Who Provides the Program?
University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering faculty teach most of the courses. Adjunct faculty from the nearby Oak Ridge D.O.E. complex, including both the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, and who have considerable NCS experience also participate in course instruction.
Who Might Be Interested in the Program?
The University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Criticality Safety is designed primarily for students who wish to pursue careers as NCS specialists. The four courses will provide a good theoretical and analytical foundation for on-the-job training and experience that is required of most NCS practitioners.
Criteria for acceptance into the certificate program are the same as for acceptance into the M.S. program:
- Applicants must have a BS degree in any engineering discipline, physics, or chemistry from an accredited institution with at least a 3.0/4.0 GPA.
- Applicants must also take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
- Applicants without a BS degree in nuclear engineering, or the equivalent, must take Fundamentals of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering (NE 301) prior to beginning the certificate program.
Persons meeting admission criteria, but not seeking a certificate, may also enroll in courses for continuing education and professional development as space allows. Students may begin the program in any semester after being advised on course selection by the department.
Contact This Department
Department of Distance Education & Independent Study
Conference Center Building
600 Henley Street, Suite 208
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-5134
Toll Free: 1-800-670-8657
TDD: (865) 974-5078
Fax: (865) 974-4684
Email: disteducation@tennessee.edu