What high school subjects are required to study chemical engineering?

Answer 1

You need to take the classes that will get you into a college or university. Your school's guidance counselor should be able to help with this. Also, even if they're not actually required, all the Biology, chemistry, and math courses you can stuff in would be good; physics wouldn't hurt either. Most everything you learn in high school science classes is going to turn out to outdated, incomplete, or just plain wrong (I am only partially kidding here; the standard joke about physical chemistry class is that it's just general chemistry again, except this time they tell you the truth), but at least you'll have some idea if you have an aptitude for (or even like) science.

Answer 2

To get a Bachelor's degree in chemistry you should expect to take:

• 1 year of general chemistry (including lab)
• 1 year of organic chemistry (including lab)
• 1 year of analytical chemistry (including lab)
• 1 year of physical chemistry (including lab)
• An additional inorganic chemistry class (probably no lab)
• An additional organic chemistry class (probably no lab)
• 1 year of physics (including lab)
• 1 year (probably more) of calculus
• An independent research project
• And, of course, a bunch of "general studies" courses like history and English.

Depending on the school, you may also have to take one or more of:

• Biochemistry
• Quantum mechanics
• Thermodynamics
• Differential equations
• Seminar (you research a topic and give a presentation on that topic to the rest of the class)

You probably won't have to take trigonometry, algebra, or statistics... you will, however, be expected to understand and be able to use them.

If your school requires a foreign language course, then it's pretty common for the Chemistry department to recommend German (the preeminent "dictionary" of organic compounds, and a lot of the early organic chemistry papers, were written in German).

If you're asking about high school, it really doesn't matter; about ninety percent of anything you learn in a high school science class is going to turn out to be grossly oversimplified or just flat out wrong anyway. Take whatever courses your guidance counselor suggests as "college prep" classes, plus all the physical science and mathematics courses you can fit in.

Answer 3

Declaring your major in college is not something that is effected by the classes that you took during high school. Once you are admitted into a college, you will have several semesters until your major needs to be declared. These first few semesters are used for taking "core" classes that everyone needs to graduate. Once your major is declared, then you will have to take classes specific to that major.

I suggest talking to an advisor at the college you plan on attending. They will be able to provide you with more details as to how their institution handles this issue.

Answer 4

You should be in a college prep program with subjects to include:

* written and oral communication * higher level maths * chemistry * physics * computer literacy

* development of good critical thinking skills

Answer 5

High school subjects that are typically required to study chemical engineering include mathematics (such as algebra, calculus, and trigonometry), chemistry, physics, and biology. Additionally, coursework in English and computer science can also be beneficial for a career in chemical engineering.

Answer 6

biology,chemistry,physics