Physics (BS)
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Physics Base | 49 | |
| PHYS 121 & 121L | Physics I and Physics I Lab | 5 |
| PHYS 122 & 122L | Physics II and Physics II Lab | 5 |
| PHYS 180 | Physics Skills Seminar | 1 |
| PHYS 280 | Physics Pathways Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 157 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 4 |
| MATH 258 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| CPSC 121 | Computer Science I | 3 |
| PHYS 201 | Mathematical Methods | 3 |
| PHYS 222 | Electronics | 2 |
| PHYS 224 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 321 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 322 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS 323 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 324 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 325 | Computational Physics | 2 |
| PHYS 441 | Advanced Laboratory I | 2 |
| PHYS 442 | Advanced Laboratory II | 2 |
| Physics majors are also encouraged to take: | ||
| Calculus and Analytic Geometry III | ||
| Ordinary Differential Equation | ||
| Linear Algebra | ||
Additional CPSC courses | ||
| Concentrations | ||
| Select one of the following five concentrations: | 13-18 | |
Fundamental Physics | ||
Medical Physics | ||
Applied Physics | ||
Astrophysics | ||
Materials Physics | ||
| Total Hours | 111-116 | |
Fundamental Physics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CPSC 222 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| PHYS 424 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | Fields, Oscs, and Relativity | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Optics | ||
| Solid State Physics | ||
| Nuclear and Particle Physics | ||
| Cosmology and Astrophysics | ||
| Biophysical Systems and Modeling | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Medical Physics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 101 & 101L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 105 & 105L | Information Flow in Biological Systems and Information Flow in Biological Systems Lab | 4 |
| HPHY 241 & 241L | Human Anatomy and Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab | 4 |
| PHYS 454 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 456 | Biophysical Systems and Modeling | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Recommended (not required): BIOL 106 Energy Flow in Biological Systems & HPHY 242 Human Anatomy and Physiology II / HPHY 242L Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab II
Applied Physics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CPSC 222 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| MATH 321 | Statistics for Experimentalist | 3 |
| PHYS 452 | Optics | 3 |
| PHYS 453 | Solid State Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 456 | Biophysical Systems and Modeling | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Astrophysics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 105 | Astronomy | 2 |
| CPSC 222 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | Fields, Oscs, and Relativity | 3 |
| PHYS 454 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 455 | Cosmology and Astrophysics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
Materials Physics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 101 & 101L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| MENG 221 | Materials Engineering | 3 |
| PHYS 424 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 453 | Solid State Physics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 13 | |