Physics / Bachelor of Science
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 73
The B.S. Degree gives students an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of physics with training in theoretical, computational, and experimental treatments of physics principles, phenomena, and applications. Students are also encouraged to get involved in research activities within the department. This program prepares students for entry into graduate programs in physics and other scientific or engineering fields. It also opens the door to a broad range of employment options in the both the public and private sectors, including employment in industry and at national labs.
Degree Requirements
Program: BS-PHYS-A
The following courses must be completed in order to earn a B.S. in Physics.
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.S. 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 (58)
II. Choose one of the following Lab/Lecture courses: (4)
III. Choose one of the following Computational Physics courses: (2)
IV. Select 9 credit hours of Electives: (9)
Select at least 9 additional hours of electives from the following list, up to 6 of which may be taken in Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics. Mathematics minors cannot use any 30000 or 40000 level Mathematics course to satisfy both this requirement and a Mathematics minor requirement
PHYS 37100 Workshop in Physics may be taken multiple times for credit if different topics are offered. Up to 2 credit hours may be applied toward completion of these elective credits.
PHYS 47000 Undergraduate Research may be taken multiple times for credit. Up to 6 credit hours may be applied toward completion of these elective credits.
PHYS 49800 Topics in Physics may be taken multiple times for credit if different topics are offered. Up to 9 credit hours may be applied toward completion of these elective credits.
PHYS 49900 Independent Study may be taken multiple times for credit. Up to 4 credit hours may be applied toward completion of these elective credits.
V. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of: