FAQ: Senior Design

The question that arises most frequently among upperclassmen is "When will Senior Design be split?" An email went out in early November regarding this, but it seems clear that not everyone may have received it, so let's clarify here!

Your CHBE curriculum should list your requirement for this Senior class as:

For students who matriculated PRIOR TO Summer 2011:
     4505 Process Design and Economics, 3 hrs. (Standard Option)
OR
     4525 Bioprocess Design and Economics, 3 hrs. (Biotechnology Option)

For students who matriculated Summer 2011 or later:
     4510 Process/Product Design and Economics, 2 hrs. (Standard Option)
     AND
     4520 Capstone CHBE Design, 2 hrs.
OR
     4510 Process Design and Economics, 2 hrs. (Biotechnology Option)
     AND
     4530 Capstone CHBE Bio-Design, 2 hrs.

If you are not certain about your matriculation date, you can check your Degreeworks audit, and it should reflect the accurate catalog year based upon your matriculation.

With any change of curriculum, there is a transition period in which the OLD course number is offered to accommodate those on older catalogs before the NEW course number is started. In preparation for this transition, please see the chart below to see when the old course will no longer be offered and when the new course (split) will begin:

YEAR 2013

• Spring:  
• CHBE 4505/CHBE 4525
• Summer:  
• CHBE 4505/CHBE 4525
• Fall:  
• Not Offered

YEAR 2014

• Spring:  
• CHBE 4505/CHBE 4525
• Summer:  
• CHBE 4505/CHBE 4525 (Last time for old course #)
• Fall:  
• CHBE 4510 (First Time for new course #, part one.)

YEAR 2015

• Spring:  
• CHBE 4510
• CHBE 4520/CHBE 4530 (First Time for new course #, part two)
• Summer
• CHBE 4520/CHBE 4530
• Fall
• CHBE 4510

Please note the following:

• The old course # 4505/4525 (3 hrs.) will continue to be offered through Summer 2014.
• Fall 2013: 4505/4525 is NOT offered
• The new course offering will begin in Fall 2014 with CHBE 4510 (2 hrs), followed in Spring 2015 by CHBE 4520/4530 (2 hrs.) These classes should be taken sequentially.
• CHBE 4510 will be offered Fall/Spring semesters starting in 2014/2015.
• CHBE 4520/4530 will be offered Spring/Summer semesters starting in 2015.

There may be some students (particularly transfer students or those who are taking summer semester classes) who will be ready for the new course sequence before it is offered. You should work closely with your academic advisor to plan your schedule and your credit hour distribution accordingly.

If you anticipate graduating in Fall 2013, you MUST take 4505/4525 in either Spring 2013 or Summer 2013, or you can consider the KAIST Study Abroad program in Fall 2013, which will offer CHBE 4505/4525. Otherwise, you will have to delay your graduation until Spring 2014. If you have any issues or concerns with your completion planning, please schedule a meeting with me to review by accessing my online appointment calendar.