Physics (B.S.)
Administered by the Physics and Engineering Technology Department
Effective Fall, 2009
For a major in Physics, the Bachelor of Science program requires 71 semester hours; 15 of the required semester hours count toward general education requirements. Thus, in addition to the above program requirements, students must complete 35 to 44 semester hours in general education. The balance of the university's 120 semester hours requirement for a bachelor's degree comes from electives.
Bachelor of Science required courses include:
CHEM.115 Chemistry for the Sciences I
CHEM.116 Chemistry for the Sciences II
COMPSCI.116 Algorithmic Processes for Computers
MATH.125 Calculus I
MATH.126 Calculus II
MATH.225 Calculus III
MATH.322 Differential Equations
PHYSICS.123 Contemporary Physics or 58.101 Intro to Engineering Tech or an additional physics course numbered higher than PHYSICS.300
PHYSICS.211 General Physics I
PHYSICS.212 General Physics II
PHYSICS.302 Mechanics: Dynamics
PHYSICS.310 Modern Atomic Physics
PHYSICS.314 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYSICS.315 Electronics
PHYSICS.318 Optics
PHYSICS.400 Advanced Physics Laboratory
PHYSICS.422 Thermodynamics
PHYSICS.450 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
8 semester hours chosen from other physics courses numbered above PHYSICS.300
One of the following three courses:
COMPSCI.373 Numerical Methods in Computing
MATH.226 Calculus IV
MATH.314 Linear Algebra