Applied Physics (BS)

Bachelor of Science Degree

 

General Education

Category I: The Individual (10 hours)
IA: Rhetoric	ENGL 1101							Rhetoric and Composition	3
IB: Mathematical Reasoning	MATH 2450							Calculus I	4
	MATH 2450L							Calculus I Lab	0
IC: Critical Thinking								Choose course from approved list	3
ID: Scientific Method	PHYS 2110L							University Physics I Lab	0
Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)
IIA: Freshman Composition	ENGL 1102							Literature and Composition	3
IIB: Speaking								Choose course from approved list	3
IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences								Choose course from approved list	3
IID: Humanities								Choose course from approved list	3
IIE: Government								Choose course from approved list	3
Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)
IIIA: Modern Language								Choose sequence from approved list	6
IIIB: History of Other Cultures								Choose course from approved list	3
IIIC: Fine Arts								Choose course from approved list	3
Category IV: The Natural World (8 hours)
IVA: Natural Science	PHYS 2110							University Physics I	4
	PHYS 2120							University Physics II	4
	PHYS 2120L							University Physics II Lab	0
Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)
VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics								Choose course from approved list	3
Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
VIA: First-Year Experience	PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

49

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Applied Physics Major

MATH 2460	Calculus II	4
MATH 2460L	Calculus II Lab	0
MATH 2470	Calculus III	4
MATH 2470L	Calculus III Lab	0
MATH 2480	Introduction to Differential Equations	3
PHYS 3010	Advanced Physics Lab I	1
PHYS 3020	Advanced Physics Lab II	1
PHYS 3100	Classical Mechanics	3
PHYS 3200	Modern Physics	3
PHYS 3300	Thermal and Statistical Physics	3
PHYS 4400	Electricity and Magnetism	3
PHYS 4600	Circuits	3
PHYS 4800	Quantum Mechanics	3
PHYS 4950	Science Seminar	1
PHYS 4980	Senior Research	1
NASC 3990	Philosophy and Methodology of Science	3
Total Credit Hours:		36

Students must complete two of the following courses:

PHYS 4100	Materials	3
PHYS 4350	Advanced Topics in Physics	1-3
PHYS 4500	Fluids	3
Total Credit Hours:		4-6

Students must complete 12 semester credit hours of coursework selected from the following list:

MATH 2600	Linear Algebra	3
MATH 3300	Probability	3
MATH 3400	Number Theory	3
MATH 3500	Numerical Methods	3
MATH 3600	Abstract Algebra	3
MATH 3700	Geometry	3
MATH 4350	Advanced Studies in Mathematics	1-3
MATH 4500	History and Development of Mathematics	3
MATH 4600	Real Analysis	3
MATH 4700	Complex Analysis	3
MATH 4950	Directed Independent Research	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

General Electives

	General Electives	18-20
Total Credit Hours:		18-20

Total Credit Hours: 121