BSC || Nuclear Power Technology

Power Plant Process Plant Electric Power Electrical Transmission SystemsNuclear Power

Requirements for the Certificate of Completion and Proficiency in Nuclear Power Technology

CSCI 101 - Introduction to Computers
ENRT 102 - Introduction to the Electrical Industry
NUPT 101 - Overview of Nuclear Energy
NUPT 103 - Nuclear Mathematical Fundamentals
ENRT 115 - Industrial Composition
NUPT 105 - Classical Physics
NUPT 107 - Engineering Drawings, Diagrams and Schematics
NUPT 109 - Electrical Science
NUPT 215 - Nuclear Plant Chemistry
NUPT 213 - Nuclear Physics
NUPT 217 - Heat Transfer, Fluid Flow and Thermodynamics
NUPT 220 - Reactor Theory
NUPT 111 - Instrumentation and Control
NUPT 219 - Material Science
NUPT 221 - Science of Radiological Protection
NUPT 223 - Reactor Safety Design
NUPT 225 - Nuclear Plant System Component Design and Function
NUPT 227 - Conduct of Facility Operations

4 General Education semester credit hours are required. The CSCI 101 course which is part of the required nuclear technical courses, also counts towards this requirement. Therefore, you are required to take one additional course from one of the following areas:

Communications - 6 semester credit hours

Required ENGL 110 - College Composition I (3 hours)

An assessment of writing skills must be taken prior to enrollment. Accepted assessments are ACT, COMPASS and Accuplacer. The Accuplacer assessment is available entirely online. If you need assistance with your assessment scores, please contact Amanda Dockter at Amanda.Dockter@bsc.nodak.edu.

The following chart shows the cut scores for each online course:

ACT English	COMPASS	Accuplacer	Course Placement
22-36	86-100	102-120	English 110
15-21	43-85	71-10	English 110 + ASC 89

Choose one of the following Communications courses:

ENGL 120 - College Composition II (3 hours) Pre-requisite: ENGL 110

ENGL 125 - Introduction to Professional Writing (3 hours) Pre-requisite: ENGL 110

COMM 110 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 hours)

Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences
    HIST 243 - Historical Investigations (3 hours)
    PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)
    SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
    CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)

Note: General Education courses shown are those offered online through Bismarck State College. Other courses that are not online may also meet the requirements for this degree. If you have already taken general education courses at other institutions, some of those credits may satisfy these requirements.

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