BS Chemical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Joint Major at University of California, Berkeley

Programme overview

This joint major combines chemical engineering with nuclear technology areas such as isotope separation, fuel reprocessing, waste management, fusion fuel processing and new reactor types. Students are concurrently enrolled in Engineering and Chemistry.

Faculty: College of Chemistry | Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Nuclear Engineering | Duration: 4 years (joint major can be completed in four years) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the university and the college; no separate programme-specific admission requirements are published on the programme page.

Main entry term: Fall semester. Spring (January) start is offered for some waitlisted first-year admits and for transfer students admitted to spring.

UC Application opens August 1; application filing period is October 1 to November 30 and the application deadline is November 30. UC Berkeley does not offer early admission or early decision. First-year decisions are posted at the end of March and the deadline to accept an offer is May 1. Transfer decisions are posted at the end of April and the acceptance deadline is June 1.

Applications are submitted through the UC application. The application fee is $80 per UC campus ($95 for international and non-immigrant applicants); fee waivers are available to students with financial need. UC Berkeley does not participate in early action or early decision.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.berkeley.edu/

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