Requirements for the BA degree in Physics

Students can choose between two introductory tracks:

  • PHYS 213. General College Physics I Lab included
  • PHYS 214. General College Physics II Lab included

-OR-

  • PHYS 313. Physics for Scientists I
  • PHYS 314. Physics for Scientists II
  • PHYS 315. University Physics Lab I
  • PHYS 316. University Physics Lab II

TWO (2) of the Following advanced labs

  • PHYS 516. Advanced Physics Laboratory
  • PHYS 517. Electronics Laboratory
  • PHYS 616. Computational Physics Laboratory

Core physics courses

  • PHYS 551. Topics in Modern Physics
  • PHYS 621. Analytical Mechanics
  • PHYS 631. Electricity and Magnetism
  • PHYS 641. Thermophysics
  • PHYS 651. Quantum Mechanics

Additional required courses

  • 5 hours of Chemistry
  • 6 additional hours of upper division Physics, (excluding PHYS 501 and 502)
  • MATH 555.Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

ONE (1) of the following math courses

  • MATH 545. Integration Techniques and Applications
  • MATH 547. Advanced Calculus 1
  • MATH 757. Partial Differential Equations for Engineers