BS Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) at Washington University in St. Louis

Programme overview

This degree serves students who wish to be exposed to key chemical engineering principles yet seek a more flexible curriculum. The core courses provide a foundation in both chemical engineering and key technical skills, and the electives allow the student to explore chemical engineering areas of interest.

Faculty: McKelvey School of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Required courses include ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Computing; ENGR 3280 Engineering Statistics With Probability; EECE 2000 Process Analysis and Thermodynamics; EECE 2020 Computational Modeling in Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering; EECE 2510 Thermodynamics II in EECE; EECE 3000 Transport Phenomena I: Basics and Fluid Mechanics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No programme-specific admission requirements are listed for this major; admission is to Washington University through the McKelvey School of Engineering (university-level application via admissions.washu.edu).

USD 71,310 a year (2026-27). Full-time undergraduate tuition for 2026-27 ($35,655 per semester) for the College of Arts & Sciences, Sam Fox School, Olin Business School and McKelvey School of Engineering; one rate for all students. Excludes the student activities fee, health and well Source

Entry term: Fall semester (applications for fall 2027 entry); spring transfer entry is also offered.

Spring Transfer and Fall Transfer applicants are admitted for the spring and fall semesters respectively.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 2 (Early Decision notification by December 15, Early Action by December 23); Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 4 (notification by February 14 and April 1 respectively). Transfer deadlines: Spring Transfer October 15; Fall Transfer March 1.

Applications are submitted through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (automatically waived for students applying for financial aid). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional policy for fall 2027 entry).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.washu.edu/

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