Graduate Admissions - Nuclear Engineering Department

The application deadline is December 17 for Fellowships and for general admission. Applications received after this deadline will also be considered for admission and fellowship monies if resources are still available but students are advised to submit applications by the December 17 deadline. GRE scores are required of all applicants and international students must submit TOEFL scores dated no earlier than June, 2008 (see Graduate application for exceptions). Complete applications must include official transcripts from all institutions attended, three letters of reference and the completed forms A-F of the on-line application (including a statement of purpose).

Please send official transcripts directly to:

Graduate Assistant
Department of Nuclear Engineering
4149 Etcheverry Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1730.

All other material, including letters of reference must be submitted electronically. After you submit your on-line application form, you will receive instructions for on-line submission of recommendation letters and supplemental documents (resumes, papers, etc.) Please fill out the requested information (referee, e-mail address) so that your referee may submit an electronic letter.

For additional information e-mail Lisa Zemelman (lisaz@nuc.berkeley.edu) or phone 510 - 642-5760, or by fax 510 - 643-9685.

Prospective students applying for graduate study in the Department of Nuclear Engineering should complete and electronically submit a University of California at Berkeley Graduate Student Application.

Please note: The application is only considered submitted when you press the submit bottom.

The University of California will supply you with a unique ID number when you complete and submit your on-line application. Please write this ID number down. You will need to refer to this number when you make inquiries.

Reactivation: If you submitted an application within the past two years, but did not register, you only need to complete and submit a new Form A. There is a $60 fee to reactivate your application.

1. Indicate on the form the most recent semester that you applied.
2. You must meet all requirements and deadlines to be considered.
3. You must also submit updated transcripts showing any work that has been completed since your previous application.
4. Make sure that your GRE and/or TOEFL test scores meet current test date cutoffs.
5. If you are applying to a different program and want to use academic records or letters of recommendation previously submitted, you must arrange for their transfer to the current program.

Download an application. Although applicants may download the supplemental forms from this location, Form A must still be submitted online.

If you are unable to submit your application or supporting material on-line, please contact:

Graduate Assistant
Department of Nuclear Engineering
4149 Etcheverry Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1730

If you have any questions about admissions procedures, please contact Lisa Zemelman at lisaz@nuc.berkeley.edu or 510/642-5760.

Admission to the graduate program in nuclear engineering is available to qualified individuals who have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in one of the fields of engineering or the physical sciences. For all programs, required preparation in undergraduate coursework includes mathematics through partial differential equations and advanced analysis, nuclear reactions, and thermodynamics. Admission is granted on the basis of undergraduate and graduate records (if any), statement of purpose, record of work experience and professional activities, letters of recommendation, and the GRE and TOEFL (if applicable). The graduate program is divisible into 11 areas, each representing an important aspect of nuclear technology: applied nuclear physics; bionuclear and radiological physics; nuclear materials and chemistry; energy and the environment; fission reactor analysis; fusion science and technology; nuclear thermal hydraulics; laser, particle beam, and plasma technologies; fuel cycles and radioactive waste; risk, safety, and systems analysis; and ethics and the impact of technology on society. Coursework and research opportunities are available in each area. A program of study is selected for each individual student. The program is chosen so that qualified students make maximum progress in preparation for the doctoral examinations while gaining valuable experience in engineering research for both the master’s (M.S. or M.Eng.) and doctoral (Ph.D. or D.Eng.) programs. Further information may be obtained from the Department of Nuclear Engineering Graduate Office, gradinfo@nuc.berkeley.edu.