BA in Physics
Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.00 (on a 4.00 scale) and departmental approval.
University Requirements
- A total of 120 credit hours
- 6 credit hours of college writing
- 3 credit hours of college mathematics or the equivalent by examination
General Education Requirements
- A total of ten courses, consisting of two courses from each of
the five foundational areas - At least one course from Area Five: The Natural and
Mathematical Sciences must include a laboratory science
component - No more than two courses may be taken in the same
discipline
Major Requirements
- 48 credit hours with grades of C or better
Course Requirements
Core (36 credit hours)
- CSC-280 Introduction to Computer Science I (4)
- MATH-221 Calculus I (4)
- MATH-222 Calculus II (4)
- MATH-313 Calculus III (4)
- PHYS-110 Principles of Physics I (4)
- PHYS-210 Principles of Physics II (4)
- PHYS-331 Modern Physics (3)
- PHYS-351 Waves and Optics (3)
- PHYS-440 Experimental Physics (3)
- PHYS-480 Physics Capstone Seminar (3)
Electives
- 12 credit hours from the following:
- PHYS-300 Acoustics (3)
- PHYS-310 Electronics I (3)
- PHYS-315 Electronics I Laboratory (2)
- PHYS-320 Electronics II (3)
- PHYS-325 Electronics II Laboratory (2)
- PHYS-360 Astrophysics (3)
- PHYS-380 Mathematical and Computational Physics (3)
- PHYS-430 Classical Mechanics (3)
- PHYS-450 Electricity and Magnetism (3)
- PHYS-460 Statistical Mechanics (3)
- PHYS-470 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3) (prerequisite: PHYS-380 or PHYS-430)
University Honors Program
To graduate with University Honors, students must be admitted to the University Honors Program, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, and receive grades of B or better in all University Honors course work. There are three levels of University Honors course requirements: Level I (100-200-level); Level II (300-level and above); and Level III (Honors Capstone Project). The department Honors coordinator advises students in the University Honors Program regarding requirements for graduating with University Honors in the major.