Program Overview

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University of Florida Nuclear Engineering Program

The Nuclear Engineering program at the University of Florida educates students to work professionally in areas related to the control and safe utilization of nuclear energy, radiation, and radioactivity.

About the Program

• College: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
• Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering
• Credits for Degree: 127
• To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.

Department Information

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering strives to serve the scientific and engineering community of the state and nation by providing quality education in the field, conducting basic and applied research to enhance science in the field, and supplying short courses, technology transfer, industrial consulting, and distance learning to promote engineering in the field.

Curriculum

• The program includes a full complement of experimental facilities, including a 100 KW research and training reactor, a neutron activation analysis laboratory, and a D-D neutron source for radiation studies.
• The department also has specialized nuclear instrumentation in the radiation detection laboratories located in the Nuclear Science Building and the Nuclear Field Building.
• Students should concentrate electives in one discipline to achieve solid familiarity in a minor field of study.
• These electives, chosen with an advisor, allow option area specialization in reactor engineering, reactor operations, radioisotopes and nuclear radiation technology, and radiation and biological systems.

Admission Requirements

• Successful applicants must have earned an overall 2.5 grade point average, based on the first two attempts, in the eight preprofessional (critical-tracking) courses.
• A minimum grade of C in the following courses:
  • MAC 2311: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
  • MAC 2312: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
  • MAC 2313: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3
  • MAP 2302: Elementary Differential Equations
  • CHM 2045/2095: General Chemistry 1
  • CHM 2045L: General Chemistry Laboratory
  • CHM 2046/2096: General Chemistry 2
  • CHM 2046L: General Chemistry 2 Laboratory
  • PHY 2048 & 2048L: Physics with Calculus 1 and Laboratory for PHY 2048
  • PHY 2049 & 2049L: Physics with Calculus 2 and Laboratory for PHY 2049
• Only the first two attempts in each course, including withdrawals, will be considered for admission to or retention in the department.
• A cumulative minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses.

Department Requirements

• Minimum grades of C are required in the following courses:
  • ENC 3246: Professional Communication for Engineers
  • ENU 4001: Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1
  • ENU 4191: Elements of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Design
  • ENU 4192: Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Design
  • ENU 4003: Nuclear Engineering Analysis 2
  • ENU 4605: Radiation Interactions and Sources 1
• The department encourages students to accept internships and opportunities to study abroad.
• It is highly recommended that students seek academic advising for appropriate registration planning.
• All nuclear engineering and nuclear radiological sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.
• All technical electives must be approved by a department advisor.
• At least nine credits of technical electives must be ENU courses.
• No more than three credits (combined) may come from ENU 4949 and ENU 4905.

Educational Objectives

The Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering has established the following educational objectives for its undergraduate program:

• Graduates will have successful careers in nuclear engineering or related disciplines.
• Graduates will pursue continuing education or advanced degrees.

Mission

The department will provide quality education and conduct nationally recognized research in nuclear and radiological engineering to serve the needs of Florida and the nation.

Critical Tracking

Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major.

• Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
• Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• Complete 1 of 8 critical-tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts: CHM 2045 or CHM 2095; CHM 2046 or CHM 2096; MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 2

• Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 3

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 4

• Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 5

• Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses with minimum grades of C in each course within two attempts
• Complete ENU 4001 with a minimum grade of C
• 2.5 GPA required for all critical-tracking courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 6

• Complete ENU 4003 and ENU 4605 with a minimum grade of C

Semester 7

• Complete 2 additional 4000 level ENU courses

Semester 8

• Complete all remaining 4000 level ENU required courses

Plan of Study Grid

Semester	Credits
Semester One	15
Semester Two	17
Semester Three	16
Semester Four	16
Semester Five	16
Semester Six	17
Semester Seven	15
Semester Eight	15
Total Credits	127

Technical Electives

The choice of engineering science and technical electives allows emphasis in nuclear power engineering, nuclear instrumentation, criticality safety safeguards, radiation imaging, plasmas/fusion, advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and non-proliferation.

• Of the 12 credits of technical electives required, 9 credits must be ENU courses 3000-level or above or selected from a list of courses very closely related to nuclear engineering as provided by the program.
• A maximum of three credits, combined, may come from ENU 4905 or ENU 4949.
• The final 3 credits may be any engineering (including ENU), mathematics, or science course 3000-level or above, as provided by a list of accepted departments and courses maintained by the program.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering has established the following student learning outcomes for its undergraduate program:

1. Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering for problem-solving in engineering.
2. Design and conduct experiments and analyze and interpret experimental data.
3. Develop an engineering design to meet specific technical requirements within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, health and safety, and reliability.
4. Foster the need for lifelong learning and the ability to adapt this to engineering practice.
5. Function effectively on multidisciplinary skills teams.
6. Communicate effectively, using both oral and written presentations, in engineering practice.

Assessment Types

• Instructor's outcome scorecards
• Senior exit survey

Accreditation

The Nuclear Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Before Graduating

Students must:

• Pass an assessment by two or more faculty and/or industry practitioners of performance on a major design experience.
• Pass assessment in two or more courses of individual assignments targeted to each learning outcome.
• Complete an exit interview in their final semester.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.