Programs of Study
Chemistry/Engineering Dual Degree
Students who wish to combine study in chemistry with further study in chemical engineering may do so under the Clemson University-Lander University Engineering Dual Degree Program. Under this cooperative agreement students will spend the first three years of their college career at Lander University in a chemistry program of study and the remaining two years at Clemson University in chemical engineering.
A student who completes this five-year program of study will have had the experience of dividing his or her academic career between the liberal arts environment of a small university campus and the engineering climate of a large technically oriented university. This unique combination of study on two differently oriented campuses will provide a student with excellent engineering and chemistry training, complemented by study in humanities and social sciences. Thus, a graduate from this dual degree program will be well trained to pursue a technical career strongly oriented to problems relevant to today's society.
Students apply to Clemson for admission in their third academic year at Lander. They must be recommended by the Lander faculty. Those students who do not maintain a GPA which would be competitive for entrance to Clemson may not be recommended. A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses transferred to Clemson.
Acceptance into Clemson engineering program is at the discretion of Clemson University. Clemson recommends that the prospective student attend summer school at Clemson following the sophomore or junior year at Lander.
All dual-degree engineering majors will be able to enter Clemson University at a level competitive with students already at the university.
The students will have competency in the following areas prior to leaving for Clemson University:
- Chemistry: Fundamental principles of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
- Mathematics: Differential, integral, and multivariable calculus, differential equations.
- Physics: Mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics.
- Computer Science: Use of computers in numeric computation, data analysis, and technical plotting.
- Engineering: Engineering problem analysis, material and mass balances on chemical process systems, and engineering case studies.
- Calculator: Proficiency in the use of an advanced scientific calculator.
Chemistry / Engineering Dual Degree Worksheet Page
Suggested Three-Year Chemistry / Engineering Program at Lander
