Requirements
The requirements for the Nuclear Engineering Minor consist of 15 credit hours toward the minor. All students will be required to take a three-credit-hour concepts course that will prepare students to take nuclear engineering minor courses. In addition to the concepts course, students must take 4 courses. Below is a list of approved courses that count towards the Nuclear Engineering Minor.
Mechanical Engineering Majors: Courses for a minor must be taken outside a student’s major degree Field of Study, so Mechanical Engineering majors must take the N E courses (not M E courses) for the courses to count toward a minor in Nuclear Engineering. Students who took nuclear courses under the M E field of study prior to Fall 2026 may request a waiver to this rule.
Physics Majors: At least nine credit hours toward a minor must not count toward student’s major, so students taking the Radiation Physics degree option are not eligible for the Nuclear Engineering Minor. Physics majors in all other degree options are eligible for the Nuclear Engineering Minor.
How to Apply
Students must be any Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry major and have completed Mathematics 408C, 408D, 427J, Chemistry 301, Physics 303K, and 303L, or equivalent with a grade of C- or higher. Students who have completed 24 hours or more in residence are encouraged to apply online at the earliest possible date. Applications will be reviewed once per semester (Fall and Spring).
- Fill out the application via the Minor Inventory System
- Fill out the departmental application here.
Applications will be reviewed by the NE minor faculty advisor and rendered in time for fall and spring course enrollments.
Once you are accepted to the minor, you MUST let your advisor know so that it can be added to your degree plan.
Recommended Course Timeline
Take 5 of the courses below. Semesters listed are when the courses are offered. N E 336P is not strictly a prerequisite, but it is strongly recommended.
