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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Bio-Based Products Engineering B.B.P.E.
Sample Plan: Bio-Based Products Engineering
Total Credits: 129.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
BBE 1001 - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Orientation : 1.0 cr
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH : Preferred Course
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
CHEM 1021 - Chemical Principles I : 4.0 cr : PHYS
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
BBE 1002 - Biorenewable Resources : 3.0 cr : TS
BBE 1003 - Wood and Fiber Science Lab : 1.0 cr
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
CHEM 1022 - Chemical Principles II : 4.0 cr : PHYS
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
BBE 2001 - Mechanics and Structural Design : 4.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
CHEM 3501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics : 3.0 cr
CHEN 2001 - Material and Energy Balances : 4.0 cr
BBE 3013 - Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
CEGE 3502 - Fluid Mechanics : 4.0 cr
CHEN 3101 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics : 4.0 cr
BBE 4001 - Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products : 4.0 cr : ENV
BBE 4303 - Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science : 3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BBE 4301 - Applied Surface and Colloid Science : 3.0 cr
BBE 4402 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II : 2.0 cr
BBE 4713 - Biological Process Engineering : 3.0 cr
BBE 4013 - Transport in Biological Processes II : 3.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
BBE 4401 - Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes : 3.0 cr
BBE 4403 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I : 2.0 cr
BBE 4405 - Process Control and Simulation : 3.0 cr
BBE 4501 - Process and Product Design I : 2.0 cr
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
SSM 4504W - Sustainable Products Systems Management : 3.0 cr : WI
BBE 4302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts : 3.0 cr
BBE 4404 - Biopolymers and Biocomposites Engineering : 3.0 cr
BBE 4502W - BBE Capstone Design : 4.0 cr : WI
LE (LE Requirement) :3.0 cr