II. GRADUATE COURSE DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

In order to ensure that all students complete a balanced program, students in all degree programs must meet the following distribution requirements:

A. Ph.D. degree

1) Two courses in the area of Transport Processes

2) One course in Kinetics

3) One course in Thermodynamics

4) At least 6 courses total in Chemical and Biological Engineering

5) At least two courses from outside the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; select from 300, 400 or 500 level classes offered by other engineering and science departments.

B. M.S. degrees

1) Three courses in the areas of Transport Processes and Chemical Process Principles (Kinetics and Thermodynamics, with at least one course in each of the areas. 2) At least two courses from outside the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; select from 300, 400 or 500 level classes offered by other engineering and science departments. Transport Processes: select from 424 1, 424 2, 437, and 462.

Kinetics: select from 408, 409, 410, and 414. Thermodynamics: select from 404, 406

III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THESIS M.S., NON THESIS M.S. AND PH.D. DEGREES*

A. Thesis M.S. Total of nine (9) courses with a least four in Chemical and Biological Engineering (including 3 distribution classes). One non-ChBE class may be taken P/N if a student was admitted as a PhD student. If a student was admitted as an MS candidate, then no classes may be taken P/N. ChE 499 not allowed. Remaining classes can be selected from 300, 400, or 500 level classes offered by Chemical and Biological Engineering and other engineering and science departments.

B. Non thesis M.S. Total of twelve (12) courses with at least six in Chemical and Biological Engineering (including 3 distribution classes). One non-ChBE class may be taken P/N if a student was admitted as a PhD student. If a student was admitted as an MS candidate, then no classes may be taken P/N. Up to two credits of 499 allowed. Remaining classes can be selected from 300, 400 or 500 level classes offered by Chemical and Biological Engineering and other engineering and science departments.

C. Ph.D. Total of fourteen (14) courses following the B.S. with at least six in Chemical and Biological Engineering (to satisfy distribution requirements.) Up to three non-ChBE classes may be taken P/N. The rest of the classes can be selected from 300, 400, or 500 level classes offered by Chemical and Biological Engineering and other engineering and science departments. Students entering with a M.S. in chemical engineering from another university must meet the total distribution and class requirements noted above with the added stipulations that at least seven (7) of the fourteen classes be taken at Northwestern and that at least two (2) of these classes be taken in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department.

* With the exception of Process Dynamics and Control (710 341), 300 level courses required for the B.S. degree at Northwestern may not be taken for credit toward a graduate degree. The exception of 341 applies only if this course does not duplicate a course taken for a previous degree. Students with a B.S. from a department other than chemical engineering will generally have to take up to six additional undergraduate chemical engineering courses (210 or 212; 211, 307, 321, 322, 323) without graduate credit.