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Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Graduates of the chemical engineering program at the University of Kentucky will:

  1. Produce graduates who are successful in chemical engineering practice, professional and/or academic pursuits
  2. Produce graduates who function independently and in teams to carry out in-depth solution strategies to chemical engineering problems
  3. Produce graduates who continue to advance in their careers and participate in professional development activities

Student Outcomes (SOs)

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. 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
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Enrollment and Graduation

AY Fall Enrollment* Spring Enrollment* Graduates**
  CME Paducah College CME Paducah College CME Paducah College
2023-24     3136            
2022-23 36 130 3,085 34 125 2,812 2 19 667
2021-22 38 125 3,079 39 126 2,768 9 25 587
2020-21 43 132 3,192 33 120 2,858 6 27 616
2019-20 42 136 3,336 41 123 2,999 8 27 601
2018-19 40 150 3,398 37 145 2,986 3 29 653
2017-18 37 177 3,382 42 173 3,102 13 41 623

*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.

**Graduates include December, May and August. For example, 2017-18 graduates are December 2017, May 2018 and August 2018.