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2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog

Nuclear Engineering Supplemental Information

Location(s): West Lafayette


General Education Requirements (12 credits)


Human Cultures: Humanities (6 credits)

  • General Education I (20000 level Human Cultures: Humanities) - Credit Hours: 3.00 
  • General Education II (30000 + or Upper level Human Cultures: Humanities) - Credit Hours: 3.00

Subject Areas may include: AAS, AD, AMST, ARAB, ASAM, ASEC, ASL, CHNS, CLCS, CMPL, DANC, EDST, ENGL, FR, GER, GREK, GS, HEBR, HIST, ITAL, JPNS, JWST, LATN, LC, MUS, PHIL, PTGS, REL, RUSS, SPAN, THTR, WGSS

Human Cultures: Behavioral/ Social Sciences (6 credits)

  • General Education III (20000 level Human Cultures: Behavioral/ Social Sciences) - Credit Hours: 3.00 (satisfies Human Cultures: Behavioral/ Social Sciences for core)
  • General Education IV (30000+ or Upper level Human Cultures: Behavioral/ Social Sciences) - Credit Hours: 3.00

Subject Areas may include: AGEC, AGR, AMST, ANTH, CLCS, COM, ECON, EDCI, EDPS, EDST, ENGL, HDFS, HTM, LC, LING, POL, PSY, SCLA, SLHS, SOC, WGSS


Notes:

  • See University Core Curriculum (UCC) list for specific courses
  • Non-Introductory/Upper level courses = 30000+ level course or courses with required pre-requisite in the same department.
  • One of the courses should also fulfill Science, Technology & Society (STS) requirement for core if not met in FYE.
  • A maximum of 6 credits from TR, CR, DC can be applied to the General Elective requirements.
  • If a student chooses to take courses from the same subject area/prefix for the general education requirement, 4 unique courses must be taken to fulfill the 12 credits.

Technical Electives (12 credits)


  • Technical Elective I - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective II - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective III - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Technical Elective IV - Credit Hours: 3.00

Any course listed below

For 30000- level engineering courses or any other course not listed, please consult your Academic Advisor.  Some courses may require a petition to the Undergraduate Committee (UGC) and are not guaranteed to be approved.

Any 40000+ level Engineering Course

  • AAE   40000-59999
  • ABE   40000-59999
  • BME  40000-59999
  • CE     40000-59999
  • CEM  40000-59999
  • CHE  40000-59999
  • ECE  40000-59999
  • EEE  40000-59999
  • ENE  40000-59999
  • ENGR 40000-59999
  • IE      40000-59999
  • ME    40000-59999
  • MSE  40000-59999
  • NUCL 40000-59999

Any 50000+ level HSCI, MA or PHYS Course

  • HSCI 50000-59999
  • MA 50000-59999
  • PHYS 50000-59999