<p>I am currently a freshman and my school does not have a nuclear department. The closest thing we have is some solid state and condensed matter research going down. I am curious as to how I should be going about my scholarly business over the course of the next few years to properly prepare myself to do grad work/school in nuclear engineering or research. I am a physics major and was wondering what sorts of classes I should take in addition to prepare. Or really my main question is what the hell should I be doing to get myself into a position to work in nuclear power after school? Much thanks sent to you.</p>
<p>I originally changed to a physics major with the hope of going to grad school afterward for meteorology. Thinking I could just take some classes to bring me up to par. After some researching and contacting faculty members at other schools however, I learned that in order to be accepted to a grad school for meteorology, you need have done research in that area. This isn’t possible at my current school. Because of this, I am probably transferring to a school that offers a meteorology curriculum and so will provide me with research/internship oppurtunities. You may want to consider that option. Best.</p>
<p>If you are Montana resident, there are 2 WUE universities that offer a nuclear engineering degree AND accept transfers: University of New Mexico and Idaho State U.</p>
<p>If accepted under the WUE program, your tuition would be a max of 150% of in-state.</p>
<p>Additionally, UNM offer NucE-specific scholarships.</p>
<p>[University</a> of New Mexico :: Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering](<a href=“http://www-chne.unm.edu/scholarship.html]University”>http://www-chne.unm.edu/scholarship.html)</p>
<p>And if you have a 3.5 transfer GPA, you’re eligible for a $11,250/year Amigo transfer scholarship.</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Scholarships :: Scholarship Office | The University of New Mexico](<a href=“http://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/transfer.php]Transfer”>http://scholarship.unm.edu/scholarships/transfer.php)</p>
<p>A career in NucE requires both chemical and mechanical engineering coursework as well a strong preparation in physics and math.</p>
<p>Idaho State is a good nuclear engineering school because of its proximity to INL.</p>