Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BS)/Nuclear Engineering (MS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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The accelerated Accelerated Mechanical Engineering (BS)/Nuclear Engineering (MS) will provide high-performing undergraduates the opportunity to pursue an accelerated MS/Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering degree with early admission to the graduate program as well as the ability to count nine credit hours of coursework in their graduate program toward their undergraduate degree.

Admission Requirements

Undergraduate students applying for the accelerated program are required to have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours towards their bachelor degree. The following requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated program:

The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree.
The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at the time of application for admission to the accelerated program.
The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.000.
The student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook and any graduate program specific requirements.
A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program.

Program Specific Admission Requirements

A student must complete 30 graduate credit hours with a graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
All graduate courses must be C or better.
A student must submit a program of study that lists the courses required to meet the master’s degree requirements. The program of study must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee and be submitted to the graduate school before the end of their second semester of graduate study.
For the MSNE, at least 18 hours, of the required minimum of 30 hours, must be at the 700 level and above.
Once a student applies for this program, they must be continuously enrolled to complete this program. If a student is not enrolled for a fall or spring semester, this student loses the ability to count graduate credit hours toward their undergraduate degree.
The graded coursework must include at least one 3 credit hour course in engineering mathematics or applied mathematical analysis. Courses that may be used to meet this requirement are: ME 760, ME 860, MATH 632, MATH 713, MATH 740, MATH 745, MATH 855, MATH 856, MATH 864, MATH 865, MATH 866, MATH 867, PHYS 801, PHYS 802.
A student obtaining the MSNE degree must take the following core courses: NE 612, NE 630, NE 690.
The MS candidate must satisfy the 75% attendance requirement (0 credit hour) in at least two semesters of ME 800 Graduate Seminar/Research Paper (refer to ME 800 course requirements).

Course Requirements

Nuclear Engineering (MS)

Overlapping Courses

Students may select up to 9 credits from the list of courses below to satisfy the requirements for both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. These courses should be listed at the 600-700 level.

ME 701 - Development of Computer Applications In Mechanical Engineering Credits: 3
ME 760 - Engineering Analysis I Credits: 3
NE 612 - Principles of Radiation Detection Credits: 3
NE 630 - Nuclear Reactor Theory Credits: 3
NE 690 - Radiation Protection and Shielding Credits: 3

Graduation Requirements

After completion of all undergraduate program requirements, including the up to nine (9) overlapping graduate credit hours that are counted toward the bachelor’s degree, the student must apply to be awarded the bachelor’s degree.
After receiving the bachelor degree, the student is eligible to be fully admitted into the master program portion of the accelerated bachelor-master program.
To complete the second part of the accelerated program, the student must complete all master program requirements with a graduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.000.

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