Rationale for offering Ch.E. option
The addition of an engineering option in chemistry allows students to pursue a course of study ultimately focused on the truly applied side of the chemistry profession. Chemical engineering is concerned with the design, development, and management of facilities that convert raw materials into useful products. The engineer must assume responsibility for the economical use of the raw materials, preservation of the environment, and profitability of the operation.

DePaul University does not have the expertise or facilities to provide a complete education in chemical engineering, however we provide the core chemical and allied-field education for students who wish to complete the engineering part of their degree elsewhere. We also provide the well-rounded liberal education that technical schools seldom offer. Thus students pursuing this option benefit from the core science and liberal arts education that DePaul can provide while still receiving a technical degree in Chemical Engineering at IIT.

Alliance
The proposed Chemical Engineering option is offered in conjunction with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), as IIT is local and already offers degrees in Chemical Engineering. In the five-year program, students simultaneously earn a B.S. in chemistry from DePaul University and a Chemical Engineering (Ch.E.) degree from IIT. Students complete the B.S. in chemistry (standard concentration) at DePaul University. Students then supplement their DePaul B.S. with twenty additional chemical engineering and related courses taken at IIT. Course equivalencies between DePaul and IIT can be found here. The following is a suggested quarter-by-quarter schedule.

Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies Program for students in the joint degree programs is essentially the same as it is for other science majors. Students take nineteen courses, eighteen of them at DePaul. The experiential learning requirement is satisfied at IIT in project-oriented engineering courses (IPRO), which are designed to give students real-life engineering experience. In order to satisfy some IIT requirements, students are asked to select learning domain courses from a subset of those offered at DePaul. To satisfy technical elective requirements at IIT, students must also take a 300-level ECO course. Note that a prerequisite for the 300-level ECO course is ECO 105 or 106. Please refer to the complete list of the liberal studies domain requirements for this degree.

Admission
Students must be admitted to both schools to complete this program. DePaul offers on-line registration. IIT also offers on-line registration. When applying to IIT, you must indicate that you want the Joint Program. You must also register at both institutions when you are ready for concurrent enrollment and fax a copy of your DePaul transcript to date to the IIT Office of Educational Services (FAX 312-567-3302; Phone 312-567-3300).