The Department offers a mandatory co-operative program which provides the graduating chemical engineering student with 20 months of work experience that enhances their organization and technical abilities as well as their oral and written communication skills.

Although neither the Department nor the Co-operative Education Office can guarantee a placement, they provide major assistance in locating suitable positions and counseling of students in their search for suitable jobs. This co-operative program enables students to earn competitive wages to offset the costs of a university education. Students will work directly with trained engineers and other skilled professionals, gaining experience in several different settings.

The first two years of the program focus on the basic sciences and include introductory courses in chemical engineering principles.

The third and fourth years of the program give students the opportunity to study chemical engineering in depth, and to apply this knowledge to process design applications. Computer applications in chemical engineering are emphasized in the curriculum. Fourth year allows students to choose specialized elective groups to broaden their knowledge in the chemical and related engineering fields. These courses include Food Processing, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Biochemical Engineering, Air Pollution and Control, Particulate Engineering, Process and Engineering Optimization, Transport Phenomena and Plastics Technology.

Practical skills development and communication skills are emphasized throughout the program. There are laboratory courses in all the aspects of science and engineering. The co-op program gives students an opportunity to obtain practical experience in their field and a better understanding of their profession. This work experience puts the co-op graduate in an advantageous position to obtain permanent employment compared to graduates from traditional programs.

The sequencing of academic and work terms is shown below:

Students must successfully complete a minimum of four work terms in order to graduate from the co-op program.

The co-op program requires five years to complete the degree in Chemical Engineering. Further information about the program is available on the Department's home page at www.ryerson.ca/chemeng

FIRST YEAR TRANSITION PROGRAM: The objective of the transition program is to provide the first year students, who may need more time to adapt to the demanding university curriculum, with an immediate opportunity to upgrade their academic standing. In the second semester, Phase I of the transition program offers all first semester core courses: CHY 102, MTH 140, and PCS 211 in parallel to the second semester courses. Students who have failed or are missing any one of these courses at the end of the first semester are required to upgrade their academic standing through enrolling in the transition program. During the condensed Spring term (May-July) Phase II of the transition program offers all second semester courses: BME 100, CHE 200, CHY 211, CPS 125, EES 512, ELE 200, MEC 222, MTH 240, MTL 200, and PCS 125. These courses represent a repeat of the second semester courses that were not taken by students enrolled in Phase I of the transition program.

Attention: Students are also given the opportunity to complete the following courses through The Chang School of Continuing Education during both the Spring and Summer terms: CECN 801, CCMN 432, and appropriate lower- and upper-level liberal studies courses. Only these Chang School courses will be counted towards the student's full-time Engineering degree program.

SECOND AND THIRD YEAR TRANSITION PROGRAM: The second year transition program is intended to help students who have failed or dropped the second year course MTH 281 and/or failed the second year course CHE 214 (provided that the student has passed the laboratory portion of CHE 214) to stay in-phase with their classmates and still have a chance to be promoted to third year in the following academic year. This is accomplished by allowing such students to enroll in MTH 309 and/or CHE 214 in the Transition Program; these courses will be offered subject to adequate enrollment. The course MTH 309 is a substitute for MTH 281. The third year transition program is intended to help students who have failed or dropped the third year courses CHE 319 and/or CHE 338 to continue their studies in sixth and seventh semesters respectively. This is accomplished by allowing such students to enroll in CHE 319 and/or CHE 338 in the Transition Program; these courses will be offered subject to adequate enrollment.

Early Intervention Program

Highly innovative and proactive retention strategies play an important role in helping students build the skills for success in a demanding engineering curriculum. Through the First-Year and Common Engineering Office, the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science has incorporated the Early Intervention Program into the first-year engineering experience. At the semester's mid-point, students who are failing courses in their core curriculum are identified and encouraged to attend an interview with a member of our academic support team (First-Year and Common Engineering Program Director/Academic Advisor and/or the Student Counsellor). Together, they discuss options to help reduce the chances of academic failure.

Communications Proficiency and Writing Skills

All new engineering students are automatically enrolled in CEN 199: Writing Skills.

CEN 199 is graded on a Pass/Fail basis, and is used to track the results of the Writing Skills Test (WST) and/or Ryerson Test of English Proficiency (RTEP).

All students admitted into engineering, except those who wrote the RTEP and achieved a grade of ‘B' or higher, are required to write the mandatory Writing Skills Test (WST) during Orientation Week. Students who pass the WST (by achieving a grade of ‘B' or higher) or the RTEP (by achieving a grade of ‘B' or higher) will receive a PASS in CEN 199 and therefore may enroll in the lower level Liberal Studies course of their choice (subject to availability).

Students who do not pass the WST, or achieved a ‘C' level remedial pass on the RTEP, will receive an INP grade (In Progress) in CEN 199 and will be required to enroll in one of LNG 111, LNG 112, LNG 113, or LNG 121 as their first-year lower level Liberal Studies course.  These courses, which count towards lower level Liberal Studies requirements, are writing-intensive humanities and social science courses designed to give students the opportunity to strengthen their foundations in communication. These students will then have three additional opportunities to write and pass the WST:

• In May, following Semester 2.
• During Orientation Week prior to Semester 3.
• In May, following Semester 4.

A PASS in CEN 199: Writing Skills is required to enroll in all third-year engineering courses. Students with a grade of INP in CEN 199 will not be allowed to enroll in any third-year engineering course.

Detailed information is available from the First-Year and Common Engineering Office. Room ENG 377 Telephone: 416-979-5000 ext. 4261.

Optional Specialization in Management Sciences (OSMS)

Students can enrich their studies and hone their management skills with the Optional Specialization in Management Sciences. Courses within the optional specialization cover four major areas in management sciences: Strategic Engineering Management, Operations Management/Operations Research, Finance, and Organizational Behaviour.  For eligibility, registration, and course information see Optional Specialization in Management Sciences (OSMS).

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering Co-operative) program prepares students for careers in a variety of chemical areas, including the petroleum, pulp and paper, food, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries and government research and testing laboratories. Opportunities include product development, research, quality control, and technical sales and service as well as works in the environmental field. After gaining experience, graduates may assume management responsibilities. Some graduates continue with post-graduate studies.

Engineering Transfer Credits

Applicants approved into an Engineering program cannot expect to receive any transfer credits in Engineering discipline or Engineering related discipline courses if their applicable post secondary education was not completed at a program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Refer to www.ccpe.ca/e/index.cfm for a listing of CEAB accredited institutions.

Core and professional engineering course transfer credits will ONLY be granted at the time of admission. An Offer of Admission will notify the applicant of transfer credit decision(s) subject to acceptance of their Offer.

Liberal Studies discipline courses taken at CEAB accredited or non-accredited schools will be considered for either lower- or upper-level liberal studies transfer credit. College courses, in general, are not eligible for transfer credit except in the case of lower-level liberal studies courses.

Liberal Studies

Students must take two lower level liberal studies courses and two upper level liberal studies courses to graduate.

Liberal Studies - Students approved to 1st Year prior to Fall 2008

Students must take three lower level liberal studies courses and three upper level liberal studies courses to graduate.

Minors

Students may pursue any Minor offered by Ryerson with exceptions. Please refer to the Minors Policy section of this calendar for further information on individual Minor requirements and restrictions.

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education Certificates

Undergraduate students wishing to pursue a continuing education certificate program should be aware of possible restrictions. Please refer to the Curriculum Advising website at www.ryerson.ca/curriculumadvising for complete details.