The Department of Chemical Engineering plans to offer a Master of Science (MS) degree (non-thesis) through distance education (DE) beginning Spring 2003. This non-thesis program will have the same course content and admissions requirements as the on-campus graduate program but will offer flexibility for off-campus individuals to obtain an MS in 3-5 years.

The courses for this program will be offered through a combination of the video-based and web-based technology and in co-ordination with the Engineering Online program of the College of Engineering. Several distance education courses are currently being offered by the Chemical Engineering Department while more courses are planned for the future. The distance education course offerings include several core Chemical Engineering courses as well as electives spanning polymers, biotechnology, environmental science and electronic materials. Students can take these courses individually or as part of the MS degree program.