CHBE101

Introduction to Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Prerequisite: CHEM135; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. Corequisite: MATH141. Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Chemical program; or permission of ENGR-Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering department. Credit only granted for: CHBE101 or ENCH215. Formerly: ENCH215. Introduction to methods of chemical engineering calculations and analysis. Stoichiometric relations, material and energy balances, and behavior of gases, vapors, liquids and solids. Analytical and computer methods.

Spring 2026

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Average rating: 3.67

Summer 2025

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Average rating: 5.00

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Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.82 between 892 students*

CHBE101 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 11.43%
A: 16.82%
A+: 4.04%
B-: 9.75%
B: 14.69%
B+: 13.34%
C-: 3.7%
C: 9.08%
C+: 4.26%
D-: 0.22%
D: 4.48%
D+: 0.78%
F: 1.91%
W: 4.82%
other: 0.67%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.