Physics Major - Physics Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PHYSICS - PHYSICS OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core .

Specific Departmental Requirements:

PHYS 217 - Physics - Science & Engineering I Credits: 5
PHYS 218 - Physics - Science & Engineering II Credits: 5
PHYS 262 - Physics-Science & Engineering III Credits: 3
PHYS 320 - Modern Physics Credits: 3
PHYS 354 - Theoretical Mechanics Credits: 3
PHYS 361 - Prin Electricity & Magnetism Credits: 4
PHYS 370 - Heat and Thermodynamics Credits: 3
PHYS 380 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I Credits: 1
PHYS 381 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II Credits: 1
PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics I Credits: 3
PHYS 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 2
PHYS 497 - Senior Seminar - Research Credits: 2

Subtotal Specific Departmental Requirements - Credits: 35

Additional Departmental Requirements:

Six or more additional credits to be chosen from:

ENGR 337 - Analog Electronics Credits: 4
PHYS 333 - Computational Methods Credits: 3
PHYS 340 - Optics Credits: 4
PHYS 454 - Advanced Topics in Physics Credits: 1-4

Subtotal Additional Departmental Requirements - Credits: 6

Auxiliary Requirements from Other Departments:

CHEM 150 - Fund of Chem I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4
CHEM 151 - Fund of Chem II: Chem Reaction Credits: 4
ENGR 104 - Engineering Fundamentals 2 Credits: 3
ENGR 201 - Electric Networks I Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 223 - Calculus III Credits: 4
MATH 327 - Differential Equations Credits: 4

Subtotal Auxiliary Requirements - Credits: 31

Recommended Additional Math - Choose one:

MATH 311 - Matrices & Linear Algebra Credits: 4
Other math courses numbered 300 or 400 as recommended by a physics advisor.

Major Totals - Credits: 72

Free Electives (variable)

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120*

* Among the minimum 120 credits required for the degree, 45 credits must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note to transfer and former students: If you have taken any of your major requirements and received a different number of credits than listed above, you may need to complete additional major credit requirements.