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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

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.

Physics majors may not double major in Chemical Physics.

I. Core Courses (45)

03-110General Chemistry I

4
03-111General Chemistry I Lab

1
13-200Calculus I

4
13-201Calculus II

4
13-250Calculus III

4
13-300Differential Equations

3
17-210General Physics I

3
17-211General Physics I Lab

1
17-215General Physics II

3
17-216General Physics II Lab

1
17-218General Physics III

3
17-219General Physics III Lab

1
17-296Research Methods Seminar

1
17-300Mechanics

4
17-341Modern Physics

3
17-365Intermediate Physics Laboratory

3
17-465Capstone Project

1
17-496Physics Seminar

1

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

17-310Electricity and Magnetism

4
17-311Analog and Digital Electronics

4

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

70-200Introduction to Computer Science

3
70-315Scientific Computing

3

IV. The advanced writing requirement is satisfied for Physics majors by successful completion of 17-296 Research Methods Seminar, 17-365 Intermediate Physics Lab, and 17-465 Capstone Project.