Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academics  section of this catalog and the College of Science degree requirements .

Required courses

Minimum of 49 hours in physics, including:

• PHYS 1710 - Mechanics and
• PHYS 1730 - Laboratory in Mechanics

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• PHYS 1410 - General Physics I and
• PHYS 1430 - General Physics Laboratory I

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• PHYS 1420 - General Physics II and
• PHYS 1440 - General Physics Laboratory II

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  or

   

• PHYS 1510 - General Physics I with Calculus and
• PHYS 1530 - General Physics with Calculus Laboratory I

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• PHYS 1520 - General Physics II with Calculus and
• PHYS 1540 - General Physics with Calculus Laboratory II

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• PHYS 2220 - Electricity and Magnetism and
• PHYS 2240 - Electricity and Magnetism

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• PHYS 3010 - Modern Physics and
• PHYS 3030 - Laboratory in Modern Physics

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• PHYS 3210 - Mechanics
• PHYS 3310 - Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
• PHYS 3420 - Electronics
• PHYS 3510 - Physics, Computation and Software Applications
• PHYS 4110 - Statistical and Thermal Physics
• PHYS 4210 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 4310 - Quantum Mechanics
• PHYS 4950 - Senior Thesis (3 hours)
• PHYS 4955 - Senior Thesis Capstone (3 hours)

Engineering Physics Concentration

At least 9 hours chosen from the following courses:

• EENG 2620 - Signals and Systems and
• EENG 2621 - Signals and Systems Lab

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• EENG 2710 - Digital Logic Design and
• EENG 2711 - Digital Logic Design Lab

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• EENG 3710 - Computer Organization
• PHYS 4150 - Experimental Physics I
• PHYS 4220 - Electromagnetic Waves
• PHYS 4250 - Advanced Photonics for Microscopy and Spectroscopy
• PHYS 4500 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics
• PHYS 4520 - Physics of Nanoscale Materials
• PHYS 4600 - Computer Based Physics

Other course requirements

• MATH 1710 - Calculus I
• MATH 1720 - Calculus II
• MATH 2700 - Linear Algebra and Vector Geometry
• MATH 2730 - Multivariable Calculus
• MATH 3410 - Differential Equations I

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• CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry for Science Majors and
• CHEM 1430 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry

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• CHEM 1420 - General Chemistry for Science Majors and
• CHEM 1440 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry

Minor requirements

Students seeking secondary teacher certification should see requirements listed under Physics/Mathematics teacher certification .

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements . Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information, see an academic advisor in the College of Science.

Other requirements

Substitutions in the BA or BS degree programs may be made only with the written consent of the department chair. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 in all advanced-level science and mathematics courses is required for graduation with a degree in physics.