Nuclear Engineering Major, BS in Nuclear Engineering

Campus: Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ENGL 101* - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122* - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours and
• CHEM 123* - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• CHEM 128* - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• EF 142* - Introduction to Physics and Modeling for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours
• EF 151* - Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours
• EF 157* - Honors: Physics for Engineers I 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 132* - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 141* - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 147* - Honors: Calculus I 4 Credit Hours

Term 2

• EF 105 - Computer Methods in Engineering Problem Solving 1 Credit Hours
• ENGL 102* - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)
• NE 101 - Survey of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 1 Credit Hours
• COSC 111* - Computational Thinking and the Art of Programming 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• EF 152* - Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours
• EF 158* - Honors: Physics for Engineers II 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 142* - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 148* - Honors: Calculus II 4 Credit Hours

Term 3

• ME 202 - Engineering Mechanics 2 Credit Hours
• NE 200 - Introduction to Nuclear and Radiological Engineering 2 Credit Hours
• PHYS 231* - Fundamentals of Physics: Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• ECON 201* - Introductory Economics: A Survey Course 4 Credit Hours
• ECON 207* - Honors: Introductory Economics 4 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• STAT 251 - Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 Credit Hours or
• IE 200 - Engineering Statistics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 231 - Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 237 - Honors: Differential Equations I 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• NE 233 - Introduction to Radiological Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• NE 250 - Mathematics and Computational Methods in Nuclear Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• ME 331 - Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 241 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 247 - Honors: Calculus III 4 Credit Hours

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• PHYS 252 - Fundamentals of Physics: Quantum Physics and Applications 4 Credit Hours

Term 5

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Global Citizenship - US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• PHYS 341 - Introduction to Nuclear Physics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• NE 342 - Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics 3 Credit Hours
• NE 347 - Honors: Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• NE 362 - Numerical Methods in Nuclear Engineering 3 Credit Hours
• NE 367 - Honors Numerical Methods in Nuclear Engineering 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• NE 340 - Materials Science and Engineering Mechanics for Nuclear Materials 3 Credit Hours
• NE 403 - Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Laboratory 4 Credit Hours
• NE 470 - Nuclear Reactor Theory 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• NE 351 - Nuclear System Dynamics, Instrumentation, and Controls 3 Credit Hours
• NE 357 - Honors: Nuclear System Dynamics and Control 3 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ¹ Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Technical Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ³ Department Elective 3 Credit Hours

• NE 360 - Reactor Systems and Safety 3 Credit Hours
• NE 400 - Senior Seminar 1 Credit Hours
• NE 471* - Nuclear System Design I 2 Credit Hours

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Term 8

• ¹ Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Global Citizenship - International  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Technical Electives 6 Credit Hours
• If necessary, ¹ Written Communication Elective (note student may try to choose courses from Expanded Perspectives or Electives that also meet Written Communication)* 0-3 Credit Hours

• NE 472* - Nuclear System Design II 2 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 125

Footnotes

1. Chosen from the Volunteer Core  list. Students should try to select at least one course that satisfies approved areas and the Written Communication category.
2. Technical electives are selected from upper-division mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering courses and must be preapproved by the department. Courses in Nuclear Engineering, other than 500, 502 and 598, may also be used as technical electives.
3. Department electives are chosen from NE 3xx and 4xx courses not otherwise required for the major. 500-level courses in Nuclear Engineering, other than 500, 502 and 598, may also be used as department electives.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements . 

Nuclear Engineering Major - Honors Program

In addition to satisfying the requirements described for the nuclear engineering major, candidates for the honors program in nuclear engineering must also complete the following requirements.

• Maintain an overall GPA of 3.4.
• Four 100- or 200-level honors courses** (14 hours minimum, at least two courses must be from Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Fundamentals, Physics, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, or MSE 207 ).
• Complete two upper-division honors courses in nuclear engineering (NE 347 , NE 357 , NE 367 , NE 427 , NE 447 , or NE 467 ).
• Satisfy the Breadth Requirements for the Cook Grand Challenge Honors Program.

Nuclear Engineering Major - Five-Year BS/MS Program

The department offers a Five-Year BS-MS program with a BS (major in nuclear engineering) and an MS (major in nuclear engineering) for qualified students. The primary component of the program is that qualified students may take up to 6 hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Tennessee. This program is designed for students attending the University of Tennessee for their Master of Science degree because other universities may not accept these courses for graduate credit since they were used to satisfy requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree. Significant components of the program are:

• Students must have an overall GPA of 3.4 in required coursework. Conditional admission to the five-year program may be granted after completion of 63 hours of required coursework, while full admission may be granted after the completion of 93 hours of required coursework with a minimum overall GPA of 3.4.

• Students must at least be conditionally admitted to the program prior to taking graduate courses for both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees. All courses taken for graduate credit must be approved by the director of graduate studies. Students admitted to the program must request permission from the Graduate School to take approved courses for graduate credit.

• Students admitted to the program must also follow the normal procedure for admission to the Graduate School. Admission of students into this program must be approved by the department and the Graduate School. Students will not be eligible for assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.