Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Curriculum
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Curriculum Guide
Curriculum Flowsheet
Recommended Course Sequence
Courses
Professional Breadth Elective Course List
Course Substitution Form
Undergraduate Student Services
The Undergraduate Student Services provides advising and other services for undergraduate students. Located in Room 170 of the 1410 Engineering Drive Building, academic advisors can help students, faculty, and staff with questions about accessing courses, navigating degree requirements, resolving academic issues and more.
FAQs
Research Opportunities
Scholarships
Scholarships are submitted through WiSH (Wisconsin Scholarship Hub).
Student Organizations
Engineering students at UW-Madison can participate in more than 50 engineering-affiliated student organizations, most of which host outreach activities.
Organizations dedicated to community service include:
Alpha Chi Sigma
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Engineering EXPO
Engineering World Health
Engineers Without Borders
Habitat for Humanity
Material Advantage/AFS Student Chapter
Society of Women Engineers
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Graduate Student Information
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Graduate Student Guide and Policies
The Graduate Student Guide is a reference document for graduate students in the department. It provides information about all practical details of the department from facilities, services, and procedures, to safety expectations, purchasing, travel info, and whom to contact about any particular topic.
Policies, procedures, and requirements for the CBE MS and PhD degrees in are described in detail in the Graduate Handbook of Academic Policies and Procedures. Current students are encouraged to follow the policies and procedures contained in the current posted version of the Handbook, but are allowed to choose to follow policy as listed in the Handbook of the year they began their program.
Academic Policies & Procedures 2025-2026
Academic Policies & Procedures 2024-2025
Academic Policies & Procedures 2023-2024
Academic Policies & Procedures 2022-2023
Academic Policies & Procedures 2021-2022
Academic Policies & Procedures 2020 – 2021
Academic Policies & Procedures 2019-2020
MS Forms
General Forms
PhD Forms
Preliminary Exam Forms
PhD Elective Course Approval Form
Rating Sheet for Preliminary Examination
Final Defense Forms
Graduate Student Services
The department’s Graduate Advisor is Kate Fanis.
She can answer questions about all administrative details of graduate program requirements such as admissions, enrollment, program milestones, warrants, graduation, and more. Additionally, Kate can answer questions about Graduate School policies and provide information about UW Campus resources, such as Engineering Career Services, International Student Services, and various mental health resources available on- and off-campus.
Contact Kate at kfanis@wisc.edu, in her office, 2033 EH, or via Slack or Teams.
Graduate Student Organizations
The department has a very active graduate student organization: Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association (ChEGS)
The College of Engineering also has a number of student organizations that range from special interests to service organizations.
Graduate Program Application Information
Application Information
For information about CBE’s graduate program, please contact gradrecruit@che.wisc.edu or 608-263-3138
Visit the UW-Madison Graduate School website for application details and graduate school information.
UPS Shipping
The CBE department has a UPS shipping account that provides a great discount for shipping domestically and internationally.
If you need to ship a package for your lab or research related activity, fill out the Shipping Request form, attach it to your package, and then drop it off in the Stock Room from 2:30-4:30pm. If you cannot make it to the Stock Room when it’s open to drop of your package, you can drop off your package at the main office (EH 2018) with Claire Massey.
If you have an international order, you’ll need an additional document that get’s attached to your package. Please visit Claire Massey in the main CBE office (EH 2018) for help with this or if you have any questions. For the shipping form, you will need the following information:
- Ship To and From addresses
- Weight of shipment – if unknown, use the scale in the copy room (EH 2027)
- Size of package
- Funding information
- Description of items being shipped
- Value of items being shipped