Undergraduates: Welcome to Nuclear Engineering
We in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at NC
State are happy to welcome you. We feel that Nuclear Engineering in all
of its aspects will provide you with a challenging and rewarding lifetime
profession. Further, we feel that our Department here at NC State University
is one of the best and that you will be proud to earn your Bachelor of
Science degree, and perhaps later a graduate degree, here.
There are certain things that you should know about
our Department that will make your stay here more enjoyable. First of
all, our Department is one of the smallest in the College of Engineering.
The advantages of this are that you will get more personal attention;
your classes will be small and you will get to know all of your classmates
and instructors. The major disadvantage is that all courses are usually
taught only once per year. Thus if you happen to miss a Nuclear Engineering
course that is a prerequisite for another one, you may lose some time.
So try to keep on schedule with your Nuclear Engineering courses as
many of them depend on one another (have prerequisites).
There are fewer major (Nuclear Engineering) courses
required in our Department than in most of the other engineering departments.
We think that this is a good feature as you will be exposed to more
diverse subjects and faculty within the University than students in
the other engineering departments. A nuclear engineering degree is not
a "narrow" degree; it provides a grounding in fundamentals that are
important in many fields of professional endeavor.
Every Nuclear Engineering student is assigned a mail
box located in the BEL. Presently these boxes are located in the
hallway between the old and new parts of the building. Please be aware
that the department communcates important information to you via these
mailboxes and email, so you should check both frequently.
The Burlington Engineering Laboratory is locked between
5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. each week day and all day Saturday and Sunday.
Students desiring access to the building during these times may obtain
a key from the Department secretary located in BEL 1110. A $10.00 deposit
is required. There is an Eos computer workstation lab in Burlington,
so it is useful to have a key.
Each student is assigned a faculty advisor within the
Nuclear Engineering Department. If you do not have an advisor see the Coordinator
of Advising and he will assign one to you. The present Coordinator of
Advising is
Dr. J. Michael Doster and the new student academic adviser is
Ms. Lisa Marshall.
Because your faculty advisor has many other duties
including teaching, research, and administrative functions, (s)he may not
always be available. If this happens and your business is urgent, you
may contact Prof. Doster at 515-3658.
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