Admission Requirements - M.S.M.N.E. Degree Program

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate College, an applicant for the M.S. in Materials and Nuclear Engineering program must complete the following requirements:

1                     Application must be made to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Applications must include all documentation as required by the Graduate College. The Department of Mechanical Engineering will admit the student and supervise the student’s M.S. program.

2                     The applicant       must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably nuclear engineering, materials science, materials science engineering, metallurgical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a closely related discipline. Students with non-engineering backgrounds will be required to complete a set of course work requirements that will assure successful completion of the M.S. in Materials and Nuclear Engineering degree and qualify the student to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. The Graduate Program Committee (GPC) will decide upon special cases. For example, a student applying to the Materials and Nuclear Engineering program with an interest in the Materials Engineering track would be required to complete ME 301 and 302 before beginning their core requirements.

3. The applicant must submit a written statement of purpose indicating interests and objectives in working toward a M.S. degree. In addition, two letters of recommendation for the M.S.-level study must be submitted. The statement and letters should be sent to the department.

1                     Foreign applicants must take and obtain a satisfactory score of a minimum of 550 (213 computerized) on the TOEFL exam as required by the Graduate College.

2                     The applicant must obtain a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) as determined by the GPC.

3                     The GPC will examine the applicant’s academic record and will make the final determination of the applicant’s admissibility to the M.S. program. In general, a minimum postbaccalaureate GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or equivalent is required for admission in addition to a GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale or equivalent in all engineering courses.

4                     The UNLV Graduate College must formally admit the applicant.

Degree Requirements – M.S.M.N.E. Degree Program

Procedures and requirements for the M.S. degree will be prescribed by the Graduate College under Academic Policies, with additional provisions as follows:

1. At least 15 credits must be from 700-level courses and six credits of thesis are required. The remaining nine credits may be taken at the 600 or 700 level. Students must choose one of the following tracks:

a.  Materials Engineering Track -Students must take three out of the following four courses: ME 734 Fracture of Engineering Materials ME 732 Mechanical Metallurgy ME 741 Energy and Variational Methods in Mechanics I ME 630 Corrosion Engineering Suggested Electives for Materials Engineering Track: ME 742 Energy and Variational Methods in Mechanics II ME 650 Physical Metallurgy ME 646 Composite Materials ME 670 Experimental Mechanics of Materials

b. Nuclear Engineering – For the Nuclear Engineering Track, students must take three out of the following courses: PHY 631 Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics or RDCM 701Applied Nuclear Physics ME 655 Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering ME 656 Radioactive Waste Management ME 706 Convective Heat Transfer

Suggested Electives for Nuclear Engineering Track: ME 702 Computational Fluid Dynamics ME 705 Conduction Heat Transfer ME 707 Radiation Heat Transfer ME 708 Convective Boiling and Condensation ME 711 Advanced Thermodynamics ME 615 Design of Thermal Systems

2. Students may choose, subject to approval by the student’s graduate committee, one of the two options listed below.

Thesis Option: Requires 24 credits of approved graduate courses plus six credits of work associated with the master’s level thesis, for a total of 30 credits. The final examination will include a defense of thesis. Non-Thesis Option: Requires 33 credits of approved graduate courses.At least18creditsmustbeearnedfrom 700-level courses, of which 15 must be in engineering. To complete the Non-Thesis option, students must also successfully complete the Design Project course (MEG 796) or pass a comprehensive written and oral exit exam before receiving their degree.

3. Satisfactory progress is defined as filing an approved program before the completion of nine credits of course work, completion of at least six credits of the approved program per calendar year, maintenance of a GPA of 3.00

(4.00 scale), no grades below C, (C-is not acceptable) and compliance with the letter and spirit of the Graduate Catalog and published policies of the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. If progress is not satisfactory, probation and separation may result, in accordance with the rules of the Graduate College. Any student whose GPA falls below 3.00 will be placed on probation and will have one semester to raise it to 3.00 or above.

4. Only those courses in which a student received a grade of C or better may be used for graduate credit. Students must comply with Graduate College policy. Each student’s program should show suitable breadth and coherence. As specified in the Graduate Catalog, the program of study will be developed by the student and advisor and filed with the Graduate College. Prior to filing, the program must receive approval by the student’s committee. An approved program must be filed before the completion of nine credits of course work after admission (regular or provisional). The responsibility rests with the student. Students will be dropped from the graduate engineering program if they neglect this requirement.