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Southern University becomes first Louisiana HBCU to offer a BS in chemical engineering.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:41 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:41 am
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BATON ROUGE — Students at Southern University will soon be able to work toward a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
The Louisiana Board of Regents recently approved the establishment of Southern's new Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree program within the College of Sciences and Engineering, marking the first time a degree of its kind has been offered at a Louisiana HBCU.
"This program will expand educational opportunities for our students, strengthen Louisiana’s engineering workforce pipeline, and position Southern University as a leading contributor to innovation, economic development, and industrial competitiveness," Lealon L. Martin, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Sciences and Engineering, said.
The program is set to offer a hands-on curriculum that integrates chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering science and process design.
The inaugural class of the chemical engineering program will be welcomed in fall 2026 or spring 2027.
SU expanding its "engineering" program
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Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:42 am to Breauxsif
Did they really not have a Chemical Engineering program before? 
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:42 am to Breauxsif
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:45 am to Breauxsif
quote:Riiiight.
This program will expand educational opportunities for our students, strengthen Louisiana’s engineering workforce pipeline, and position Southern University as a leading contributor to innovation, economic development, and industrial competitiveness,
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:48 am to Shexter
we be workin with chemikals and shiite
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:49 am to Breauxsif
quote:
This program will expand educational opportunities
For people who flunk out of LSU.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:51 am to Breauxsif
Yo it’s science bitch.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:52 am to Breauxsif
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:55 am to Breauxsif
Kids that flunk out of LSU ChemE can switch to SU ChemE instead of switching to LSU CM
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:57 am to The Torch
This is not a good thing.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 10:59 am to Breauxsif
Will it be accredited? The ME program at Southern lost accreditation when I was at LSU. I still worked with some Southern ME grads years later. I don’t know how you get hired graduating from an engineering school with no accreditation.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:01 am to Breauxsif
Hopefully they have a good fire department program too
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:02 am to Upperdecker
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Kids that flunk out of LSU ChemE can switch to SU ChemE instead of switching to LSU CM
But will anyone be a qualified/hirable chemical engineer through the SU program?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:09 am to Breauxsif
Wait. All these damn HBCUs we have to fund and they are such crap colleges they did not even offer BS in chemical engineering in the state of freaking Louisiana. I knew they may have been crap programs but to not even have them at all? 
Government is shite.
Government is shite.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 11:10 am
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:10 am to TDsngumbo
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Did they really not have a Chemical Engineering program before?
They are just getting a dedicated STEM building, which is what is allowing them to offer the degree program.
Between that, the business school building, and other things they have under construction or in the works anyone saying they need more money is a liar.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:17 am to The Goon
I've worked with some of them. They are mostly dei hires for large corporate companies. They have little understanding of technical engineering concepts and eventually just perform admin work.
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:36 am to Breauxsif
did they get their ABET accreditation back?
Posted on 6/17/26 at 11:48 am to CarRamrod
looks liek they got it back.
ABET
I remember then the southern kids came to LSU for a summer school class. It was a mid level class and they didnt know basic math principles you have to know in prereq engineering courses.
The department had to come in and made 2 grading scales.
The people were nice but if you asked them what a^2 + b^2 equaled, they would look at you like your speaking a different language.
ABET
I remember then the southern kids came to LSU for a summer school class. It was a mid level class and they didnt know basic math principles you have to know in prereq engineering courses.
The department had to come in and made 2 grading scales.
The people were nice but if you asked them what a^2 + b^2 equaled, they would look at you like your speaking a different language.
This post was edited on 6/17/26 at 11:49 am
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