Nuclear Engineering Major

Subject Area	Description	Credit Hour
Required Courses	Choose 12 of 13
Cadets will choose MC311 or ME301 from this list.
MC300	FUND OF ENGR MECH AND DESIGN	3.0
MC311	THERMAL-FLUID SYSTEMS I	3.5
MC364	MECHANICS OF MATERIALS	3.5
ME301	THERMODYNAMICS	3.5
NE300	FUNDAMENTALS OF NUCLEAR ENGR	3.0
NE355	NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING	3.5
NE361	COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN IN NE	3.0
NE400	NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR	1.0
NE450	NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS	3.0
NE452	INSTRUMENTATION AND SHIELDING	3.5
NE461	ADV COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN IN NE	3.0
NE474	RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY	3.0
PH365	MODERN PHYSICS	3.0
AND
Enrichment Electives	Choose 1 of 16
Cadets who select ME301 must take ME362 as an enrichment elective.
CH362	MASS & ENERGY BALANCES	3.5
CH485	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER	3.5
EE377	ELECTRICAL POWER ENGNRNG	3.0
EM384	ANYL METH FOR ENGR MANAGEMENT	3.0
EM411	PROJECT MANAGEMENT	3.5
EV350	ENVIRONMNTL ENGR TECHNOLOGIES	3.0
MC312	THERMAL-FLUID SYSTEMS II	3.0
MC380	ENGINEERING MATERIALS	3.5
ME202	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN	3.0
ME362	FLUID MECHANICS	3.5
ME403	MANUFACTURING/MACHINE COMP DSN	3.5
ME472	ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS	3.0
MG382	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	3.0
PL394	ANTHROPOMETRICS & BIOMECHANICS	3.0
PL479	LEADING ORGNZS THRU CHANGE	3.0
XE442	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ENGINEERING	3.0
AND

Complementary Support Courses	Choose 3 of 4
For the math requirement, a cadet should take MA364 but may substitute MA365 if qualified.
EE301	FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEC ENGIN	3.5
MA364	ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS	3.0
MA365	ADV MATH FOR ENGRS/SCIENTISTS	3.0
ME480	HEAT TRANSFER	3.5
AND

Integrative Experience for the Major	Choose 2 of 2

NE495	ADV NUC SYSTEM DESIGN PROJ I	3.5
NE496	ADV NUC SYSTEM DESIGN PROJ II	3.0
AND
Science Depth
Cadets in this major must take PH206 to satisfy the Science Depth requirement.
PH202	PHYSICS II	4.0
STEM Depth
Cadets in this major must take MA205 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
MA205	CALCULUS II	4.0
AND

Curriculum Requirements

IT/CYBER Requirement
Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum, EE301 and NE361.
EE301	FUNDAMENTALS OF ELEC ENGIN	3.5
NE361	COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN IN NE	3.0
Core Engineering Sequence
Cadets in this major will satisfy the core engineering requirement as part of their major courses.
Writing-in-the-Major
Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major.
NE400	NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SEMINAR	1.0

Subject Area	Description	Credit Hour
Required Course	Choose 1 of 2

NE389	INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN NE	3.0
NE489	ADV IND STDY NUCLEAR ENGNRG	3.0
AND

Research/Writing Requirement
Cadets must demonstrate excellence by writing a paper based upon the results of the NE389 or NE489, an AIAD, or their integrative experience that is suitable for submission to an undergraduate level journal. Present this paper at, for example, USMA Project's Day, a PaNE colloquium, or an ANS Student Conference. The Head of the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering will determine whether the quality of the work completed is sufficient to merit successful completion of the honors program.
AND

Grade Requirement
Attain a minimum APSC of 3.0 in the core curriculum and 3.5 in the major.

Dept	Code	Short Description	Description	Transcript Description	Req Crse Cnt	Opt Crse Cnt
MADN-PNE	NEN1	Nuclear Engineering	Nuclear Engineering Major	Nuclear Engineering	17	1

Dept	Code	Short Description	Description	Transcript Description	Req Crse Cnt	Opt Crse Cnt
MADN-PNE	NEN1H	Nuclear Engineering w/ Honors	Nuclear Engineering Major w/ Honors	Nuclear Engineering w/ Honors	0	1

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