<p>So this summer, I plan to take Transport Phenomena II (a chemical engineering required course) online. Anyone knows of a good/decent state uni or community college that offers upper level engineering courses like Transport Phenomena II? Of course, I'm doing my own online search as well, but if anyone has prior experience in online courses, please share where you took'em.</p>
<p>I'm hoping for as-cheap-as-possible credit hours. It will likely not only be out-of-state for me, but since I'm an international student, I'd probably pay the full price for the credits for the class. So anywhere cheap is good.</p>
<p>I’m not sure where you’re coming from. Are you currently going to a university that requires a course called Transport Phenomena 2 and is willing to accept credit for it from somewhere else? Most of your math, chemistry, and physics classes can be taken at community colleges and state universities and then transferred other places. Transport Phenomena II, especially if it’s referring to Mass Transfer and Separations, is a very specific chemical engineering course. I have never heard of it being taught online or at a community college. And even if it is, most institutions are probably not going to accept credit from that.</p>
<p>Yes, I am currently enrolled as a chemical engineering junior in an ABET-accredited university. However, only one professor teaches Transport Phenomena II (it’s the 2nd of two parts in my college, deals with turbulent flow etc. I know different colleges break it down differently. This would be the most advanced level for undergraduate class Transport, I guess). This professor sucks and loathes me. (ok, we won’t argue that).</p>
<p>Therefore, I am hoping to transfer the credit. I know a community college seems unlikely as being 2-year programs, they would only cover the chem/physics/maybe basic engineering classes. I am therefore hoping to take it online from probably a state university. Ohio SU? Maybe Oregon SU? U of Mich (is this public?)?</p>
<p>I have my doubts you’re going to be able to do this unless the department specifically allows it. Every university works differently, but at mine at least the department head has the ability to waive any classes they want within the department while still awarding you a degree in Chemical Engineering as long as requirements set out by the University and the College of Engineering are met. However, if the professor is very bad, and this is well known, it’s going to be pretty obvious that’s the reason you’re doing it and they’re likely not going to give you credit. You should probably contact someone higher up in your department that has the authority to see that this goes through before you waste your money. Even then, I haven’t heard of Transport Phenomena 2 being taught online through any state universities. From your description I assume its mostly fluid flow? Every university splits up transport phenomena differently it seems.</p>
<p>Very, very few engineering programs will be willing to accept transfer credit for upper-level technical courses like that. Basically no community colleges will offer it anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks Nate and bonehead for your input. At my college, Transport II is not fluid flow. We have another mandatory course called “Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Processes”. The course description for Transport II is </p>
<p>“Multidimensional transport, dimensionless parameters, turbulence, and numerical solution methods.” I guess it could be considered the APPLICATION of equations of change and velocity/concentration/temperature profiles.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what this class is called at other universities?</p>
<p>I know community colleges are out of the question now, as this undergrad class is too upper-level.</p>
<p>Are ONLINE upper-level engineering classes very rare? My last resort would be to transfer the credit by attending this one particular class at a nearby college, while maintaining full-time status (and taking all other engineering required classes) at my own college. For example, once a week (hopefully the class is once a week), I could drive up to Ohio SU or U Cincinnati to take this Transport II equivalent class in the summer.</p>
<p>I had a big reply typed out and lost it. In summary, I’m actually doing something very similar right now. I’m taking Organic Chemistry at a community college 20 miles a way while still being full time at my 4-year University. It helps that the community college is on my way to where I work. I know several people that have done this and none of them think its a bad idea. I did it for Organic 1 in the Fall, and I will do it for Organic 2 in the spring and Electricity and Magnetism next Fall. My only precaution is that many colleges have a policy where the last few credit hours must be taken in-house. Transferring credit in may reset this clock which will suck if you’re close to graduating.</p>
<p>You won’t find this course taught online anywhere. It sounds pretty specific to your program based off what I’ve seen in several other ChemE curriculums. My university combines fluid flow and heat transfer into one course as well. This is the first time I’ve heard of another college doing so. If worse comes to worse, you may just need to take the hit and take the class with the bad professor. A C won’t make or break you. As long as he doesn’t try to fail a large percentage of the class.</p>