Minor in Nuclear Engineering

Develop a foundational understanding of nuclear power, plant construction, nuclear engineering operations and regulations, and radiation sensing and instrumentation.

Admission criteria

The nuclear engineering minor is available to any K-State undergraduate student, undergraduate students in any ABET accredited engineering program and to graduates of any ABET accredited engineering program, subject to the following criteria:

• Students must submit a Minor Application Form to the mechanical and nuclear engineering department.
  ^{This would preferably occur prior to or within the first year of minor coursework.}
• The application must be approved by one nuclear engineering faculty member in order for the student to be eligible to receive a minor in nuclear engineering.
• Undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or higher.
• Graduates of an ABET accredited engineering program must have attained a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or higher.

ME majors must submit the nuclear engineering option declaration form

Minor completion requirements

In order to obtain a minor in nuclear engineering, students must —

• Complete the required courses with a grade of C or better.
• Take a minimum of nine credit hours from Kansas State University (any transferred credits must be from an ABET accredited engineering program).
• Earn a minimum cumulative 2.3 GPA for the courses applied to the minor.