My Degree Path

[dposborne]

I really haven't seen much on the Degree paths available to those that are serving or that have served, so I decided to put my 2 cents in and post my degree path through TESC up. Please note that I did retake CALC I even though I had credit for it already from my training in the Navy. I did this to refresh me for CALC II. Also note that I could have tested out on pretty much all of the Gen Ed classes I took through Coastline, but I had to do it the way I did because this is pretty much the only way to take classes out to sea on a submarine. Hope it helps

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NAVY = Navy Training (Nuc Pwr School) TESC = Class @ TESC CCC = Class @ Coastline CC (NCPACE)

General Education (60 SH)
A: English Composition
ENC-101 English Composition I 3.00 sh CLEP
ENC-102 English Composition II 3.00 sh CLEP

B: Humanities
ENG-201 Technical Writing 3.00 sh DANTES
PHI-384 Ethics & Business Profess 3.00 sh TESC
PHIL100 Intro to Philosophy 3.00 sh CCC
HUM110 Humanities thru Arts 3.00 sh CCC

C: Social Sciences (Ok to use 8sh here for NAVY)
PSYCH115 Child Growth Development 3.00 sh CCC
PSYCH100 Intro to Psychology 3.00 sh CCC
SOC110 Marriage and Family 3.00 sh CCC
SOS-305 Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2.00 sh NAVY

Calculus I and II
A: Calculus
MAT-231 Calculus I 4.00 sh TESC
MAT-232 Calculus II 4.00 sh TESC

Statistics
STA-201 Principles of Statistics 3.00 sh ALEKS

General Physics
PHY-111 Physics I 3.00 sh NAVY
PHY-112 Physics II 3.00 sh NAVY

General Chemistry
CHE-111 General Chemistry I 3.00 sh TESC

Computer Progrmng/Programmble Logic Contrllr
COS-116 C Programming 3.00 sh TESC

General Education Electives (9SH)
BIO-101 Introductory Biology 3.00 sh TESC
COM-108 Fundamentals of Speech 3.00 sh NAVY (Recruiter School)
MAT-129 Precalculus for Technolog 3.00 sh NAVY

Area of Study (51SH)
A: Nuclear Physics
PHY-271 Nuclear Physics 3.00 sh NAVY

B: Thermodynamics
NUC-221 Fundls of Nuclear Enginee 3.00 sh NAVY

C: Heat Transfer
EGM-323 Heat Transfer 3.00 sh NAVY

D: Fluid Mechanics
EGM-333 Hydraulics 3.00 sh NAVY

E: Reactors/Plant Systm
NUC-321 Reactor Engineering 3.00 sh NAVY
NUC-331 Primary Reactor Systems 3.00 sh NAVY
NUC-351 Nuclear Instrument & Cont 4.00 sh NAVY (EWS Qualification)

F: Radiation Effects
NUC-342 Radl,Reactor,&Envir Safet 3.00 sh NAVY
NUC-361 Radiation Effects 3.00 sh NAVY

G: Electrical Theory
NUC-433 Nuclear Mechanical Sys Pr 8.00 sh NAVY

H: Nuclear Materials (Ok to use 2 sh here for NAVY)
NUC-313 Nuclear Materials 2.00 sh NAVY

I: Radiation Anlys Lab
NUC-341 Radiation Safety 3.00 sh NAVY

J: Nuclear Electives
NUC-332 Secondary Reactor Sys 3.00 sh NAVY
NUC-372 ALARA Principles 3.00 sh NAVY
NUC-337 Nuclear Mech Sys Troubles 3.00 sh NAVY
PHY-371 Radiation Physics 3.00 sh NAVY

K: NUCLEAR ASSESSMENT
NUC-490 Nuclear Tech Assessment 3.00 sh TESC

L: NUCLEAR CAPSTONE
NUC-495 Nuclear Enrgy Engng Tech 4.00 sh TESC

Free Electives (15SH only need 6 due to overage in Area of Study)
COP-199 Internship/ Co-Op Educati 3.00 sh NAVY
MAR-310 Principles of Sales 3.00 sh NAVY (Recruiter School)

OTHER COURSES: (Leftover Credits)
HEA-106 Personal Health 1.00 sh NAVY
HEA-195 First Aid 1.00 sh NAVY
PEA-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected T 1.00 sh NAVY
MSC-151 Seamanship 3.00 sh NAVY
MSC-140 Land Navig., Mountaineeri 3.00 sh NAVY
MRN-101 Naval Engineering 3.00 sh NAVY
EGM-330 Fluid Mechanics 3.00 sh NAVY
MAT-231 Calculus I 3.00 sh NAVY
MFT-272 Indust Safe & Des & Maint 3.00 sh NAVY
MRN-223 Steam Generators I 5.00 sh NAVY
MRN-212 Marine Engineering System 5.00 sh NAVY
MAI-201 Maintenance Technology 6.00 sh NAVY
TEC-142 Basic Blueprint Reading I 2.00 sh NAVY
TEC-201 Record Keeping 1.00 sh NAVY
MAI-223 Gas Turbine Technology 3.00 sh NAVY
MRN-221 Diesel Power I 3.00 sh NAVY
MRN-211 Marine Engineering System 3.00 sh NAVY
MAI-202 Mechanical Maintenance 3.00 sh NAVY
MAI-251 Maintenance Management 1.00 sh NAVY
CAP-101 Microcomputer Software Ap 3.00 sh NAVY
MAN-201 Principles of Supervision 2.00 sh NAVY

[wmpancho]

Thank you for sharing your degree plan. I recently had Ms. Colburn send me an unofficial evaluation for this degree. I now have a renewed interest in it after seeing Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering under Thermodynamics, Hydraulics under Fluid Mechanics, and Radiation Safety under Radiation Analysis Lab. Courses for those areas were only listed as being "under development" at TESC, and I had resigned myself to just finishing my current plan since I haven't been able to find online courses to fill these requirements.

Thanks again. I'm off to search for online courses in Fundamentals of Nuc Eng and Hydraulics (or other possibly appropriate courses).

Will

[IrishJohn]

Your degree plan looks good! Do you mind if I post it at Degree Forum Wiki under TESC Degree Plans, or would you like to do it yourself?

[dposborne]

IrishJohn thanks a lot. I don't mind if you post it at all.

wmpancho, I would definitely recommend the degree since it is ABET accredited, which may allow you to get into a decent MS program. Let me know if you need any other assistance. I have to warn you though, the capstone for this degree is insane. I looked over a sample project and I can say that I am substantially intimidated.

[IrishJohn]

IrishJohn thanks a lot. I don't mind if you post it at all.

All done. Thanks, Shipmate, this is the first Nuke degree plan I've seen here so had to add it to DF for others in case it can help them with their own plans.

[dposborne]

It's a pleasure to help out. I know I was very confused when I first started on my path to a diploma. Hopefully this can alleviate some of the frustration for others.

I took a look at the post up on Wiki and it looks good except that it's a BS and not a BA. I think I corrected most of the BA's to BS's except for one which I couldn't figure out how to change.

[IrishJohn]

Sorry about that. I couldn't change the title of the page so I just created another one. Perhaps the administrator of DF Wiki can delete the old page.

Here you go: Dposborne's BS in Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology - Degree Forum Wiki

[Life Long Learning]

Well written.:hurray: I wish others would post known degree paths.