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AS in Nuclear Engineering Technology

Option Overview

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The Associate in Science degree program with an area of study in Nuclear Engineering Technology is designed for reactor operators and other workers in the nuclear industry. Students who have completed Navy Basic Nuclear Power School will receive credit for that training. The degree is a 60-credit program.

Note

  • How Students Earn Credit in the Option: Students who have completed Navy Basic Nuclear Power School or Institute of Nuclear Power Operations INPO assessed training, will have completed the courses for the option.
  • TESU offers all of the courses online to complete this degree.

Credit Distribution

Courses in the General Education Requirements are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.

I. General Education Requirements Credits (38 Credits)

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 credits)

ENC -101Writing for Success

3
ENC-102English Composition II

3

COM-209Public Speaking

3

MAT-121College Algebra

3

SOS-110Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today

3

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 credits)

ETH-230Ethics in the Digital Age

3

POS-110American Government

3

SOC-101Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology

3

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (6 credits)

HIS-114American History II

3

LIB-342Online Obsessions: Determining and Dealing with Digital Dependency

3

D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World (8 credits)

PHY-115Physics I with Lab

4

PHY-116Physics II with Lab

4

II. Option Requirements (21 Credits)

Select one of the following

EGM-321Thermodynamics

3

-OR
EGM-323Heat Transfer

3

Required Courses

EGM-331Fluid Mechanics

3

-Nuclear Physics

3
-Reactors

3
-Radiation Safety

3
-Nuclear Engineering Technology Electives

3

For course options, please contact an Advisor.

G. Associate Capstone

APS-295Associate Capstone

3

III. Electives (1 Credit)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

Total Credit Hours: 60