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| Guidelines and Procedures for Graduate Students |
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Chairman: Per F. Peterson Academic Advisers:
Nuclear Engineering The graduate program in nuclear engineering at Berkeley offers instruction, research, and professional education in nuclear energy (fission and fusion), nuclear waste and materials management, and biomedical, bionuclear and radiological science. Established in 1958, the Department provides a graduate program consisting of the principal fields of reactor theory, reactor engineering, including thermal hydraulics and safety; nuclear materials; nuclear reactions and instrumentation; thermonuclear fusion; nuclear waste management; risk and systems analysis; biomedical imaging; and radiation physics and dosimetry. There are about 50 graduate students and 40 undergraduate majors in the Department. Graduates find opportunities for employment and professional careers in the United States and abroad. Recent graduates are employed in academia, industry, national laboratories, and state and federal agencies. The Department has strong relations with the nearby Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory. A number of faculty and students collaborate with researchers in these laboratories, and use the facilities of these laboratories in their research projects. The application deadline is December 15 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 15 deadline. GRE scores are required of all applicants and foreign students must submit TOEFL scores (see pg. 17 Graduate application for exceptions). For additional information e-mail Lisa Zemelman (lisaznuc.berkeley.edu) or phone 510 - 642-5760, or by fax 510 - 643-9685. Applications are available on-line During the 2005-2006 admissions cycle, the NE Department, along with other departments in the College of Engineering, converted to an all-electronic application procedure. Please submit all of your application material, except for your official transcript, on-line. This includes arranging for your official GRE or TOEFL scores to be sent to UC Berkeley (Institution code 4833; NE department code for the GRE is 1609, for the TOEFL it is 69.) and asking your referees to submit e-mailed letters of reference. The department’s Student Affairs Officer (SAO), Lisa Zemelman, counsels students on campus policies, regulations and procedures, helps monitor students' degree progress, and assists students with administrative problems related to the completion of degree requirements. The SAO also maintains graduate student records, schedules examinations, and assists students with finding funding and jobs. Each student has an academic adviser who takes responsibility for general academic counseling, offers suggestions on programs of study and degree committees, and monitors the student's overall academic progress. Each academic adviser meets with a student at least once a semester to review and approve the student's proposed course of study for the next semester, sign the student's program card and discuss the student's general progress through the program. Each term, after meeting with the adviser, the student should obtain from the SAO the adviser code needed in order to enroll on-line or via Telebears (enrollment by phone system—642-3400) for the next semester. The Graduate Adviser Chair, Donald R. Olander, is authorized to sign most of the forms and petitions submitted by or for NE students to the Graduate Division. New graduate students should first pick up their registration forms from the SAO and then consult with the Graduate Adviser as soon as possible after arrival on campus. Direct supervision of each student's research is the responsibility of a research adviser selected by the student in accordance with his or her areas of interest. This adviser will become the chair of a student’s 3 person MS or Ph.D. thesis committee; the chair takes primary responsibility for directing the student's work. The research adviser will meet with the student to help determine his or her major and minor fields, and to recommend a suitable program of study leading to the MS or Ph.D. degree. In most cases, the research adviser and academic adviser will be the same person. Students are required to update each semester a program card giving a list of courses which they propose to take to complete their degree requirements. The program card is available from the SAO. The list must be approved and signed by the student’s academic adviser and Graduate Adviser Chair, and then returned to the SAO for placement in the student's file. There is no prescribed course of study for the NE program. Recommendations for specific course work are generally made by the student's academic adviser. Students are expected to enroll in courses and seminars relevant to their major and minor fields. Before being advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D., students must fulfill all course requirements. The General Catalog lists all courses offered on campus; the Schedule of Classes and a separate departmental list indicate which courses are offered in a given term. The General Catalogue is available on line as are links to NE graduate courses and undergraduate courses. All students must take at least 2 letter-graded NE courses during the first year as a graduate student. The University expects graduate students to register continuously for courses except when officially withdrawn or on Filing Fee status. The Department expects students to register for 13 units each semester—these normally include a combination of coursework and independent study (NE 299) units and a one-unit NE 298 research seminar. Students who have advanced to Ph.D. candidacy usually enroll in 12 units of NE 299, and 1 unit of NE 298 with their research adviser. Additionally, all students are asked to enroll in NE 295, the department colloquium. Students are required to attend the weekly colloquium meetings held on Monday afternoons during their first year to acquaint them with the various research topics in nuclear engineering Fellowship recipients must enroll for a minimum of 12 units. Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) and Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) must enroll for at least 8 units, and GSIs must take at least 6 units of course work in addition to their teaching duties. Recipients of financial assistance from the Financial Aid Office must register for at least 6 units. Graduate students must enroll for a minimum of 4 units in the 100 or 200 series of courses for the semester to count toward academic residence (see below). The University defines full-time study for international students (required to meet the terms of a student visa) as 8-9 units if at least one unit is in a graduate course (200 or 600-level), or 12 units if no graduate course is included (all courses below 200-level). Generally, international students must take a full program to meet the terms of their visas. International students should consult Services for International Students and Scholars (642-2818) for further information on academic issues or personal counseling.Effective Fall 1997, graduate students who have advanced to candidacy for the doctorate are eligible for a 75 percent reduction of the annual nonresident tuition fee, subject to the understanding that: (a) a doctoral student may receive the reduced nonresident tuition rate for a maximum calendar period of three years; and (b) any such student who continues to be enrolled or who re-enrolls after the three-year period will be charged the full nonresident tuition rate that is in effect at the time. For more information. Beginning fall 2000, prospective Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) who do not speak English as a native language must demonstrate oral English proficiency in order to teach at Berkeley. Entering graduate students who do not speak English as a native language may satisfy this requirement by passing the Test of Spoken English (TSE) if they are residing abroad or by passing the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) or the Oral Proficiency Test (OPT) on the UC Berkeley campus. A passing score on any of these tests must be obtained before a student who does not speak English as a native language can be appointed as a GSI. The Department strongly recommends that all international students who do not pass the SPEAK of OPT test take an English Proficiency course. Whether or not a student will be working as a teaching assistant, these courses will improve the student’s ability to discuss his or her work in class and oral exams and will improve the student’s confidence in presenting work in English. It is required that students take the SPEAK test before enrolling in a language course. Arrangements must be made in advance with Marilyn Seid Rabinow (langpro@uclink.berkeley.edu ). Further information (information about GSI testing and the SPEAK practice test). Prospective international GSI’s who have not passed the SPEAK or OPT tests, and who want to enroll in the Language Proficiency Program course, LANGPRO 100A or 100B for Fall, must pre-register for placement into the appropriate level. Placement is determined by SPEAK and OPT scores and previous enrollment in LANGPRO courses. Other English courses offered: IDS 140 Technical Communication for Non-Native Speakers (no test required) and E 190 Technical Communication. Master's students may pursue Plan I or Plan II. Plan I requires at least 20 semester units of upper division and graduate courses, plus a thesis. At least 8 of these units must be in 200 series courses in the student's major subject. Plan II requires at least 24 semester units of upper division and graduate courses, followed by a comprehensive final examination administered by the department. At least 12 units must be in graduate courses in the student's major subject. In Nuclear Engineering, the “examination” takes the form of a project and presentation. Master of Science (M.S.) Plan I Requirements A total of 20 units are required for the M.S. Plan I. An overall GPA of 3.0 is required at the time of graduation. I. 8 Graduate course units in major field (Nuclear Engineering) subject to the following:
II. 12 units of graduate or upper division undergraduate courses from NE or other majors may be used subject to the following:
Thesis Requirement: A thesis which meets Graduate Division guidelines is required. Students should consult “Guidelines for Submitting a Doctoral Dissertation or a Master's Thesis”. Three NE faculty members on the thesis committee are required. Members from other departments or LBL or LLNL are allowable but also subject to Graduate Division approval. (See the Student Affairs Officer for instructions.) Master of Science (M.S.) Plan II Requirements A total of 24 units for the M.S. Plan II are required. An overall GPA of 3.0 is required at the time of graduation. I. 12 Graduate course units in major field (Nuclear Engineering) are required subject to the following:
II. 12 units of graduate or undergraduate courses
from NE or other majors
Project requirement: Completion of a project culminating in a written report and an oral presentation before a committee of three faculty members or two faculty members and one approved non-university person. Approval by the professor in charge of the research project and the Chair of the Graduate Advisers is required. Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) The Master of Engineering program requires a minimum of 40 units as follows: 16-20 units in the major field – Courses should be oriented towards design and analysis. Must be all graduate (200 level) courses. 8 units in a second major field – Graduate and undergraduate courses in technical fields different from the professional major. 8 units in a non-engineering field – 8 units of graduate or advanced undergraduate courses taken outside the College of Engineering are required. (See your major field advisor for more detail.) 4-8 units of individual study (NE 299) Non-course requirement: Written report required. No oral report is required for this degree. Major Requirements:
Minor Requirements: (Two minors required)
All courses taken to fulfill the Ph.D. course requirements must be letter-graded. Departmental Exams Required for the Ph.D Students must attempt a written screening exam in four subject areas during the first year in graduate study. This exam is based on undergraduate thermodynamics, nuclear materials, heat transfer and fluid mechanics, nuclear physics, neutronics, radioactive waste management and fusion theory. Four of the seven areas must be passed in order to pass the exam. There are two chances to pass. All students, whether MS or Ph.D. students, must attempt to pass the screening exam during their first year of study if they wish to be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students who have missed the opportunity to take all portions of the exam during their first year may petition for an exception to this rule but they may be allowed only one chance to pass. The exam is offered twice a year during the third week of January and the second week of June. Towards the end of each semester, the Student Affairs Officer will e-mail all eligible students and ask them to sign up for the sections they wish to take. Students choose four of six sections and have two opportunities to pass the four. The exam is closed book, each section lasting 75 minutes. Sample exams are on file in 4149 Etcheverry. The following table shows the undergraduate courses relevant to each section of the exam:
After completing the required coursework for the Ph.D. the student takes the oral qualifying exam. Students must apply to the Graduate Division to take the qualifying exam no later than three weeks before the exam date, and they are required to list on their petition at least three subject areas to be covered during the examination, as well as the members of their exam committee. Petitions are available from the Student Affairs Officer or from Graduate Degrees. Students may not take the exam before the Graduate Division notifies them that admission to the exam has been approved. The student must be registered for the semester in which the exam is taken (or, during winter or summer break, be registered in either the preceding or following semester); have completed at least one semester of academic residence; and must have no more than two courses on his or her record graded Incomplete. Eligibility to take the qualifying exam is valid for 18 months. The oral exam is conducted by a four-member committee that must be approved by the Dean of the Graduate Division. The student determines the personnel of his or her exam committee in accordance with the examination fields. The exam committee is usually composed of three members from the department, and a non-departmental faculty member who represents an outside minor. The chair of the committee and the outside member must be members of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate. Under certain circumstances, a non-Senate member may be appointed to a qualifying if he or she offers expertise not otherwise available among the regular faculty. Students should request a c.v. from a non-Senate member to submit with their petition to form a committee and the Graduate Adviser must write a memo explaining why a non-Senate member has been requested. Note: the chair of the oral qualifying exam committee cannot also serve as chair of the student's dissertation committee. The oral exam should be held with the entire committee present for the entire exam. The examination usually lasts three hours. A student should consult with his or her adviser about the form and content of the examination, which is usually a presentation of the student's research and questions relating to coursework in the outside minors. The intent of the oral examinations is to ascertain the breadth of a student's knowledge and preparation for writing his or her thesis. Students should be able to exhibit their knowledge and understanding of the fundamental facts and principles that apply to their work. The faculty examiners judge whether students have the ability to think incisively and critically about both the theoretical and the practical aspects of their subject areas, and whether students can, in all likelihood, design and produce acceptable dissertations. After passing the oral examination, the student submits an application for advancement to candidacy to the doctorate to Graduate Division. The application is available from the SAO or Graduate Degrees. It must be signed by the Graduate Adviser and the chair of the dissertation committee and be accompanied by the appropriate fee. The advancement form should be filed no later than the end of the semester following the one in which the student passed the qualifying examination. Nonresident students who have been advanced to candidacy are eligible for a 75 percent reduction of the annual nonresident tuition fee for a maximum calendar period of three years. Candidacy for the doctorate is only valid for a limited time. When students advance to candidacy, Graduate Division informs them of the number of semesters they are eligible to be Ph.D. candidates. Students who do not complete the dissertation within that time, plus a two-year grace period, will have their candidacy lapsed. Also, Graduate Division usually will not accept qualifying examinations more than five years old as representing current knowledge unless the student gives other evidence of continuing scholarly activity besides research for the dissertation. Doctoral degrees are awarded in December and May. Graduate Division's deadline to file a dissertation is the last working day of the semester. However, the student should submit the dissertation to his or her committee members at least two months before the Graduate Division deadline. In order to receive a degree in any given term, all work for the degree must be completed by the last day of the term. Students must be registered or on Filing Fee status the semester they receive their degree. Students who file dissertations during the summer must register or be on Filing Fee status for the fall semester. A dissertation on a subject chosen by the candidate, bearing on the principal subject of the student’s major study and demonstrating the candidate’s ability to carry out independent investigation, must be completed and receive the approval of the dissertation committee and the dean of the Graduate Division. The committee consists of three members, including the instructor in charge of the dissertation and one member outside the candidate’s department. This committee shall guide the candidate’s research and shall arrange for such conferences as may be necessary for the complete elucidation of the subject treated in the dissertation. Students should consult “Guidelines for Submitting a Doctoral Dissertation or a Master's Thesis” for formatting requirements. Grades are awarded for courses at the discretion of the professor responsible for the course. Graduate students are required by University regulation to maintain at least a 3.0 (B) grade point average. Students who fail to meet this standard, or who in other respects do not make normal progress toward the degree, are subject to dismissal after the first year or at the MS level. Graduate students have no time limit for replacing Incomplete ("I") grades. Students must replace Incompletes with letter grades or S/U before they are advanced to candidacy, unless the Graduate Adviser specifies in writing for each Incomplete that (1) the course work is neither necessary nor closely related to the degree and (2) removal of the I grade would only delay completion of the degree. Students are permitted a maximum of two "forgiven" incompletes at the time they apply for Ph.D. candidacy; any other incompletes must have been replaced by letter grades at that time. The Nuclear Engineering Department handles problems of an academic nature through a process of discussion and decision-making identical to that followed in the discussion and settlement of any aspect of a given student's program. Should a problem develop, the student arranges to meet with his or her adviser to discuss the matter. Failing a resolution of the problem, the matter is referred to the Graduate Adviser. If the situation remains unresolved, it is then passed to the NE Chair for discussion. If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of this appeals procedure, he or she may consult with the Associate Dean for Graduate Degrees in the Graduate Division, 424 Sproul. The student may also seek the advice of the Student Ombudsperson (642-5754). Time to Degree and Residence Requirements Students in Nuclear Engineering are subject to the University's Normative Time Policy and are required to (a) be registered each semester, and (b) satisfy all requirements for the Ph.D., from entrance with either a BS or an MS to completion of the dissertation, within a period of five years. An additional two semesters of "withdrawal" (i.e., semesters in which the student is not registered) may be added. The University defines Normative Time as "the elapsed time, calculated to the nearest semester, that students would need to complete all requirements for the doctorate, assuming that they are engaged in full-time study and making adequate progress toward their degrees" Students are considered as making satisfactory progress if they complete the MS degree within two years after admission and complete all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation within five years after admission. This allows for two years, plus two semesters' non-registered (withdrawn) status, for the writing of the dissertation. If a student withdraws, he or she must apply for readmission in order to register (contact Graduate Degrees, 642-7330). Applications for readmission are considered petitions that must be approved by the Graduate Adviser; approval of the petition is not necessarily automatic. The dissertation should be completed no more than five years after completion of the oral comprehensive exam. Academic Residence Requirement Graduate Division defines academic residence as enrollment in at least 4 units of 100 or 200 series courses per required semester of academic residence. MS students must complete a minimum of two semesters of academic residence at Berkeley. Doctoral students must complete a minimum of four semesters of academic residence at Berkeley. To complete both an MS and a Ph.D., graduate students must complete six semesters of academic residence at Berkeley. All non-resident students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents should plan on becoming legal California residents as soon as possible, if they wish financial aid for non-resident tuition. Most University fellowships and awards will pay nonresident tuition for the first year of graduate study only. Eligible students should begin the process, not always simple and straightforward, of establishing California residency as soon as they arrive on campus. See the Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships for further information. Students should apply for residency through Residence Affairs, 39 Sproul Hall, 642-1614. The Filing Fee permits eligible doctoral or master's students to pay only one-half the university registration fee instead of full in-state registration fees the semester they file their theses or dissertations or take a final examination required for the degree. International students are also eligible for the Filing Fee. Filing Fee status is approved only once per degree for eligible students. If the student does not complete the degree requirements during the Filing Fee eligibility period, the fee is forfeited and students must pay regular registration fees during the semester when the degree requirements are completed. Students must apply to the Graduate Division for Filing Fee status. Applications are available in 4149 Etcheverry. Filing Fee status is not equivalent to registration, and students on Filing Fee status may not take courses or use any University facilities not available to the general public. The most important factor the Graduate Division considers in determining Filing Fee eligibility is the student's registration history: The Graduate Division expects students to have met the University's requirement for continuous registration (which includes a maximum of two semesters of approved withdrawal). If a student has more than two semesters of approved withdrawal, he or she is usually not eligible for Filing Fee status. Doctoral students may apply for the Filing Fee when all degree requirements have been completed except for the final reading and the filing of the dissertation. If students have not been registered while carrying out research and writing on the dissertation (except for the two semesters of approved withdrawal), detailed written justification from the dissertation chair, endorsed by the Graduate Adviser, must accompany the application. The Nuclear Engineering Department makes every effort to fully support students during their first year of study by offering a financial package that covers tuition and fees and employment as a teaching or research assistant. The department has a limited amount of fellowship funding available to students. This is usually used to supplement teaching assistantships and pay tuition and fees for incoming students. It is the student’s responsibility to find a research position with one of the faculty to cover his or her financial support at Berkeley for subsequent years. Nuclear Engineering generally reserves teaching (GSI) positions for first year students but often hires advanced students with specific expertise for some courses. Students may also teach in other departments. The Graduate Division provides information on graduate student support. A listing of selected non-university fellowships directly related to Nuclear Engineering is also available. The Graduate Division also has a handout entitled "What You Need to Know About Being a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), Reader, or Tutor". GSI’s and GSR’s must be registered for a minimum of 8 units and may not be appointed for more than 50 percent time during academic semesters. They must meet minimum GPA requirements (3.0) and may have no more than two Incomplete grades in upper division or graduate level courses. They are expected to make satisfactory progress toward their degrees within the Normative Time framework. Students may not serve as GSIs in courses for which they are enrolled, and only graduate students who are advanced to candidacy may evaluate the work of or offer formal instruction to other graduate students. There is a limit of eight semesters of service as a GSI. By exception a student may be appointed beyond the eighth semester if he or she has been advanced to candidacy for the Ph.D.; under NO circumstances may a student serve more as a GSI for more than six years. A student may not hold concurrent appointments as a GSI and Reader for the same course, nor may a student serve as a Reader in a course in which he or she is enrolled. Readers must be advanced to doctoral candidacy to be appointed to a graduate course. GSI positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the United Automobile Workers. Graduate students who are registered, enrolled, and in good academic standing are entitled to a GSHIP Premium Remission, a partial remission of the Educational Fee and the Registration Fee, and other applicable benefits as set forth in the Agreement. As of January 1, 2004, salary levels for GSRs/GSIs/Readers were as follows: GSR 100% time Step 2 $2627/mo. -- MS students GSI I $2829.00/mo. (at 25% = $3589.50/semester) Readers $10.35/hr = about $2070/semester |
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