Program: Physics Minor - Fort Lewis College - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2015 - 2016 Catalog of Courses

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:

Prerequisites:

MATH 113 - Algebra for Calculus Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4 ^a

Specific Departmental Requirements:

PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^a,f
PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II Credits: 4 ^a - with departmental approval PHYS 201 ^f and PHYS 202 ^f
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,f
PHYS 333 - Computational Methods Credits: 3 ^a,f
PHYS 340 - Optics Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 354 - Theoretical Mechanics Credits: 3 ^a,f
PHYS 361 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism Credits: 3 ^a,f
PHYS 370 - Heat and Thermodynamics Credits: 3 ^a,f
PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics I Credits: 3 ^a,f
PHYS 454 - Advanced Topics in Physics Credits: 1-4

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 38

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