核工程技术专业是一项特殊计划，仅适用于美国海军核动力学院的毕业生和Dominion Energy的核反应堆操作员培训的毕业生。这些学生将根据他们在核电系统方面的专业教育获得适用于MET学位的高级常规学分。
The Mechanical Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program Criteria. MET students take electives in one of the following areas: manufacturing systems, marine systems, mechanical systems design, mechatronics systems, and nuclear systems.<br><br>Students take common courses in areas such as computer-aided drafting, statistics, strength of materials, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, automation and controls, and computer solid modeling.<br><br>The program culminates in a senior project that integrates course work with a practical project assignment in the student's area of interest.<br><br>To satisfy the upper-division general education requirements, students must complete either a minor from the College of Engineering and Technology, a minor from the College of Sciences, or a minor in Cybersecurity.<br><br>Students in Mechanical Engineering Technology are prepared for a range of engineering positions including system design, fabrication, manufacturing, and mechatronics. Prepare for careers in facilities operation, maintenance management, quality control and system design, fabrication and manufacturing, and more. This option is only available to graduates of the US Navy Nuclear Power School and the VA Dominion Power Reactor Plant Operator Program.