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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering B.B.B.E.
Sub-plan: Bioproducts Engineering
Sample Plan: Bioproducts Engineering
Total Credits: 125.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
BBE 1001 - Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Orientation : 1.0 cr
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
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
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 12.0 cr
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 18.0 cr
BBE 2001 - Mechanics and Structural Design : 4.0 cr
BBE 2003 - Computer Applications in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering : 3.0 cr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 17.0 cr
BBE 3033 - Material and Energy Balances in Biological Systems : 3.0 cr
BBE 3043 - Biological and Environmental Thermodynamics : 3.0 cr
BBE 3396 - Industry Assignment : 1.0 cr
CHEM 4501 - Introduction to Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Statistical Mechanics : 3.0 cr
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
BBE 3002 - Introduction to Engineering Design : 3.0 cr
BBE 3012 - Transport in Biological Processes I : 4.0 cr
BBE 3013 - Engineering Principles of Molecular and Cellular Processes : 3.0 cr
BBE 4001 - Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Products : 4.0 cr : ENV
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
BBE 4013 - Transport in Biological Processes II : 3.0 cr
BBE 4303 - Introduction to Bio-based Materials Science : 3.0 cr
BBE 4403 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab I : 2.0 cr
BBE 4713 - Biological Process Engineering : 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
BBE 4023W - Process Control and Instrumentation : 3.0 cr : WI
BBE 4301 - Applied Surface and Colloid Science : 3.0 cr
BBE 4401 - Bioproducts Separation and Purification Processes : 3.0 cr
BBE 4402 - Bio-based Products Engineering Lab II : 2.0 cr
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
CHEM 4221 - Introduction to Polymer Chemistry : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
BBE 4302 - Biodegradation of Bioproducts : 3.0 cr
BBE 4502W - BBE Capstone Design : 4.0 cr : WI
BBE 4723 - Food Process Engineering : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr