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This manual gives step-by-step instructions on how to complete the ҹɫÊÓƵ enrollment/fee processes for the , the  and related courses. Students must complete additional enrollment/fee processes for classes offered by national laboratories. This manual also describes how to apply for a leave of absence and for graduation. 

The first part of this manual describes the enrollment/fee process for students who

• possess a bachelor’s degree before applying for admission to either graduate certificate program, and
• have been admitted into either graduate certificate program before enrolling in a class.

At the end of this manual, resources are provided for students currently are working toward a bachelor’s degree and/or would like to enroll in a class before they have been admitted into one of the graduate certificates. 

Registration and enrollment support is available at gradadmissions@unr.edu or (775) 784-6869. For academic advisement and assistance in paying University fees, contact NuclearPackagingGraduateProgram@unr.edu. Visit Nuclear Packaging Graduate Program for additional information.

Graduate certificate enrollment and fees

Admission to either the GCNP or GCTSS allows students to take classes during multiple semesters without paying additional admission application fees, request a leave of absence for a limited numbers of semesters without having to apply and pay for re-admission and allows students to earn a graduate certificate once they complete the required curriculum.

Required Items

Students seeking either graduate certificate must provide:

• Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended
  • Transcripts must be provided directly from the institution or from a third-party provider (such as National Clearing House, Parchment or Escrip-safe, using school code #002568).
  • Transcripts may be submitted by email, gradadmissions@unr.edu; or mail to the Graduate School Admissions Office, c/o ҹɫÊÓƵ, Mail Stop 0326, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557.
  • In some cases, this process may take up to 14 days. To expedite a tentative admission process, which allows students to enroll in a course before official transcripts are received, students may upload unofficial transcripts during the admission application process (see online application below).
  • Admission requirements: transcripts must show that the student has:
    • a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, materials or nuclear engineering or a closely related engineering field; or
    • a bachelor’s degree in any field and nuclear materials/packaging management experience. For this option, students must provide a description of their nuclear materials/packaging management experience during the application process (see online application below).
• Graduation application fee when program is completed

Online application

Go to the .

Create a username and password. The user ID must be a full email address where you can receive an access code to verify the account. Please use that email address as your user ID for future access to the application.

Select the following options:

• Choose enrollment status: degree seeking
• Choose application type: domestic or international
• Choose program of study:
  • Nuclear Packaging GCert or Transportation Security and Safeguard GCert
• Choose sub-plan/emphasis for program of study: general
• Student admit type: certificate program
• Term: select applicable term for admission for first course, e.g. “Fall 2025”
• Click “start application.”
  • Non-Nevada residents will not be charged a non-resident fee for this program.
  • Provide personal and demographic information, some of which is optional.
• For admission, students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree.
  • Students who do not possess a mechanical, materials, nuclear engineering degree or closely related engineering degree must upload a description of their nuclear materials/packaging management experience using the “Statement of Purpose” option.
  • To expedite the admission process: upload unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (at the end of the application, applicants may upload documents for departmental consideration).
  • Click the “save and review application” button.
  • Pay the $60 domestic (or $90 international) application fee to submit the application.

Admission Acceptance

Approximately one to seven days after application submission, the Graduate Admission Office will send a notification directing the applicant to log in to their application and view and respond to the decision. Accepted students will receive their Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) ID number and application number, which will be used to establish their account, where they can view their academic record, register for classes and pay fees.

Course enrollment and fees

These items are required.

• To earn ҹɫÊÓƵ credit in a course, students must complete the University’s enrollment/fee process before the first day of class. Students should start this process at least one week before the class begins.

• All students must provide immunization records or an Immunization Waiver Application for Medical or Religious Exemption
  • The immunization record must show: two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR, the first dose must be on or after the first birthday); and one dose for tetanus/diphtheria (TD) or TDAP in the last 10 years).
    • Immunization records may be obtained from your healthcare provider, databases or other sources.
  • Alternately, students may file an 
  • Records or waiver may be submitted by email to mynevada@unr.edu; by fax at (775) 784-4283; or mail addressed to ҹɫÊÓƵ, Admissions & Records, MS 0120, Reno, NV 89557
• Course fees ($450/unit)

Course enrollment

• Immunization records or an Immunization Waiver Application for Medical or Religious exemption must be submitted before course registration. Students do not need to provide these again for other classes, unless they expire. 
• Use the  portal to register for classes and pay fees ($450/unit).
  • Students who enroll in courses offered at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are required to submit forms indicating that they understand certain information about those courses.
  • For assistance paying ҹɫÊÓƵ fees, contact NuclearPackagingGraduateProgram@unr.edu.

Exceptional cases

Students who do not yet possess a bachelor’s degree or have not completed enrollment in a graduate certificate may earn credit in a course by enrolling as a non-degree-seeking (graduate special) student. Once they have earned a bachelor’s degree and enrolled in a certificate, they may transfer up to 12 units of previously earned credit into that graduate certificate program. However, that may require additional fees. Contact gradadmissions@unr.edu or (775) 784-6869 for assistance in enrolling in a course as a graduate special student (which, in some cases can be completed in a few days) or to learn how to transfer previously earned credit to a graduate certificate program. 

Progression through the Graduate Certificate Program

The  form must be completed by the student and show the required and elective courses the student chooses to satisfy the requirements for the certificate. The completed Program of Study form must be submitted and approval by the program director and graduate dean as early as possible, but no later than the semester of requested graduation.

Continuous enrollment degree-seeking students must register for a minimum of one graduate unit each fall and spring semester until graduation. Alternately, students in good standing may submit an online  form. The form must be approved by the program director and the Graduate School. A leave of absence can be granted for up to one year from the requested semester and submitted before the period of leave begins. Time spent on approved leave is included in the six years allowed to complete the certificate. Exceptions to the time limit may be granted for valid, compelling reasons by the Graduate School. Any request for a leave of absence must be received by the Graduate School no later than the last day of enrollment for the semester the leave is to begin. A leave of absence will not be granted retroactively unless the student submits a written appeal with department approval for the graduate dean to review.

Students who do not continuously enroll and do not submit a Leave of Absence form may request that their enrollment to be reactivated using a  (currently $60 fee). Otherwise, the student may need to reapply to the program. There are no minimum registration requirements during the summer unless the student was not enrolled for the previous spring semester and has applied to graduate in the summer. Summer graduation applicants who were not enrolled for the previous spring semester must enroll for at least one graduate credit for summer.

Graduation

To graduate, students must complete their program of study within six years and have a minimum GPA of 3.0. All candidates for graduation must work with the program director during their final semester to confirm their expectations. At the time of graduation, students must purchase a graduation application ($145, available from the portal) by the following deadlines:

• May graduation deadline: March 1
• August graduation deadline: June 1
• December graduation deadline: Oct. 1

The student will receive an email outlining the result of their graduation review approximately three to eight weeks after the student applies.