CONCURRENT MAJORS in Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

With department permission, a student may pursue concurrent majors in both Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Nuclear Engineering (NucE). One hundred, fifty-four (154) credits are needed to complete the requirements for the ME and NucE majors. There are twenty-three (23) additional credits beyond the Mechanical Engineering degree requirements to complete both majors. A concurrent-majors graduate receives a BS degree and diploma in both disciplines and is expected to have enhanced employment opportunities in the nuclear-power industry. The additional 23 credits for concurrent majors compares very favorably to the 18 credits required to add a minor to a single major program. The Mechanical Engineering program has an enrollment limit of 230 students. Students can only enter Mechanical Engineering during the sophomore Entrance to Major period. For students interested in pursuing the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Concurrent Majors, it is important to first be admitted to Mechanical Engineering. After being admitted to the ME program, a student can then add NucE as a second major. Students pursuing the MNE Concurrent Majors are eligible for financial aid that is exclusively available to nuclear engineering students. Organizations providing such aid include industry and personal endowments at Penn State, the American Nuclear Society, The Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, and the Department of Energy. Concurrent-majors students may, of course, also be eligible for financial aid that is exclusively available to mechanical engineering students. The likelihood of scholarships and financial awards is especially enhanced for top students, such as those with the demonstrated capability and motivation to pursue two majors. An application to pursue concurrent majors should be submitted to the department as early as possible and no later than prior to the fifth semester in order to plan a program to complete both programs in four and one half years. You can find the MNE Concurrent majors application form in Room 139 Reber Bldg. or from the department website at http://www.mne.psu.edu/Current/UGrad/Forms/Concurrent_Major_Form.pdf High GPA and suitably motivated students will be granted entry to the concurrent majors option where the following exception to the normal major requirements are provided (as of October 17, 2000): The electives for concurrent-majors students are reduced to one technical elective in Nuclear or Mechanical Engineering. Other technical electives in the degree programs have been specified to satisfy course requirements in the other program. This exception is applied when all the other requirements for completion of both majors have been achieved. Therefore, if one changes their mind about completing concurrent majors, the normal degree requirements must be satisfied. Because technical electives have been used to complete degree requirements in the other major, credits for ROTC and Co-op cannot be substituted for courses in the concurrent majors curriculum. These credits would be added to the credit requirements listed for the concurrent major. A possible curriculum to complete concurrent majors in nine semesters with the indicated exceptions is provided on the reverse side of this page. Students are encouraged to consider summer semesters in order to reduce the credit load per semester while still completing concurrent majors in four and one half years. In tailoring a curriculum, be advised that nuclear engineering courses are offered only once each year, in the spring or fall semester; therefore, there is little flexibility in alternate sequencing of the nuclear engineering course.

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Concurrent Majors in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Only for students admitted first to Mechanical Engineering 9 SEMESTERS - TOTAL CREDITS - 154

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS First Semester

(a,b,d) (a,d) MATH 140 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I - or MATH 140E Calculus with Engineering Applications I CHEM 110 Chemical Principles I EDSGN 100 Introduction to Engineering Design ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition - or ENGL 030 Honors Freshman Composition GA, GH, or GS Course FYS First Year Seminar Total CR 4 3 3 3 3 1 17 CR 3 3 4 4 1.5 3

Second Semester
(a,b,d) (a,d) (c) (o) (o) MATH 141 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II - orMATH 141E Calculus with Engineering Applications II PHYS 211 General Physics: Mechanics CHEM 112 Chemical Principles II CHEM 111 Experimental Chemistry I ECON 002 Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS), - orECON 004 Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS), - or ECON 014 Principles of Economics (GS) GA, GH, or GS Course Total

CR 4 4 3 1 3 3 18 CR 3 3 3 4 2 3

(o)

Third Semester
(d) (e) (m) (o) CAS 100A/B Effective Speech E MCH 211 Statics MATH 230 Calculus and Vector Analysis PHYS 212 Gen Physics: Electricity and Magnetism GHA Health & Physical Activity GA, GH, or GS Course

Fourth Semester
(d) (d) (d) E MCH 212 E MCH 213 E MCH 213D M E 300 MATH 251 PHYS 214 CMPSC 202 Dynamics Strength of Materials - or Strength of Materials with Design Engineering Thermodynamics I Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Wave Motion and Quantum Physics Computer Programming for Engineers Using Fortran Total

Total

Fifth Semester
(d) (d) MATH 220 M E 320 NUC E 309 NUC E 310W MATSE 259 NUC E 301 Matrices Fluid Flow Analytical Tech. for Nuclear Concept Issues in Nuclear Engineering Properties and Processing of Eng. Materials Fundamentals of Reactor Physics Total

(d, k)

18.5 CR 2 3 3 2 3 4 17 CR 1 4 3 3 3 3 17 CR 3 3 3 3 1 3

Sixth Semester
(d) (d, k) (d, f) (m) ENGL 202C E MCH 315 M E 410 NUC E 302 M E 370 GHA Technical Writing Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials Heat Transfer Introduction to Reactor Design Vibration of Mechanical Systems Health & Physical Activity Total

18 CR 3 2 3 4 3 1.5 16.5 CR 3 3 3 4 3 16

Seventh Semester
(g) (d) (n) (d) E MCH 316 M E 345 E E 212 IE 312 NUC E 430 NUC E 403 Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials Instrumentation, Measurements & Statistics Introduction to Electronic Measuring Systems Product Design and Manufacturing Processes Design Principles of Reactor Systems Advanced Reactor Design Total

Eighth Semester
(d) (d, f) (d) (o) M E 340 Mechanical Engineering Design Methodology M E 360 Mechanical Design NUC E 450 Radiation Detection and Measurement NUC E 431W Nuclear Reactor Core Design Synthesis GA, GH, or GS Course Total

Ninth Semester
(h, *) NUC E/M E Elective M E 440W - or M E 441W Senior Design Project (CAPSTONE) NUC E 451 Experiments in Reactor Physics M E 450 Modeling of Dynamic Systems M E Lab GA, GH, or GS Course Total
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

Choose one from the courses enclosed within the brackets. (*) (*) (g) M E Technical Electives See Department List NUC E Technical Electives See Department List

(d, f) (g) (o)

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Courses listed in boldface italic type require a grade of C or better for entrance into this major. MATH 140E and MATH 141E are only available at University Park in the semester listed. Students may substitute BIOL 141 for CHEM 112. Courses listed in bold face type require a grade of C or better for graduation in this concurrent majors program. MATH 231 and MATH 232 = MATH 230 M E students who have taken MATH 231 should enroll in MATH 232 in the Fall Semester Junior year. The course content in MATH 232 is used in the Spring Semester Junior year NUC E courses. M E 360, M E 370, or M E 450 can be used as an Engineering Technical Elective (ETE), or General Technical Elective (GTE), in the NUC E degree for Concurrent Majors .

To graduate a student must take one of the following lab courses: M E 315, M E 325, M E 355, M E 375. E MCH 316 will satisfy the second lab requirement. If M E 445 is taken as a technical elective, one credit can be used as an M E Lab course. (h) A Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective (METE), and Nuclear Engineering Technical Elective (NETE) is any three-credit, 400-level mechanical or nuclear engineering course, not required for the major. M E /NUC E 494 or M E / NUC E 496 may not be used. (i) NUC E 403, NUC E 430 or NUC E 451can be used as an Engineering Technical Electives (ETE), in the M E degree for Concurrent Majors. (k) NUC E 301, NUC E 302, or any three-credit 400-level NUC E course can be used as a General Technical Elective (GTE), in the M E degree for Concurrent Majors. (m) Six ROTC credits may be substituted for three credits GHA and three credits of GTE upon completion of the basic ROTC program. (n) **I E 312 cannot be taken in the same semester as NUC E 450 or NUC E 451 due to scheduling conflicts. (o) An elective course to satisfy General Education AHS requirements: GA - General Arts, GH - Humanities, GS - Social & Behavioral Sciences, selected from the lists published in the University General Education Handbook

Concurrent Majors in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering

Only for students admitted first to Mechanical Engineering 10 SEMESTERS - TOTAL CREDITS - 154

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS First Semester

(a,b,d) (a,d) MATH 140 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I orMATH 140E Calculus with Engineering Applications I CHEM 110 Chemical Principles I EDSGN 100 Introduction to Engineering Design ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition or ENGL 030 Honors Freshman Composition GA, GH, or GS Course FYS First Year Seminar Total CR 4 3 3 3 3 1 17 CR 3 3 4 4 1.5

Second Semester
(a,b,d) (a,d) (c) (o) MATH 141 MATH 141E PHYS 211 CHEM 112 CHEM 111 ECON 002 ECON 004 ECON 014 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II orCalculus with Engineering Applications II General Physics: Mechanics Chemical Principles II Experimental Chemistry I Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS), - orMacroeconomic Analysis and Policy (GS), - or Principles of Economics (GS) Total

CR 4 4 3 1 3

(o)

Third Semester
(d) (e) (m) CAS 100A/B E MCH 211 MATH 230 PHYS 212 GHA Effective Speech Statics Calculus and Vector Analysis Gen Physics: Electricity and Magnetism Health & Physical Activity

Fourth Semester
(d) (d) (d) (m) E MCH 212 E MCH 213 E MCH 213D M E 300 MATH 251 PHYS 214 GHA Dynamics Strength of Materials - or Strength of Materials with Design Engineering Thermodynamics I Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Wave Motion and Quantum Physics Health & Physical Activity Total

15 CR 3 3 3 4 2 1.5 16.5 CR 3 2 1 3 3 3 15 CR 3 3 4 3 1 14 CR 4 3 3 3

Total

Fifth Semester
(d) (d) MATH 220 M E 320 NUC E 309 NUC E 310W MATSE 259 CMPSC 202 Matrices Fluid Flow Analytical Tech. for Nuclear Concept Issues in Nuclear Engineering Properties and Processing of Eng. Materials Computer Programming for Engineers Using Fortran Total

15.5 CR 2 3 3 2 3 3 16 CR 4 4 3 3 3 17 CR 3 3 3 3 3

Sixth Semester
(g) (d) (d) (o) ENGL 202C E MCH 315 E MCH 316 Technical Writing Mechanical Response of Engineering Materials Experimental Determination of Mechanical Response of Materials M E 410 Heat Transfer M E 370 Vibration of Mechanical Systems GA, GH, or GS Course Total

Seventh Semester
(d, k) (d) (n) (o) NUC E 301 M E 345 Fundamentals of Reactor Physics Instrumentation, Measurements and Statistics E E 212 Introduction to Electronic Measuring Systems I E 312 Product Design and Manufacturing Processes GA, GH, or GS Course Total

Eighth Semester
(d) (d) (d, k) (d) (g) M E 340 Mechanical Engineering Design Methodology M E 360 Mechanical Design NUC E 302 Introduction to Reactor Design NUC E 450 Radiation Detection and Measurement M E Lab Course Total

Ninth Semester
M E 440W - or M E 441W Senior Design Project (CAPSTONE) NUC E 403 Advanced Reactor Design NUC E 430 Design Principles of Reactor Systems NUC E 451 Experiments in Reactor Physics GA, GH, or GS Course Total
Choose one from the courses enclosed within the brackets. * * (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) M E Technical Electives See Department List NUC E Technical Electives See Department List

Tenth Semester
(d) (h, *) (o) NUC E 431W Nuclear Reactor Core Design Synthesis M E 450 Modeling of Dynamic Systems NUC E / M E Elective GA, GH, or GS Course

(d) (o)

15
(g)

Total

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Courses listed in boldface italic type require a grade of C or better for entrance into this major. MATH 140E and MATH 141E are only available at University Park in the semester listed. Students may substitute BIOL 141 for CHEM 112. Courses listed in bold face type require a grade of C or better for graduation in this concurrent majors program. MATH 231 and MATH 232 = MATH 230 M E students who have taken MATH 231 should enroll in MATH 232 in the Fall Semester Junior year. The course content in MATH 232 is used in the Spring Semester Junior year NUC E courses. An Engineering Technical Elective (ETE) is any three-credit, 400-level engineering course including any mechanical engineering course not required for the major.

To graduate a student must take one of the following lab courses: M E 315, M E 325, M E 355, M E 375. E MCH 316 will satisfy the second lab requirement. If M E 445 is taken as a technical elective (ETE), one credit can be used as an M E Lab course. (h) A Mechanical Engineering Technical Elective (METE) is any three-credit, 400-level mechanical engineering course, not required for the major. M E 494 or M E 496 may not be used. For a Nuclear Engineering Technical Elective, select from Program List. (i) The General Technical Elective (GTE) is any three credit engineering, science, or math course beyond the level required for the major (see department list). Three credits of co-op may be used for the GTE after completion of three co-op rotations. (k) NUC E 301, NUC E 302 or any three-credit, 400-level NUC E course can be used as a General Technical Elective (GTE) ,in the M E degree for Concurrent Majors. (m) Six ROTC credits may be substituted for three credits GHA and three credits of GTE upon completion of the basic ROTC program. (n) **I E 312 cannot be taken in the same semester as NUC E 450 or NUC E 451 due to scheduling conflicts. (o) An elective course to satisfy General Education AHS requirements: GA - General Arts, GH - Humanities, GS - Social & Behavioral Sciences, selected from the lists published in the University General Education Handbook.