CBEE Curriculum & Degree Requirements
CBEE offers Bachelors of Science (BS) degrees and Honors degrees (HBS) in bioengineering, chemical engineering, and environmental engineering. Each of these majors is rooted in the process engineering principles of chemical engineering. Each degree takes approximately 4-5 years to complete.
Degree Planning
Below are sample plans and elective lists for each of our undergraduate programs.
These files have tabs for specific catalog years; students should follow the guide based on the first term they enrolled at OSU (check MyDegrees to confirm your catalog year).
There are also tabs showing example timelines for students participating in MECOP – a program that offers two, six-month internships usually resulting in a minimum of five years of coursework.
If you first enrolled at OSU prior to the summer of 2025, you will continue following Baccalaureate Core as your general education curriculum. If you first enrolled in or after Summer 2025, your curriculum will instead include Core Education. Visit the Core Education website for more information on both programs. Please use MyDegrees to confirm your curriculum.
Advising Forms
- CBEE Course Override Request Form
For CHE, ENVE, BIOE, and CBEE courses only. For other subjects see Common Override Request Forms. - College of Engineering Advising Forms
ENGR override request form, COE Reinstatement Petition, TEACH petition - OSU Forms - Office of the Registrar (OTR)
Change of Grading Basis (S/U), Undergraduate Extra Credits Petition (taking above 19 credits), Petition for Late Change of Registration (late add/drop/withdraw), and more - International Students - Office of International Students (OIS)
Letters for Sponsors, I-20 forms, and more
Academic Expectations & Policies
Minimum GPA requirement: In an effort to help students make continued progress towards their degree, the Academic Progression Model (APM) outlines college-specific standards, applying to all students in the College of Engineering. In short, students are required to maintain a 2.5 OSU GPA and complete 65% of their attempted credits (each term and cumulatively). For more information, check out this website.
COE Academic Status: Students who do not meet the minimum GPA and completion rates for a term (or multiple terms), will be informed of a change in their College of Engineering status via email. *This is different from OSU’s Academic Standing (which is based on the university-level regulations).
Note: Suspended students will need to Petition for Reinstatement to their Engineering major.
S/U-ing courses: Students may choose to S/U any Baccalaureate Core course, but students will not be able to S/U any COE support, major-specific, or technical/restrictive elective courses for credit towards their degree.