Yes! The Chemical Engineering Learning Center (CMLC) is located in the Chem Sci room 310. They can help you with any of the required CM courses through the 3000-level.
The CMLC is staffed Monday through Thursday 6-8pm for the weeks that classes are in session.
No, you don’t have to retake it. However we recommend that you do because these topics are important for your junior and senior engineering classes.
You will be using math, chemistry, and physics in your ChE classes to solve various engineering problems. In particular, using math to solve engineering problems intensifies in the junior year. Students usually struggle with this, even if they have previously done well in their math classes because the problems look different, the terminology is sometimes different, and you’re being asked to recall concepts that you learned a year ago (or longer!).
To prepare for junior year ChE classes, review topics from calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. Review your notes from math classes, retake classes you did poorly in, and/or utilize online resources, like Khan Academy.
See also: What happens if I retake a class? and How can I succeed in ChE at Michigan Tech?
To help students who hope to do better in their academics, there are resources available at Michigan Tech through the Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success, located on the first floor of the Administration building.
One option is to set up a regular appointment with a student peer success coach. This is coordinated through the Wahtera Center. We have had several students participate in thisprogram throughout the years and they had pretty good things to say about it. Mainly the coach served to help them find ways to stay on track. For more information see the Wahtera Center’s website.
Yes. Please be prepared. Before your appointment, take a look at your transcript on Banweb. It is important that you know exactly what classes are on it.
Bring the following with you to your appointment:
Copies of the advising handouts are also available on the department’s Advising Handouts webpage. Appointments with an advisor may be made using the University email system.
Success in your freshmen and sophomore science classes is critical to your continued success in the chemical engineering courses. It is our experience that the first step to being successful in our program (and in your chemical engineering career), is to get a C or better in the following key classes:
If you receive a CD or D in any of the math, chemistry, or physics classes listed above, we strongly encourage you to retake the class BEFORE continuing on in the next class in the sequence.
