Program Description for Physics
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)