Physics (B.A.)

Admission Requirements

Mathematics preparation through precalculus is required.

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours33
Physics Major Requirements (32-34 credit hours)
Required Core Courses (20-22 credit hours)
PHY 111UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I4-5
or PHY 107 GENERAL PHYSICS I
PHY 112UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II4-5
or PHY 108 GENERAL PHYSICS II
PHY 213UNIVERSITY PHYSICS III3
PHY 214OPTICS AND HEAT LABORATORY1
PHY 305MODERN PHYSICS I3
PHY 306MODERN PHYSICS II3
PHY 307MODERN PHYSICS LABORATORY2
Electives in Physics (12 credit hours)
Select four from the following:12
PHY 308
OPTICS
PHY 310
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LABORATORY
PHY 315
HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
PHY 320
INTRODUCTION TO THEORETICAL PHYSICS
PHY 323
STATICS
PHY 324
ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
PHY 340
NONLINEAR DYNAMICS AND CHAOS
PHY 410
ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY
PHY 425
CLASSICAL MECHANICS
PHY 435
INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS
PHY 440
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I
PHY 495
SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
Required Credit Hours Outside the Major (16 credit hours)
CHE 111FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I3
CHE 112FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II3
CHE 113LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I1
CHE 114LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II1
MAT 161CALCULUS I4
or MAT 126 APPLIED CALCULUS I
MAT 162CALCULUS II4
or MAT 127 APPLIED CALCULUS II
All College Electives
37-39 credit hours37-39
Total Credit Hours120

Students will demonstrate:

  1. ability to communicate clearly using the vocabulary and concepts of physics.
  2. ability to solve conceptual and quantitative problems in physics at an undergraduate level.
  3. understanding of laboratory skills used in physics laboratory exercises.
  4. ability to write algorithms in a computational language using common software.
  5. an understanding of keeping an accurate and legible laboratory notebook.
  6. to analyze and evaluate experimental data.
  7. mastery of the subject matter in Classical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, and Quantum Mechanics.
  8. adequate technical report writing skills.
  9. adequate oral presentation skills.