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Bachelor of Science - Physics

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Degree Requirements

Required: 44-47 credit minimum, 34-37 upper division credits

Required courses

  • PHYS 211/211L: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I and Lab (recommended)

    • Alternative: PHYS 201/201L: General Physics I

  • PHYS 212/212L: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II and Lab (recommended)

    • Alternative: PHYS 202/202L: General Physics II

  • PHYS 300: Pre-Capstone Seminar

  • PHYS 303: Modern Physics

  • PHYS 310: Physical Modeling with Matlab

  • PHYS 475: Capstone Senior Thesis

  • Select one of the following:

    • PHYS 309/309L: Applied Electronics and Lab

    • PHYS 340: Advanced Experimental Physics

    • PHYS 425: Geometric and Physical Optics

  • Select one of the following ( 1 - 4 credits):

    • PHYS 492: Internship

    • PHYS 494: Capstone Research Project

    • PHYS 496: Directed Research

    • UNIV 496: Directed Research

  • Upper Division Physics Electives - 20 credits

Only physics courses numbered 200 and above can count toward the physics credit requirements.

Required Supporting Courses

  • MATH 251: Calculus I

  • MATH 252: Calculus II

  • MATH 261: Calculus III

  • MATH 265: Differential Equations

  • Select one of the following:

    • CSC 110:  Concepts of Programming

    • CSC 210: Introduction to Computer Programming

Recommended 

  • CHEM 151/151L: General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab

  • CHEM 152/152L: General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab

  • MATH 343: Linear Algebra

  • MATH 420: Real Analysis

  • MATH 450: Complex Variables

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