Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)
Graduates of the chemical engineering program at the University of Kentucky will:
- Excel in their chosen career pathways, as practicing chemical engineers or through the pursuit of advanced technical or professional degrees.
- Impact their profession through effective leadership that promotes diversity and inclusion, communication, teamwork, and creative solution strategies to address global and societal issues.
- Apply their engineering training to contribute to health, safety, equity, and the environmental and economic well-being of their communities.
- Be professionally responsible, ethical, and seek out continuing education, professional development and career advancement opportunities to positively impact society.
Student Outcomes (SOs)
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies
Enrollment and Graduation
| AY | Fall Enrollment* | Spring Enrollment* | Graduates** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CME | College | CME | College | CME | College | |
| 2021-22 | 337 | 3,079 | 316 | 2,768 | ||
| 2020-21 | 357 | 3,192 | 337 | 2,858 | 72 | 589 |
| 2019-20 | 423 | 3,336 | 399 | 2,999 | 87 | 574 |
| 2018-19 | 439 | 3,398 | 401 | 2,986 | 77 | 624 |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 3,382 | 396 | 3,102 | 87 | 582 |
*Some of our first-year students enter undeclared and are not included in Fall and Spring enrollments for the individual programs but are included in the College numbers.
*Enrollment Numbers include Paducah
**Graduates include December, May and August. For example, 2017-18 graduates are December 2017, May 2018 and August 2018.