Undergraduate programs

Minor in Nuclear Engineering

Overview

The Department of Nuclear Engineering offers a minor that is open to all students who are not majoring in NE and who have completed the necessary prerequisites for the minor requirements. Completion of the minor must not delay graduation. The Faculty Advisor is Professor Raluca Scarlat. See Academic Guide for more details.

Deadline

The end of the 7th week of courses, in the semester before you plan to graduate. Most colleges require you to declare your major at the beginning of your last semester.

Requirements

The NE 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.

Prerequisites (must have earned a passing grade in all of the following)

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

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.

Application Process

Step 1 - after completion of the prerequisite courses

Step 2 - upon completion of the minor requirements

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.

Learn more about the courses

Questions about the program?

Speak with Nuclear Engineering Student Services Advisor

Amanda Gill

Contact ESS Advisor

Andrea Cobar

Course Requirements for the Minor

Course Units Title Prerequisites
NE100 3 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering Physics 7A and 7B, Physics 7C may be taken concurrently. Math 53 and 54 may be taken concurrently.
Students will also be required to take three additional courses from the following list:
NE101 4 Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Physics 7C
NE102 3 Nuclear Reactions and Radiation Laboratory NE101
NE104 4 Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory NE101 or equivalent or consent of instructor, NE150 recommended
NE107 3 Introduction to Imaging NE101 and 104, or consent of instructor
NE120 3 Nuclear Materials MAT SCI 45, and an upper-division course in thermodynamics, or consent of instructor
NE124 3 Radioactive Waste Management E117 or equivalent, or consent of instructor
NE130 4 Analytical Methods for Non-Proliferation NE101, or consent of instructor
NE150 3 Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory NE101, Math 53 and 54
NE161 3 Nuclear Power Engineering Courses in fluid mechanics and heat transfer, junior-level course in thermodynamics, or consent of instructor
NE162 3 Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry Physics 7C, E7, NE101 recommended
NE167 3 Nuclear Reactor Safety NE150, NE161, or consent of instructor
NE170A 3 Nuclear Design: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation -
NE170B 3 Nuclear Design: Design in Bio-Nuclear, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy NE162, NE107, or consent of instructor
NE175 3 Methods of Risk Analysis Consent of instructor
NE180 3 Introduction to Controlled Fusion Physics 7C