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Nuclear Engineering Minor

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
14.2301
Credits (computed from items)
134
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_94a6c204
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

4 items
  1. One of the following:
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Academic good standing within a major within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
    Not resolved to a course
  3. Satisfaction of the core course requirement for admission to an engineering major. See our Admission to SEAS for Current UB Students documentation for more information.
    Not resolved to a course
  4. Minimum overall and UB GPA of 2.500
    Not resolved to a course

Academic Requirements

0 items

    Choose one elective from the list below

    37 items
    1. BE 305
      Biomaterials and Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. BE 308
      Biofluid Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. BE 405
      Transport Processes in Biomedical Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. CHE 319
      Physical Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CHE 320
      Physical Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. CHE 321
      Inorganic Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. CHE 322
      Inorganic Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. CE 304
      Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    9. CE 317
      Transport Processes I
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    10. CE 318
      Transport Processes II
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    11. CE 329
      Chemical Reaction Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. CE 433
      Materials Science and Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. CIE 323
      Structural Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    14. CIE 327
      Civil Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    15. CIE 354
      Fluid Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. CSE 365
      Introduction to Computer Security
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    17. CSE 418
      Software Security
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    18. CSE 465
      Computer Security
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    19. EE 336
      Fundamentals of Energy Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    20. EE 419
      Industrial Control Systems
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    21. ERT 308
      Intro to Geochemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    22. ERT 312
      Surface Processes and Hydrology
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    23. EVS 309
      Ecology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    24. EVS 317
      The Politics of Sustainability
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    25. EVS 341
      Environment & Society
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    26. IE 326
      Planning for Productions & Service Enterprises
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    27. IE 327
      Facility Design & Materials Handling
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    28. MAE 335
      Fluid Mechanics
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    29. MAE 336
      Heat Transfer
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    30. MAE 381
      Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    31. MDI 312
      Multiscale Design of Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    32. MDI 332
      Foundations of Materials Thermodynamics and Structures
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    33. MDI 336
      Kinetics, Defects, and Transport
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    34. MDI 471
      Materials for a Regenerative Economy
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    35. PHY 401
      Quantum Mechanics I - Fundamentals
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    36. PHY 402
      Quantum Mechanics II - Applications
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    37. PHY 405
      Thermal and Statistical Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Nuclear Engineering Core

    4 items
    1. CHE 101
      or CHE 105 or CHE 107
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHY 107
      or PHY 117
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CE 370
      Foundations of Nuclear Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. CE 470
      Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    One Nuclear Engineering Elective

    3 items
    1. CE 454
      Process Safety Management
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. CE 471
      Nuclear Engineering Materials
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. PHY 412
      Nuclear and Particle Physics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Academic Requirements

    2 items
    1. 2.000 minimum GPA in minor courses.
      Not resolved to a course
    2. A maximum of three courses from your UB Curriculum, major(s), and/or other minors can be applied towards the Nuclear Engineering Minor. Anything beyond three shared courses will need to be excluded by your Academic Advisor.
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. University at Buffalo, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalogs.buffalo.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=21&poid=9045&returnto=1178. Captured page pages/0372.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.