Physics, Bachelor of Arts

Physics Major Requirements

Required Courses

PHY 1003	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I	5
PHY 1004	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II	5

The advanced physics core of five courses:

PHY 2006	SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY	3
PHY 2010	MECHANICS	3
PHY 2021	ELECTROMAGNETISM	4
PHY 2030	Quantum Physics	4
PHY 2040	THERMODYNAM & STATISTICAL PHY	3

Mathematics courses

MATH 1030	CALCULUS I	4
MATH 1032	CALCULUS II	4
MATH 2030	CALCULUS III	4
MATH 2021	DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS	4

Two computer programming courses or two biology courses

MAC 1010	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	4
MAC 2010	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II	4
BIO 1001	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4
BIO 1002	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II	4

Chemistry courses

CHM 1001	PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I	3
CHM 1002	PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY II	3
CHM 1003	PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY LAB I	1
CHM 1004	PRINC OF CHEMISTRY LAB II	1
PHY 3090	Senior Research Project & Seminar	3

No course with a grade lower than C - will be accepted toward the major in physics. 

Physics Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors in physics are conferred upon graduating seniors who have maintained a G.P.A. of 3.5 or more in courses required for the major.