2021-1 Qualifying Exam. Date & Time :

January 25(Mon.), 1:30-5:30 (Rm 2424, 2425)

1.  Students wishing to become a candidate for the doctoral degree are required to pass a Qualifying

Examination within 1.5 year (or 3 semesters) after admitted for the Ph.D. program.

2.  The Qualifying Examination can be taken up to three times. The Qualifying Examination is

offered twice a year in January and July.

3.  The Qualifying examination has only written test and questions of Qualifying are taken from

problem bank which is available on NQE webpage.

▪NQE Qualifying Exam Problem Bank 200

Categories			Problems	Rate
Major	Introduction to Nuclear Engineering(1)	100 Problems	140 Problems	70%
	Radiation Detection(2)	10 Problems
	Materials(3)	10 Problems
	Fuel Cycles(4)	20 Problems
Mathematics	Advanced Engineering Mathematics(5)		60 Problems	30%
Total	2 Subjects (Major + Mathematics)		200 Problems	100%

→ References : (1) J. R. Lamarsh and A. J. Baratta의 Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

3rd edition, Chapter 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9.

(2) G. F. Knoll, Radiation Detection and Measurment, 3rd edition, Chapter

3-IV, 4-IV, VI & VII, 6-I, 7-IV, 14-II, 10-II & III, 17-VI.

(3) Donald R. Askel and Pradeep P. Phule, The Science and Engineering of

Materials, 5th edition, 2006. Chapter 6, 7, 8, 11, 12.

William F. Smith, Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering,

3rd edition, 2004. Chapter 12.

B. M. Ma, Nuclear Reactor Materials and Applications, 1983, Chapter 4, 5

(4) W. Loveland, D. J. Morrissey, and G. T. Seaborg, Modern Nuclear

Chemistry, Wiley Interscience, Chapter 15 & 16.

G. R. Choppin, J. O. Liljenzin, and J. Rydberg, Radiochemistry and

Nuclear Chemistry, Butterworth-Heinemann, 3rd edition, Chapter 15 & 21.

(5) D. G. Zill and M. R. Cullen, Advanced Engineering Mathematics

3rd edition, Chapter 2, 3, 8, 12, 13 & 15.

4.  The Qualifying Examination comprised of ten questions and 4 hours in length. The score

for each question is 10 points.

▪10 questions in total (100%)

→ 7 Nuclear Engineering questions (70%) and 3 mathematics questions (30%)

▪Questions of Qualifying are randomly taken from problem bank which is available on NQE

webpage.

5.  A Ph.D students should get 50 points or more to pass the Qualifying Examination.