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Head of the Department: Charles F. Zukoski
114 Roger Adams Laboratory, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3640
E-mail:d-jay@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering offers graduate
programs leading to the master of science and the doctor of philosophy
degrees. Those interested should write to the address above for application
materials and a departmental brochure, which gives greater detail
on programs, offerings, admission, degree requirements, and financial
aid.
Admission
Candidates for advanced degrees in chemical engineering should have
a background in chemistry and chemical engineering comparable to the
training offered in the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Students whose
prior training is deficient in one or more basic areas of chemistry
or chemical engineering will be admitted with the understanding that
their deficiencies will be removed to the extent prescribed by their
advisers. Graduate College admission requirements also apply. In addition,
applicants must submit results from the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) general test.
International students whose native language is not English are required
to have a minimum paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) score of 590 (243 on the computer-based test). In addition,
teaching is a requirement in the chemical engineering graduate program
and there are special requirements for applicants whose native language
is not English. The University requires a minimum Test of Spoken English
(TSE) score of 50 for a contact teaching assistant appointment. It
is desirable for applicants whose native language is not English to
provide TSE scores in order to receive full consideration for admission
and financial aid.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Experience in teaching is considered a vital part of the graduate
program and is required as part of the academic work of all Ph.D.
candidates in this program.
Master of Science
Requirements for the master of science include 32 graduate hours of
graduate credit and a thesis. At least 20 of these graduate hours
must be in courses other than thesis research with a minimum of 12
graduate hours in 500-level courses; 8 of the 500-level units must
be in chemical engineering courses. The requirement may be waived
in special circumstances, and in such cases, no credit is given for
registration in thesis research.
Doctor of Philosophy
Requirements include 96 graduate hours of graduate credit, satisfactory
performance on qualifying and certification examinations, and a thesis.
The credit requirement includes a minimum of graduate-level courses
in chemical engineering and a coherent program of four additional
graduate level courses. The qualifying examination is a written test
usually taken during the first year of study. The certification examination
is an individual oral examination taken after the student has satisfied
the course requirements. It focuses on the student’s proposed
thesis research.
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