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Rensselaer Catalog 2011-2012 [Archived Catalog]

Nuclear Engineering Curriculum

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First Year

Fall

 

  • MANE-1961 Intro to Nuclear Engineering Credit Hours: 1
    (See footnote 2 below)
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Second Year

Fall

  • Free Elective I Credit Hours: 4
     
  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Fall

  • Hum. or Soc. Sci. Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Professional Development II Credit Hours: 2
    (See footnote 5 below)

Fourth Year

Fall

  • Restricted (NE) Elective I Credit Hours: 3
  • Free Elective II Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  •  Technical Elective Credit Hours: 3
    (See footnote 4 below)
  • Restricted (NE) Elective II Credit Hours: 3
  • Free Elective III Credit Hours: 4

Humanities or Social Sciences Electives

In this area, the electives are based on the Institute and School of Engineering requirements. Students are urged to elect humanities and social science sequences through which they will obtain adequate breadth and depth in subject areas. Students desiring minors in Humanities and Social Sciences must consult the school or department in which the courses are offered to obtain further information and specific requirements.

Footnotes

  1. Includes Professional Development I.
  2. Other 1-credit Engineering Exploration courses, such as ENGR 1300 may be substituted.
  3. May be taken either semester senior year. 
  4. Any course in engineering or science at 2000 level or higher.
  5. Students choose either PSYC 4170 or STSS 4840 to fulfill this requirement.
  6. MATH 2010 and MATH 2400 may be taken in either semster of the second year.

Dual Major Programs

Dual major programs in Nuclear Engineering and Mechanical Engineering are available to students who follow prescribed programs that can be completed in eight semesters.  Degree templates for Dual Majors offered by the MANE department may be found here: http://www.eng.rpi.edu/mane/undergraduate.cfm.

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