Physics Minor

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN PHYSICS:

No more than one course from the major department will count toward any minor. A student majoring in any discipline other than Physics may complete a minor in Physics upon satisfactorily completing the following requirements:

PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II Credits: 4 ^a - with departmental approval PHYS 201 and PHYS 202
PHYS 262 - Physics - Science and Engineering III Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 320 - Modern Physics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 380 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I Credits: 1 ^a
OR
PHYS 381 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II Credits: 1 ^a

A minimum of 6 additional credits chosen from the following:

ENGR 337 - Analog Electronics Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 333 - Computational Methods Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 340 - Optics Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 354 - Theoretical Mechanics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 361 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 370 - Heat and Thermodynamics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics I Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 454 - Advanced Topics in Physics Credits: 1-4

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 21

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