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Erica Diaz
Student Affairs Manager
Chemical Engineering Department
erica@engineering.ucsb.edu
Engineering II, Room 3357A

Degree Requirements

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Program of Study 2021-2022

Questions can be addressed to Erica Diaz, Student Affairs Manager at cheugrads@engineering.ucsb.edu. 

year fall Quarter winter Quarter

spring quarter
First Year
(49 units)		 Chem Engr 5 (3 units)
Chem 1A or 2A (3)
Chem 1AL or 2AC (2)
Math 3A (4)
Writ 1E or 2E (4)		 Chem 1B or 2B (3 units)
Chem 1BL or 2BC (2)
Math 3B (4)
Phys 1 (4)
Writ 2E or 50E (4)		 Chem 1C or 2C (3 units)
Chem 1CL or 2CC (2)
Engr 3 (3)
Math 4A or 4AI (4)
Phys 2 (4)
Quarter Total Units 16 17 16
second year
(50 units)		 Chem Engr 10 (3)
Chem 109A or 109AH (4)
Math 4B or 4BI (4)
Phys 3 (3)
Phys 3L (1)		 Chem Engr 107 (3)
Chem Engr 110A (3)
Chem 6AL (3)
Chem 109B or 109BH (4)
Math 6A or 6AI (4)		 Chem Engr 110B (3)
Chem Engr 132A (4)
Chem 6BL (3)
Math 6B (4)
G.E. Elective (4)
Quarter Total Units 15 17 18
third year
(47 units)		 Chem Engr 120A (4)
Chem Engr 128 (3)
Chem Engr 132B (3)
G.E. Elective (4)		 Chem Engr 120B (3)
Chem Engr 132C (3)
Chem 113B (4)
Matrl 101 or 100C* (3)
Technical Elective (3)

 

 Chem Engr 118 (1)
Chem Engr 120C (3)
Chem Engr 140A (3)
Chem Engr 180A (3)
Chem 113C (4)
Technical Elective (3)
Quarter Total Units 14 16 17
fourth year
(41 units)		 Chem Engr 140B (3)
Chem Engr 152A (4)
G.E. Elective (4)
Technical Elective (3)		 Chem Engr 180B (3)
Chem Engr 184A (3)
G.E. Elective (4)
Technical Elective (3)

Chem Engr 184B (3)
G.E. Elective (8)
Technical Elective (3)
Quarter Total Units 14 13 14
Total Units 187

*If applying to the BS/MS Materials program, sophmores must take Phys 4 in Winter or Spring and juniors must take Matrl 100A in fall, Matrl 100B in winter, and Matrl 100C in spring. (Students may only count one course towards the major - Matrl 101 or Matrl 100C)

Program Electives

Please refer to the  2021-2022 GEAR catalog, page 52.