I'll be an upcoming senior in high school, but since some colleges are allowing early applications, I'm about to apply sometime soon. I'm looking toward chemical engineering, but I don't know what classes I will be taking. I do know I'll have to take college chemistry, but besides that, what else must I take?
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I'm not sure how it works in the USA, but in Australia it's like this, and since you haven't stated which year of college or which stream you want to study, (like where do you want to work? I have friends who started work at oil refineries, steel mills, cookie factories, banks, explosive factories, a beer breweries, vaccine plants, consulting firms - 25 years ago, engineering took people 10,000 ways out of college) this is the basic laundry list, and your interests and career choices later on will also affect which electives you take:
Pure Math
Applied Math
Technical drawing & drafting
Numerical methods of analysis
Electrical Circuit Theory
Mechanics of Solids
Fluid dynamics
Statistical analysis
Organic & Inorganic Chemistry (up to about second or third year)
Biochemistry
Computing/ programming
Thermodynamics
Unit operations
Reactor design
Principles of corrosion
Biochemical engineering
Project engineering
Process control
Environmental engineering concepts
Process analysis & design
Reservoir engineering
Petroleum engineering
Industrial relations
Chemical engineering Laboratory (lots of hands on practical stuff)
Design project
Thesis
I spent longer earning my degree than I worked in the field. I'm a finance guy now, complete with degrees in accounting, business as well as a CPA.
Hope this helps & good luck in your career.
I'm not sure how it works in the USA, but in Australia it's like this, and since you haven't stated which year of college or which stream you want to study, (like where do you want to work? I have friends who started work at oil refineries, steel mills, cookie factories, banks, explosive factories, a beer breweries, vaccine plants, consulting firms - 25 years ago, engineering took people 10,000 ways out of college) this is the basic laundry list, and your interests and career choices later on will also affect which electives you take:
Pure Math
Applied Math
Technical drawing & drafting
Numerical methods of analysis
Electrical Circuit Theory
Mechanics of Solids
Fluid dynamics
Statistical analysis
Organic & Inorganic Chemistry (up to about second or third year)
Biochemistry
Computing/ programming
Thermodynamics
Unit operations
Reactor design
Principles of corrosion
Biochemical engineering
Project engineering
Process control
Environmental engineering concepts
Process analysis & design
Reservoir engineering
Petroleum engineering
Industrial relations
Chemical engineering Laboratory (lots of hands on practical stuff)
Design project
Thesis
I spent longer earning my degree than I worked in the field. I'm a finance guy now, complete with degrees in accounting, business as well as a CPA.
Hope this helps & good luck in your career.