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major: Physics
Degree: Bachelor of Science (BS) Concentration: Engineering Physics 2025-2026
Prerequisites (28 credits)
CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENT:CHM 2045/2045L General Chemistry I and Lab (4 credits)
Acceptable substitutes: (CHMX040 and CHMX041) or CHMX045C
Students must complete Introduction to Chemistry, CHM1025/L with a "C" or higher to take Chemistry I
CHM 2046/2046L General Chemistry II and Lab (4 credits)
Acceptable substitute: CHMX046C
MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT:
MAC2311 (GM) Calculus I (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: MAC 1147 (Students must complete MAC1105 and Trig or Pre Calc with a "C" or higher to take Calc I)
Acceptable substitute: MACX281
MAC2312 (GM) Calculus II (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: MAC 2311
Acceptable substitute: MACX282
MAC2313 (GM) Calculus III (4 Credits)
Prerequisite: MAC 2312
Acceptable substitute: MACX283
PHYSICS REQUIREMENT:
PHY 2048C Calculus-based Physics I (4 credits)
Prerequisites: PHY1028 Introduction to Physics and MAC2311 Calculus I
Corequisite: MAC2312
PHY 2049 Calculus-based Physics II (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHY 2048C and MAC 2312
PHY 2049L Calculus-based Physics II Lab (1 credit)Contextual Courses (6 credits)
COP 2220 Programming I (3 credits)Prerequisite: MAC 1105 or equivalent
MAP 2302 (GM) Ordinary Differ Equations (3 credits)
Prerequisite: MAC 2312
Major Requirements (30 credits)
PHY 1024 Exploring Majoring in Physics (1 credit)PHY 3101 Modern Physics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHY 2049
Corequisite: MAC 2313
PHY 3101L Modern Physics Lab (1 credit)
Corequisite: PHY 3101
PHZ 3113C Mathematical Physics (4 credits)
Prerequisites: PHY 2049 and MAC 2313
PHY 3220 Classical Mechanics (4 credits)
Prerequisite: PHZ 3113C
PHY 4320 Electricity and Magnetism (4 credits)
Prerequisite: PHZ 3113C
PHY 3604 Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
Prerequisites: PHY 3101 and PHZ 3113C
PHY 4523 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 credits)
Prerequisites: PHY 3101 or CHM 4410C, and MAC 2313
PHY 4610 Applications of Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
Prerequisite: PHY 3604
PHY 4802L Advanced Physics Lab (1 credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 3101L
PHY 4910 Physics Research and Seminar (1 credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 3101L
PHY 4911 Physics Research and Seminar 2 (1 credit)
Prerequisite: PHY 4911
Major Electives (24 credits)
Select from the following. At least 15 credits must come from courses with a prefix of EEE, EEL, EGN, EIN, EMA, EML, CES, or CWR.
EGN 1001C Introduction to Engineering I (2 credits)PHY 3424C Optics with Laboratory (4 credits)
PHY 3722C Electronics for Scientists (4 credits)
Restriction: cannot be combined with EEE 3308
PHZ 4404 Solid State Physics (3 credits)MAS 3105 (GM) Linear Algebra (4 credits)
STA 3032 (GM) Prob/Statistics for Engrs (3 credits)
Restriction: cannot be combined with STA 4321
STA 4321 (GM) Probability and Statistics (4 credits)
Restriction: cannot be combined with STA 3032
COP 3503 Programming II (3 credits)EEL 3111 Circuit Analysis I (3 credits)
EEL 3112 Circuit Analysis II (3 credits)
EEE 3308 Microelectronics I (3 credits)
EEE 4309 Microelectronics II (3 credits)
EEL 3117L Electrical Circuits Laboratory (1 Credit)
EEL 3013 Modeling and Sim in EE (3 credits)
Restriction: cannot be combined with EGN 3203
EEL 3135 Signals and Systems (3 credits)EEL 3216 Intro to Power Systems (3 credits)
EEL 3701 Intro to Digital Systems (3 credits)
EEL 301L Intro to Digital Systems Lab (1 credit)
EGN 3203 Modern Computational Methods (3 credits)
Restriction: cannot be combined with EEL 3013
EGN 3311 Statics (3 credits)
EGN 3321 Dynamics (3 credits)
EGN 3331 Strength of Materials (3 credits)
CES 3100 Analysis of Structures (3 credits)
CWR 3201 Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
EML 3100 Thermodynamics I (3 credits)
EML 3101 Thermodynamics II (3 credits)
EML 3015 Fluids (3 credits)
EML 3535C Modern Engineering CAD (2 credits)
EMA 3010 Intro to Materials Science (3 credits)
EMA 4502 Materials Characterization (3 credits)
EMA 4704 Materials Selection (3 credits)
EIN 3390 Materials Processing (3 credits)
This degree requires a minimum of 120 total hours with 48 upper (3000/4000) level hours.