Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Introduction to chemical engineering covering careers, industries, and professional skills.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Katelyn Dahlke2.9/5

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Reviewers describe the workload as disproportionately high relative to the single credit hour.

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CBE 150

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 2.43/5 from 28 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 3.0/5 raw quality · 4.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Katelyn Dahlke is reported to assign a high volume of work for a one-credit course, resulting in a moderate quality rating and high difficulty. This single review highlights a significant workload concern for students considering her section.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Regina Murphy describe an easy intro course with minimal outside work, though some found lectures dry or rushed. Students appreciated her knowledge and fairness but criticized the lack of posted notes, strict laptop bans, and inconsistent TA grading on homework.

DANIEL KLINGENBERG is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KATELYN DAHLKE is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REGINA MURPHY is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction96 / 1000

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Student experience

the class

Katelyn Dahlke's CBE 150 is perceived as having excessive workload for a one-credit course, resulting in a moderate overall experience.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.68 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.73 GPA, 92.2% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers describe the workload as disproportionately high relative to the single credit hour.

The primary frustration is the imbalance between the credit value and the amount of work required.

Topics

  • Careers and industries in chemical engineering
  • Introduction to the field of chemical engineering

Skills

  • Understanding skills required for degree completion and professional entry

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

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Where this course fits relative to

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
CBE 150 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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