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Chemical Engineering Quick Facts
 Average Enrollment: | 25-30 per graduating undergraduate class |
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Faculty: | 11 full-time faculty
All hold Ph.D.s |
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Typical Class Size: | 20-30 in required courses
4-12 in elective courses |
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Laboratories: | Generally 9-12 students per section, supervised by faculty |
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Research: | More than 50% of students work with faculty on independent study research projects during their time at Bucknell. |
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Study Abroad: | About 20% of our students study overseas for a semester during their junior year. |
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Placement: | In the survey of the most recent class of 27 graduates (six months post-graduation), 21 report being employed, and 5 report attending graduate school full time. |
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Employment/Graduate Areas | The diversity of chemical engineering and its degree are illustrated by the following business areas and advanced degree programs recent graduates have entered: Industries: food; pharmaceuticals, petroleum; specialty gases; plastics; environmental clean-up; catalysis; consumer products; finance. Graduate Programs: chemical engineering (many sub-specialties including energy, catalysis, biotechnology, polymers...); medicine; biomedical engineering; materials science and engineering; pharmacy. |
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Undergraduate Degree Programs | 4-year leading to a B.S. in chemical engineering (minors available in other disciplines) 5-year leading to a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in liberal arts 5-year leading to a B.S. in chemical engineering and a Bachelor of Management for Engineers degree 5-year leading to a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering |
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For more detailed departmental highlights, prospective students and others are invited to view the Chemical Engineering fact sheet from the University's department list.
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