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Dec 26, 2024
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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Physics, Applied Physics Concentration, B.S.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Required Courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Quantitative requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3 Credit Hours
- Scientific Literacy requirement (in addition to General Education ) 3-4 Credit Hours
- University electives 0-19 Credit Hours
- Major core requirements (listed below) 54 Credit Hours 2
- Major program concentration requirements 13-32 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 Some major core courses simultaneously satisfy degree and some General Education requirements so that a student need not take more than 120 credit hours to satisfy graduation requirements.
Choose one of the following: 6 Credit Hours
Program Concentrations
Each student, in consultation with his/her faculty adviser, will choose one of the following program concentrations.
Applied Physics Concentration
The applied physics concentration is designed to prepare students for careers in a wide variety of scientific areas including laboratory and industrial settings. Students are strongly encouraged to complete at least one of six areas of interest for completion of degree requirements: applied nuclear physics, computational physics, materials physics, electronics and instrumentation, geophysics and biophysics.
All students in the applied physics concentration must complete the following courses:
Required Courses (in addition to core requirements)
Additional courses approved by the head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy: 9 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following: 2-6 Credit Hours
Total: 13-17 Credit Hours
Footnote
1 Students completing honors theses should take PHYS 499 in both the fall and spring semesters of their senior year for a total of 6 credit hours.
Suggested Areas of Interest
To satisfy the requirement of at least 9 additional credit hours approved by the department head, students are strongly encouraged to pursue a coherent set of courses to round out their academic experience. Below are suggested areas of interest.
Applied Nuclear Physics Courses
Choose one of the following:
Electronics and Instrumentation Courses
Choose among: 3-4 Credit Hours
Total: 11-12 Credit Hours
Choose two of the following: 6 Credit Hours
Computational Physics Courses
Students pursuing this area of interest should declare a minor in mathematics.
Choose one of the following courses: 3-4 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following: 3-4 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following: 3-4 Credit Hours
At least three credits from a field- or geographic-based course: 3-6 Credit Hours
At least six credits from the following: 6 Credit Hours
At least three credits from the following: 3-4 Credit hours
Total: 24-26 Credit Hours
Choose one of the following: 3-4 Credit Hours
Total: 29-30 Credit Hours
Students pursuing the Applied Physics Concentration are encouraged to consider the following minors as being particularly effective at augmenting a degree in physics:
Recommended Schedule for Majors
Choose one of the following: 6 Credit Hours
Total: 32-35 Credit Hours
Third and Fourth Years
During their junior and senior years, students will select courses to complete the specific program concentration which they are following. These course selections will be made with the assistance of a faculty adviser.
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