Physics (BS)

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Offered by the Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences .

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

120 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or better
Completion of college writing requirement
Completion of university mathematics requirement

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

63 credit hours with grades of C or better
Tracks: Chemical Physics, Computational Physics, or Traditional Physics

Course Requirements

Core (51 credit hours)

Tracks (12 credit hours)

Complete one of the following:

Chemical

Prerequisite:

CHEM-210 General Chemistry II FA5 (4)

12 credit hours from the following:

Computational

12 credit hours from the following:

Traditional

12 credit hours from the following:

Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

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