Physics / Bachelor of Arts
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
Program: BA-PHYS-1
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.
I. Core Courses (45)
| CHEM-11000 | General Chemistry 1 |
4 |
| CHEM-11100 | General Chemistry 1 Lab |
1 |
| MATH-20900 | Calculus 1 |
4 |
| MATH-23500 | Calculus 2 |
4 |
| MATH-25000 | Calculus 3 |
4 |
| MATH-30000 | Differential Equations |
3 |
| PHYS-21000 | General Physics 1 |
3 |
| PHYS-21100 | General Physics 1 Lab |
1 |
| PHYS-21500 | General Physics 2 |
3 |
| PHYS-21600 | General Physics 2 Lab |
1 |
| PHYS-21800 | General Physics 3 |
3 |
| PHYS-21900 | General Physics 3 Lab |
1 |
| PHYS-29600 | Research Methods Seminar |
1 |
| PHYS-30000 | Mechanics |
4 |
| PHYS-34100 | Modern Physics |
3 |
| PHYS-36500 | Intermediate Physics Laboratory |
3 |
| PHYS-46500 | Capstone Project |
1 |
| PHYS-49600 | Physics Seminar |
1 |
II. Select one of the following courses: (4)
| PHYS-31000 | Electricity and Magnetism |
4 |
| PHYS-31100 | Analog and Digital Electronics |
4 |
III. Select one of the following Computation courses: (3)
| CPSC-20000 | Introduction to Computer Science |
3 |
| DATA-23500 | Programming for Data Analysis |
3 |
| CPSC-31500 | Scientific Computing |
3 |
| MATH-36500 | Mathematical Modeling |
3 |
IV. Advanced Writing Requirement
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
| PHYS-49600 | Physics Seminar |
1 |
