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Overview

The department offers a minor in nuclear engineering that is open to all students who are not majoring in NE and who have completed the necessary prerequisites for the minor requirements.  The Faculty Advisor for the Nuclear Engineering Minor is Professor Raluca Scarlat.

Admissions Requirements

The Nuclear Engineering Minor is open to any undergraduate who has:

• Declared a major (not NE) on the UC Berkeley campus.
• A GPA of at least 3.0 at the time of applying.

Graduation Requirements

To be given credit for the NE minor, undergraduates must:

• Fulfill all course requirements.
• Take upper-division NE courses for a letter grade.
• Maintain a GPA of at least 2.0 in the required upper division NE courses.

Prerequisites

• Physics 7C or (5C + 5CL)
• Math 54
• Chemistry 1A or MATSCI 45 or ENGIN 40

Application Process

Step 1 - after completion of the prerequisite courses

• Submit the Petition for Admission to the Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Minor to the Nuclear Engineering Student Services Advisor

Step 2 - upon completion of the minor requirements

• Submit the PETITION FOR COMPLETION OF THE UNDERGRADUATE MINOR to the Nuclear Engineering Student Services Advisor

Final Steps

• The department will verify completion of the minor requirements.
• A notation in the memorandum section of the student's transcript will indicate completion of the minor.