Students who have completed the first semester of study specified in the regular curriculum and who have achieved a 3.0 GPA may request admission to the Scholars Program. With the approval of the student's advisor and the EP Department Chair, a student in this program may be exempted from specific course requirements except for the following:

1. the total number of credits required is 128;

2. at least 51 credits must be in engineering sciences, and these 51 must include NE (NEEP) 412 plus at least 12 more credits of NE (NEEP) courses. (Computer Science courses and Phys 311 and Phys 321 may be counted as engineering science);

3. at least 19 credits must be in mathematics courses;

4. at least 13 credits must be in physics and chemistry.

5. the Liberal Studies requirements must be met;

6. the Communications "A" Elective, EPD 275 or CA 105, and EPD 397 must be satisfied.

A student in this program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and the main thrust of the academic work must be in Nuclear Engineering. To meet this criteria, the Scholar must complete NE (NEEP) 412 or choose an acceptable substitute fully satisfactory to the student's advisor and the EP Department Chair (see comment # 3 under Distinguished Scholars Program above).

Later entrance into this program is permitted for NE students who have followed the prescribed BSNE curriculum and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Students on the Madison campus may enter the program as late as the beginning of the fifth semester. Students transferring from other institutions may enter as late as the beginning of the seventh semester provided their GPA for the first on-campus semester is at least 3.0.

To apply for the Scholar's Program, obtain, sign and submit an Option Declaration Form to the EP Department office (153 ERB) or the EP Department Student Services Coordinator (144 ERB).

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