Dwight Look College of Engineering
Curriculum in Chemical Engineering
Scholastic Performance Requirements for Chemical Engineering Undergraduates
The Texas A&M University Student Rules stipulate that a student must achieve a minimum grade point ratio (GPR) of 2.0 both overall, as well as in those courses in the major, in order to graduate from the University. The University also classifies students with less than 30 credit hours as freshmen (U1), 30 to 60 hours as sophomores (U2), 60 to 94 hours as juniors (U3), and 95 hours or more as seniors (U4). The Department of Chemical Engineering imposes additional requirements for students to be accepted into, and progress through, the Chemical Engineering curriculum, based upon classification with regard to the courses which have been completed in the Chemical Engineering curriculum, as follows.
Freshmen. All students who are classified as lower level (CHEL) are considered to be freshmen with regard to the Chemical Engineering curriculum, regardless of the total number of credit hours that they have earned. Students will not be permitted to enroll in any Chemical Engineering course until they have been admitted to upper-level (CHEN) status. Automatic admission to upper-level status will be granted to students who complete the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses in the freshman year of the curriculum (e.g., all of the required first year English, chemistry, physics, math and engineering courses), with no grade below a C and a minimum cumulative GPR of 2.75 in these courses, as well as an overall GPR of 2.75 or higher. Additional admissions to upper level may be made for students with a GPR below 2.75 in the CBK courses, up to a maximum of 160 students per year.
Sophomores. Students who have been admitted to upper-level (CHEN) status, but who have not completed all 200-level CHEN courses, are classified as Chemical Engineering sophomores regardless of the total number of credit hours they have earned. All students are required to complete both CHEN 204 and CHEN 205, each with a grade of C or better, and earn an overall GPR of 2.5 or higher, before being allowed to enroll in junior CHEN (300-level) courses. Neither CHEN 204 nor CHEN 205 can be repeated more than once.
Juniors. Students who have successfully completed all 200-level CHEN courses, but have not completed all of the 300-level CHEN courses in the Chemical Engineering curriculum, are classified as Chemical Engineering juniors regardless of the total number of credit hours they have earned. Students must complete each 300-level CHEN course in the Chemical Engineering curriculum with a grade of C or better, and have a cumulative average GPR of 2.0 or better for all CHEN courses, before being permitted to enroll in 400-level CHEN courses.
Seniors. Students who have successfully completed all required 300-level CHEN courses are classified as Chemical Engineering seniors. All students must complete each of the 400-level required prerequisite CHEN courses with a grade of C or better, and have a cumulative average GPR of 2.0 for all CHEN courses, as well as an overall GPR of 2.0, in order to qualify for graduation with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. Graduating seniors in their final semester should see the assistant department head—advising for their final degree checks.