CHE at West Virginia University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate CHE coursework.

• CHE 102Introduction to Chemical Engineeringopens 10 courses (1.5 directly)
• ENGR 102Engineering Problem Solvingopens 10 courses (1.5 directly)
• CHE 323Unit Operationsopens 8 courses (3.8 directly)
• CHE 221Material and Energy Balanceopens 8 courses (1.3 directly)
• MATH 251Multivariable Calculusopens 7 courses (3 directly)
• CHE 201Material and Energy Balancesopens 7 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate CHE work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 48 CHE and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 14 more CHE courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in CHE. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at CHE 416

  1. CHE 230Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering
  2. CHE 202Material and Energy Balances
  3. CHE 311Process Heat Transfer
  4. CHE 416Oil & Gas Refining

• 7 courses deep, ending at CHE 475

  1. CHE 230Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering
  2. CHE 202Material and Energy Balances
  3. CHE 310Process Fluid Mechanics

• 6 courses deep, ending at CHE 456S

  1. CHE 455SChemical Process Design
  2. CHE 455Chemical Process Design
  3. CHE 456SChemical Process Design

• 4 courses deep, ending at CHE 412

  1. CHE 321Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Kinetics
  2. CHE 323Unit Operations
  3. CHE 355Process Simulation and Design

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for CHE yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under CHE yet.

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Department events

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