Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Materials, Science, and Engineering

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Program Link:
https://mme.wsu.edu/
Total Graduate Faculty in Program:
5
Priority Deadlines:

  • Fall January 10
  • Spring July 1

Campus:

  • Pullman
  • Tri-Cities

International Student English Proficiency Exams

International students may need to surpass the Graduate School’s minimum English language proficiency exam scores for this program. If the graduate program has unique score requirements, they will be detailed below. Otherwise, please refer to the Graduate School’s minimum score guidelines.

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Degree Description:

Graduate certificate programs are designed for part-time study without formal admission to a degree program. Part-time students admitted to a certificate program will be classified as “Not-Advanced-Degree-Candidate” (NADC), meaning a student with a baccalaureate degree who wishes to take graduate courses but does not wish to pursue a graduate degree. This classification is defined in more detail in the Graduate School Policies & Procedures. Students currently enrolled in regular graduate degree programs at WSU (master’s or doctoral) may concurrently enroll in graduate certificate programs with the approval of their committee.

Admission Requirements:

Prospective certificate students include:

  1. Currently enrolled WSU graduate students.
  2. Non-WSU, non-degree seeking students with a prior bachelor’s degree.

To qualify, a prospective student must meet all prerequisite course requirements or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and understanding for courses prior to enrollment. Non-degree seeking students who only seek to obtain the certificate will need to complete the on-line Graduate School application form, pay the appropriate application fee, and submit the required application material.

The maximum time allowed for completion of a certificate is 6 years from the beginning date of the earliest course applied toward the certificate. Extensions may be granted on a case-by-case basis.

Student Opportunities:

Across the nation, and the Pacific Northwest in particular, there is a tremendous growth in the nuclear reactor industry, spurring significant demand in workforce comprising trained personnel with engineering background.

The Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Materials, Science, & Engineering provides formal academic coursework to scientists and engineers whose primary training is in a non-nuclear discipline; statistics show that only a small portion of scientists and engineers employed in the nuclear industry, ~5%, have a nuclear degree. Thus, this certification program addresses the needs and expectations of the current industry.

Career Opportunities:

The Pacific Northwest hosts several businesses in nuclear fuels (Framatome), nuclear medical isotopes (lsoRay) and nuclear reactors (Terrapower), which presents job opportunities for students trained in nuclear science and engineering. WSU has significantly grown training and research opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students enabled by Department of Energy investments in WSU’s Nuclear Science Center, one of a few university research reactors in the nation.

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