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
- 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.
Learn more about the courses
Questions about the program?
Speak with Nuclear Engineering Student Services Advisor
Contact ESS Advisor
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 |