The undergraduate curriculum constitutes a four-year accredited program in Engineering leading to a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and requires completion of 187 units. The objective is to meet the standards of excellence at UC San Diego which allows students graduating with this degree to enter the industrial job market. The Chemical Engineering program (B.S.) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The curriculum is tailored to provide breadth and flexibility by taking advantage of the strength of basic sciences and other engineering disciplines at UC San Diego. The intention is to graduate chemical engineers who are multidisciplinary and can work in a broad spectrum of industries rather than solely traditional chemical and petrochemical industries.<br><br>Areas of specialization are available whereby a graduate can be in a position for a career in nanotechnology, environmental technology, microelectronic device fabrication, materials and polymer processing, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, biomedical engineering, energy and thermal systems, control and system engineering, and so forth.