* See General Education Degree Requirements for details and a list of specific course requirements, here.
** MATH 150 and PHYS 104/130 required in the professional component partially fulfill General Education requirements.
B.1 Physics Core Curriculum |
Hours |
(A) Physics |
28 |
| PHYS 104/130 Engineering Physics I/Elementary Physics Laboratory I |
5 |
| PHYS 105/132 Engineering Physics II/Engineering Physics Laboratory II (preferred) or PHYS 131 College Physics Laboratory II |
5 |
| PHYS 500 Mathematical Physics |
3 |
| PHYS 510 Analytical Mechanics I |
3 |
| PHYS 512 Electricity and Magnetism I |
3 |
| PHYS 516 Modern Physics I |
3 |
| PHYS 530 Intermediate Physics Laboratory (____) |
3 |
| PHYS 691 Senior Research Project |
2 |
| PHYS 699 Senior Review and Assessment |
1 |
(B) Chemistry |
10 |
| CHEM 215/216 General Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 225/226 General Chemistry II/Laboratory |
5 |
(C) Mathematics |
16 |
| MATH 150 Calculus I |
5 |
| MATH 155 Calculus II |
5 |
| MATH 253 Calculus III |
3 |
| MATH 553 Differential Equations |
3 |
| TOTAL |
54 |
B.2 Emphasis Areas |
|
1. Professional Sequence (for students preparing for Graduate Study) |
24 |
| PHYS 518 Physical Optics |
3 |
| PHYS 610 Analytical Mechanics II |
3 |
| PHYS 612 Electricity and Magnetism II |
3 |
| PHYS 714 Statistical Thermodynamics |
3 |
| PHYS 716 Introductory Quantum Mechanics |
3 |
| Three additional upper division physics, mathematics or chemistry courses with departmental approval |
9 |
2. Applied Sequence - Emphasis in Computational Physics |
32 |
| CSIS 240 C++ Programming |
3 |
| CSIS 250 Principles of Software Design |
3 |
| PHYS 502 Computational Physics |
3 |
| MATH 212 Matrix Algebra |
2 |
| MATH 569 Numerical Analysis |
3 |
| Four additional upper division physics courses |
12 |
| Two additional upper-division physics, mathematics or chemistry courses with departmental approval |
6 |
3. Applied Sequence - Emphasis in Polymer Physics |
29 |
| PET 180/185 General Plastics/Laboratory |
4 |
| CHEM 325/326 Organic Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 620/621 Polymer Chemistry/Laboratory |
5 |
| PHYS 714 Statistical Thermodynamics |
3 |
| PHYS 742 Solid State Physics |
3 |
| Three additional upper division physics courses with departmental approval |
9 |
4. Applied Sequence - Emphasis in Pre-Medical Studies |
39 |
| CHEM 325/326 Organic Chemistry I/Laboratory |
5 |
| CHEM 335/336 Organic Chemistry II/Laboratory |
5 |
| BIOL 105/205 Pre-Health Orientation I and II |
2 |
| BIOL 211 Principles of Biology I |
4 |
| BIOL 311 Cell Biology |
3 |
| BIOL 371/372 General Microbiology/Laboratory |
5 |
| Five additional upper-division physics courses |
15 |
5. Applied Sequence - Emphasis in Solid State Electronic Devices |
24 |
| PHYS 502 Computational Physics |
3 |
| PHYS 504 Solid State Electronic Devices |
3 |
| PHYS 532 Electronic Circuits I |
3 |
| PHYS 533 Electronic Circuits II |
3 |
| PHYS 716 Introductory Quantum Mechanics |
3 |
| PHYS 742 Solid State Physics |
3 |
| Two additional upper-division physics, mathematics or chemistry courses with departmental approval |
6 |
6. Applied Sequence - Customized Emphasis |
24 |
| Eight upper-division elective courses, five in physics and the remaining three chosen in physics, mathematics, chemistry or technology. Department approval of specific course selections required. |
C. Minor Requirements |
| A minor consists of 20 hours of course work in a field different from the major field of study. Physics students customarily minor in chemistry or mathematics, but may want to select other minors as a way to improve employment options. |
