M.S. in Nuclear Engineering
Requirements
- A minimum of 30 graduate course credits must be completed with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher.
- At least 12 credits in 400 and 500 level courses.
- At least 12 of the 30 required credits must be in 500 level courses.
- This includes any 500 level NucE courses taken to satisfy requirement 2 above.
- At least six of these credits must be NucE 500 level courses.
- Specific course requirements: NucE 301, 302, 403, 450 or their equivalent unless a student’s B.S. degree is in nuclear engineering.
- You must register for a minimum of six credits of NucE 600 and submit a thesis following the procedures specified by the Graduate School.
- Attendance in the NucE 590 Colloquium every semester. These colloquium credits do not count toward the 30 graduate course credits in requirement 1, above.
- Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) training.
For more detailed information on Graduate School program requirements and deadlines, consult the Graduate Degree Programs Bulletin and the Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Information site.
Contact Information
- Ashley Ammerman
Graduate Program Assistant
113 Hallowell Building
814-865-5940
alb5678@psu.edu


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