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The minimum total credits for a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Nuclear Track is 126.

General Education Requirements (44 Credits)

Complete the General Education Requirements.  Include the following specific courses:
  • Mathematics           MATH 2413 & MATH 2414
  • Lab Science           CHEM 1311/1111 & PHYS 2325/2125
  • Social Science       ECON 2301

Computer Use

Engineering Majors obtain skills in using computers in BENG 1301, 1101, required lower division courses.
 

Nuclear Engineering Track Lower Division Required Courses (17 Credits)

MATH 3320 - Differential Equations
MATH 2415 - Calculus 3
PHYS 2326 - University Physics 2
PHYS 2126 - Univ Physics 2 Lab
BENG 1301 - Intro to Engineering
BENG 1101 - Intro to Eng Lab
BENG 1205 – Graphics
 

Nuclear Engineering Track Upper Division Required Courses (55 Credits)

 
BENG 3375 - Thermal/Fluid Systems 
BENG 3377 - Electrical Circuits and Motors
BENG 3303 - Intro to Material Science
BENG 3326 - Eng. Econ
BENG 3434 - Mechanics 1
BENG 3338 - Mechanics II
BENG 3373 - Probability and Statistics
MENG 3354 - Fluid Mechanics*
MENG 3205 - Heat Transfer/Fluid Mechanics Lab*
            MENG 4311 - Automatic Control*
MENG 3351 - Heat Transfer*
MENG 4364 – Mechanical Design*
PHYS 3310 - Intro to Nuclear Physics*
NENG 3301 - Intro to Nuclear Power Systems*
NENG 3311 - Radiation and Radiation Protection*
NENG 3111 - Radiation and Radiation Protection Lab*
NENG 4311 - Radioactive Material Processing and Waste Management*
NENG 4321 - Nuclear Reactor Engineering*
NENG 4351 - Senior Project*
 

Nuclear Engineering Track Upper Division Elective Courses (6 Credits) 

MENG 3324 - Manufacturing Processes
MENG 3351 - Vibrations*
MENG 4312 - High Temperature Materials*
MENG 3350 - Energy Systems*