Physics (B.S.)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education 23 Requirements | ||
| 33 credit hours | 33 | |
| Physics Major Requirements (44 credit hours) | ||
| Required Core Courses (26 credit hours) | ||
| PHY 111 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I | 5 |
| PHY 112 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II | 5 |
| PHY 213 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS III | 3 |
| PHY 214 | OPTICS AND HEAT LABORATORY | 1 |
| PHY 305 | MODERN PHYSICS I | 3 |
| PHY 306 | MODERN PHYSICS II | 3 |
| PHY 310 | COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LABORATORY | 3 |
| PHY 320 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORETICAL PHYSICS | 3 |
| Additional Required Courses for the "Three-Two" Option (9 credit hours) | ||
| PHY 324 | ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS | 3 |
| PHY 410 | ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY | 3 |
| PHY 440 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I | 3 |
| Plus 10 credit hours of engineering courses, transferred from engineering school | 10 | |
| Additional Required Courses for Four-Year Physics B.S.-Only Degree (18 credit hours) | ||
| PHY 324 | ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS | 3 |
| PHY 410 | ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY | 3 |
| PHY 425 | CLASSICAL MECHANICS | 3 |
| PHY 435 | INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS | 3 |
| PHY 440 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I | 3 |
| PHY 441 | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II | 3 |
| Required Credit Hours Outside the Major (26 credit hours) | ||
| CHE 111 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I | 3 |
| CHE 112 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II | 3 |
| CHE 113 | LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I | 1 |
| CHE 114 | LABORATORY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY II | 1 |
| MAT 161 | CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MAT 162 | CALCULUS II | 4 |
| MAT 163 | USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS I | 1 |
| MAT 164 | USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS II | 1 |
| MAT 263 | CALCULUS III | 4 |
| MAT 264 | USING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLORE CALCULUS III | 1 |
| MAT 315 | DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 3 |
| All College Electives | ||
| 17 credit hours | 17 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
Students will demonstrate:
- ability to communicate clearly using the vocabulary and concepts of physics.
- ability to solve conceptual and quantitative problems in physics at an undergraduate level.
- understanding of laboratory skills used in physics laboratory exercises.
- ability to write algorithms in a computational language using common software.
- an understanding of keeping an accurate and legible laboratory notebook.
- ability to analyze and evaluate experimental data.
- mastery of the subject matter in Classical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, and Quantum Mechanics.
- adequate technical report writing skills.
- adequate oral presentation skills.