Physics / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 52

This program provides students a solid foundation in physics.  It gives students the opportunity to pursue other academic interests.  The B.A. program can be excellent preparation for middle and high school physics teachers (see the B.A. Program for Physics Certification), for pre-law students (especially for patent law), for students interested in graduate work in interdisciplinary areas like History or Philosophy of Science (with appropriate coursework in other fields), and for those interested in technical careers in industry.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-PHYS-A

A grade of "C-" or better must be earned in a prerequisite course in order to advance to the next course in the sequence. An overall GPA of 2.0 must be earned in the major in order for a student to graduate with a B.A. in Physics.

Physics majors and minors may take a Physics class only two times. If a student has not achieved a minimum of a "C-" after the second attempt, the student may not repeat the class.

I. Core Courses (45)

CHEM-11000General Chemistry 1

4

CHEM-11100General Chemistry 1 Lab

1

MATH-20000Calculus 1

4

MATH-20100Calculus 2

4

MATH-25000Calculus 3

4

MATH-30000Differential Equations

3

PHYS-21000General Physics 1

3

PHYS-21100General Physics 1 Lab

1

PHYS-21500General Physics 2

3

PHYS-21600General Physics 2 Lab

1

PHYS-21800General Physics 3

3

PHYS-21900General Physics 3 Lab

1

PHYS-29600Research Methods Seminar

1

PHYS-30000Mechanics

4

PHYS-34100Modern Physics

3

PHYS-36500Intermediate Physics Laboratory

3

PHYS-46500Capstone Project

1

PHYS-49600Physics Seminar

1

II. Select one of the following courses: (4)

PHYS-31000Electricity and Magnetism

4

PHYS-31100Analog and Digital Electronics

4

III. Select one of the following Computation courses: (3)

CPSC-20000Introduction to Computer Science

3

CPSC-23500Programming for Data Analysis

3

CPSC-31500Scientific Computing

3

MATH-42500Mathematical Modeling

3

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
PHYS-29600Research Methods Seminar

1

PHYS-36500Intermediate Physics Laboratory

3

PHYS-46500Capstone Project

1