with MS in Chemical Engineering

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 76 from the MS. 32 semester hours are given for the MS.
• Course Work Courses (6 courses, 24 hours): Courses in the core requirement above, not completed in the prior degree, must be taken. No course from prior degree may be repeated. At least 24 semester hours must be taken (or given credit from prior degree) at the 500-level. At least 8 semester hours of advanced math, including at least one 500-level course from the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science must be taken. Students must register in CHE 595 for one semester hour each term, to a maximum of 4 hours.
• Research Credit: 52 semester hours of CHE 599.
• Examinations Qualifying Examination: Not required.
• Preliminary (Research) Examination: Required; oral.
• Dissertation Required.
• Other Requirements Each student must present a seminar based on his or her research in CHE 595 at least once.