Physics (BS)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements:

The College Breadth Requirements are taken in addition to the University Breadth Requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. College Breadth courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

A total of 18 credits from Groups A, B, and C is required with a minimum of six credits in each group. The six credits from each group could be from the same area.

Major Requirements:

All 200-level PHYS courses used to satisfy prerequisite or graduation requirements must be passed with a minimum grade of C-.

PHYS 169 - Perspectives on Physics and Astronomy Credit(s): 1
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I Credit(s): 4
PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II Credit(s): 4
PHYS 211 - Oscillations and Waves Credit(s): 3
PHYS 309 - Physics of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Credit(s): 3
PHYS 310 - Introduction to Thermal Physics Credit(s): 3
PHYS 311 - Aspects of Modern Physics Credit(s): 3
PHYS 313 - Physical Optics Credit(s): 4
PHYS 419 - Classical Mechanics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 424 - Quantum Mechanics I Credit(s): 3
PHYS 603 - Electricity and Magnetism I 3
Twelve credits of Physics at or above the 400-level (PHYS 333 may be used).
MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B Credit(s): 4
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C Credit(s): 4

One of the following sequences:

MATH 302 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credit(s): 3
MATH 349 - Elementary Linear Algebra Credit(s): 3
or
MATH 351 - Engineering Mathematics I Credit(s): 3
MATH 342 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra II Credit(s): 3

Related Coursework:

CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 4
or
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I Credit(s): 4
CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3

Foreign Language or Computer Science:

One of the two options:

Foreign Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 112) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
  - Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Computer Science:

CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers Credit(s): 3
CISC 210 - Introduction to Systems Programming Credit(s): 3
CISC 220 - Data Structures Credit(s): 3
One Computer Science elective at or above the 260-level (three credits)

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.