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2021-2022 Catalog
Physics: Pre-Medical Physics (Bachelor of Science)

Program Description for Physics

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Major: Physics Concentration: Pre-Medical Physics Degree: Bachelor of Science

Prerequisites (28 credits)

CHEMISTRY 1 REQUIREMENT

  • CHM 2045 General Chemistry I (3 credits)
  • CHM 2045L General Chemistry I Lab (1 credit)
    Acceptable substitutes: (CHMX040 and CHMX041) or CHMX045C Students must complete Introduction to Chemistry, CHM1025/L with a "C" or higher to take Chemistry I)

CHEMISTRY 2 REQUIREMENT

  • CHM 2046 General Chemistry II (3 credits)
  • CHM 2046L General Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)
    Acceptable substitute: CHMX046C

    MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT

MAC2311 (GM) Calculus I (4 Credits)

Acceptable substitute: MACX281
Prereq: MAC 1147 (Students must complete MAC1105 and Trig or Pre Calc with a "C" or higher to take Calc I)

MAC2312 (GM) Calculus II (4 Credits)

Acceptable substitute: MACX282
Prereq: MAC 2311

MAC2313 (GM) Calculus III (4 Credits)

Acceptable substitute: MACX283
Prereq: MAC 2312

PHYSICS REQUIREMENT:

  • PHY 2048C Calculus-based Physics I (4 credits) Students must complete Introduction to Physics, PHY 1028 with a "C" or higher to take Physics I)
  • PHY 2049 Calculus-based Physics II (3 credits)
  • PHY 2049L Calculus-based Physics II Lab (1 credit)

Contextual Courses (19 credits)

BSC1010C General Biology I (4 Credits)

BSC1011C General Biology II (4 Credits)

MAP2302 (GM) Ordinary Differ Equations (3 Credits)

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENT

  • CHM 2210 Organic Chemistry I (3 Credits)
  • CHM 2210L Organic Chemistry I lab (1 Credit)
  • CHM 2211 Organic Chemistry II (3 Credits)
  • CHM 2211L Organic Chemistry II lab (1 Credit)

Major Requirements (36 credits)

Courses must be taken in prerequisite order. Grades of C or above must be earned in all physics requirements.

PHY1024 Exploring Majoring in Physics (1 Credit)

PHY3101 Modern Physics (3 Credits)

Prereq: PHY 2049; Coreq: MAC 2313

PHY3101L Modern Physics Lab (1 Credit)

Coreq: PHY 3101

PHZ3113C Mathematical Physics (4 Credits)

Prereqs: PHY 2049 and MAC 2313; Coreq: MAP 2302

PHY3220 Classical Mechanics (4 Credits)

Prereq: PHZ 3113C

PHY4320 Electricity and Magnetism (4 Credits)

Prereq: PHZ 3113C

PHY3424C Optics with Laboratory (4 Credits)

Prereqs: PHY 2049 and MAC 2313

PHY3722C Electronics for Scientists (4 Credits)

Prereqs: PHY 2049 and MAC 2313

PHY3604 Quantum Mechanics (4 Credits)

Prereq: PHZ 3113C

PHY4523 Thermodyn and Statistical Mech (4 Credits)

Prereqs: (PHY 3101 or CHM 4410C) and MAC 2313

PHY4802L Advanced Physics Laboratory (2 Credits)

Prereq: PHY 3101L

PHY4910 Physics Research and Seminar (1 Credit)

Prereq: PHY 3101

PHY4911 Physics Research and Seminar 2 (1 Credit)

Prereq: PHY 4910

Major Electives (5 credits)

SELECT 5 HRS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

  • BSC 2012C Biology III (4 credits)
  • BCH 4033 Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • BCH 4033L Biochemistry lab (1 credit)
  • CHM 3120C Quantitative Analytical Chemistry (4 credits)
  • PCB 3023C Molecular & Cell Biology (4 credits)
  • PCB 3063 Genetics (4 credits)
  • PHZ 4404 Solid State Physics (3 credits)
  • PHZ 4303 Nuclear Physics (3 credits)
  • PHY 4610 Applications of Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)