I’m going to be senior at not so big name state school. My current concern is that I really want to go into a good Chemical engineering graduate program but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get in. I also wonder if my major has anything to do with chemical engineering except for the few chemistry classes that I have taken. I’m planning on taking more upper divison chemistry classes in addition to my degree. What are my chances of getting in and what can I do to raise it?
Upper division chemistry courses are not enough. Just look at the typical curriculum of a chemical engineering major online and you will see that it only requires two semesters of organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and a year of physical chemistry. The rest of the curriculum includes two years of Calculus & differential equations, physics, some electrical circuit analysis, process control, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer and design, plus specialization courses. Even with a B.S. in Chemistry, there would be a lot of remedial courses to make up in order to get into a Masters program. Having a physics degree with a significant amount of chemistry is probably the best major to move from science to a chemical engineering program.