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  • Nuclear and Radiological Sciences

    This degree emphasizes the nuclear sciences rather than nuclear engineering. Students pursue a pre-medical emphasis or a pre-medical physics emphasis. Any student pursuing this degree must have a selected program, including option area electives, approved in advance by an adviser.

    About This Major

    • College: Engineering
    • Degree: Bachelor of Science
    • Emphasis: Pre-medical or Pre-medical Physics
    • Hours for the Degree: 125
    • Minor: No
    • Combined-Degree Program: Yes
    • Website: www.nre.ufl.edu

    Overview

    Diverse opportunities await graduates of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (NRE) because nuclear sciences have and will continue to make major contributions to electricity production, medical diagnostic imaging and therapy, non-destructive testing as well as radiation detection and measurement. These opportunities will continue to grow as we face more challenges in energy production and medicine. For the last three decades, the nuclear industry has contributed over 20% of our country’s electricity production, and major advances continue to be made in the development of radiation diagnostics and treatment for medical and industrial applications.

    To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.

    Critical Tracking

    Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students

    Semester 1

    • 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
    • 2.5 GPA on all critical tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
    • Complete 1 of 8 critical tracking courses with a minimum grade of C within two attempts: BSC 2010, CHM 2045 or CHM 2095, MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313, MAP 2302, PHY 2048, PHY 2049

    Semester 2

    • Complete 1 additional critical tracking course with a minimum grade of C within two attempts

    Semester 3

    • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts

    Semester 4

    • Complete 2 additional critical tracking courses with minimum grades of C within two attempts

    Semester 5

    • Complete all 8 critical tracking courses with minimum grades of C in each course within two attempts

    Pre-Medical Emphasis
    Pre-Medical Physics Emphasis

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    Pre-Medical Emphasis

    Recommended Semester Plan

    To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

    Semester 1 Credits
    BSC 2010 Integrated Principles of Biology 1 3
    BSC 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 Laboratory 1
    CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 (GE-P) or
    CHM 2095 Chemistry for Engineers 1
    3
    CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) 4
    Composition (GE-C, WR) 3
    Total 15
    Semester 2 Credits
    BSC 2011 Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (GE-B) 3
    BSC 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 Laboratory (GE-B) 1
    CHM 2046 General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) or
    CHM 2096 Chemistry for Engineers 2
    3
    CHM 2046L General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    ENC 3254 Professional Communication for Engineers (GE-C) * 3
    MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) 4
    Total 15
    Semester 3 Credits
    Humanities (GE-H) 6
    Total 6
    Semester 4 Credits
    CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry 1 3
    MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 4
    PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 3
    PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus 1 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
    Total 14
    Semester 5 Credits
    CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry 2 3
    CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry 2 Laboratory 2
    COP 2271 Computer Programming for Engineers 2
    MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations 3
    PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 3
    PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2 Laboratory 1
    Total 14
    Semester 6 Credits
    BCH 4024 Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4
    ENU 4001 Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1 **/+ 4
    ENU 4605 Radiation Interactions and Sources 1 **/+ 4
    ENU 4943 Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (seminar) 1
    Total 13
    Semester 7 Credits
    APK 2100C Applied Human Anatomy 4
    EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering 3
    EGN 4034 Professional Ethics 1
    PHY 3101 Introduction to Modern Physics 3
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) or Humanities (GE-H) 3
    Total 14
    Semester 8 Credits
    STA 3032 Engineering Statistics 3
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
    Total 6
    Semester 9 Credits
    APK 2105C Applied Human Physiology 4
    ENU 4612C Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Systems 4
    ENU 4630 Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Shielding ** 3
    Engineering elective*** 3
    Total 14
    Semester 10 Credits
    ENU 4145 Risk Assessment for Radiation Systems ** 3
    ENU 4641C Applied Radiation Protection ** 2
    Engineering elective *** 3
    Pre-med electives 6
    Total 14

    * Complete ENC 3254 with a grade of C or better.

    ** All nuclear engineering and nuclear engineering sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.
    + ENU 4001 and ENU 4605 require minimum grades of C.

    *** All technical engineering electives must be approved by a department adviser. At least five credits of technical engineering electives must be ENU courses. Examples include courses in nuclear engineering, engineering materials, thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, advanced programming.

    Examples of Pre-Medical Electives:
    PCB 3063 Genetics, 4 credits, or AGR 3303 Genetics, 3 credits
    PCB 4723C Physiology and Molecular Biology of Animals, 5 credits
    PCB 5235 Immunology, 3 credits

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    Pre-Medical Physics Emphasis

    Recommended Semester Plan

    To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.

    Semester 1 Credits
    BSC 2010 Integrated Principles of Biology 1 3
    BSC 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 Laboratory 1
    CHM 2045 General Chemistry 1 (GE-P) or
    CHM 2095 Chemistry for Engineers 1
    3
    CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) 4
    Composition (GE-C, WR) 3
    Total 15
    Semester 2 Credits
    CHM 2046 General Chemistry 2 (GE-P) or
    CHM 2096 Chemistry for Engineers 2
    3
    CHM 2046L General Chemistry 2 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    ENC 3254 Professional Communication for Engineers (GE-C) * 3
    MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) 4
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 3
    Total 14
    Semester 3 Credits
    Humanities (GE-H) 6
    Total 6
    Semester 4 Credits
    MAC 2313 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 (GE-M) 4
    PHY 2048 Physics with Calculus 1 3
    PHY 2048L Physics with Calculus 1 Laboratory (GE-P) 1
    Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) 6
    Total 14
    Semester 5 Credits
    COP 2271 Computer Programming for Engineers 2
    MAP 2302 Elementary Differential Equations 3
    PHY 2049 Physics with Calculus 2 3
    PHY 2049L Physics with Calculus 2 Laboratory 1
    STA 3032 Engineering Statistics 3
    Total 12
    Semester 6 Credits
    ENU 4001 Nuclear Engineering Analysis 1 **/+ 4
    ENU 4605 Radiation Interactions and Sources 1 **/+ 4
    ENU 4934 Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (seminar) 1
    PHY 3101 Introduction to Modern Physics or
    PHY 3063 Enriched Modern Physics
    3
    PHY 3323 Electromagnetism 1 3
    Total 15
    Semester 7 Credits
    APK 2100C Applied Human Anatomy 4
    EEL 3003 Elements of Electrical Engineering 3
    EGN 4034 Professional Ethics 1
    PHY 4422 Optics 1 3
    Physics elective 3
    Total 14
    Semester 8 Credits
    Engineering electives *** 6
    Total 6
    Semester 9 Credits
    APK 2105C Applied Human Physiology 4
    ENU 4612C Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Systems ** 4
    ENU 4630 Fundamental Aspects of Radiation Shielding ** 3
    ENU 4905 Special Problems in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (Individual Work) 1
    PHY 4604 Introductory Quantum Mechanics 1 3
    Total 15
    Semester 10 Credits
    ENU 4145 Risk Assessment for Radiation Systems ** 3
    ENU 4641C Applied Radiation Protection ** 2
    Engineering elective *** 6
    Physics elective 3
    Total 14

    * Complete ENC 3254 with a grade of C or better.

    ** All nuclear engineering and nuclear engineering sciences majors must pass all required undergraduate department courses with an overall C average.
    + ENU 4001 and ENU 4605 require a minimum grade of C.

    *** All technical engineering electives must be approved by a department adviser. At least five credits of the technical engineering electives must be ENU courses. Examples include courses in nuclear engineering, engineering materials, thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, advanced programming.

    Examples of Pre-Medical Physics Electives:
    ENU 5626 Radiation Biology, 3 credits
    ENU 5658 Image Analysis with Medical Physics Applications, 3 credits

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