Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physics

  • A minimum of 41 credits in physics, including the following:
        
Number(s)
  Course Title
Credits
                          
        
221N-222N
or 121N-122N
  Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I & II
  Fundamentals of Physics I & II
10
        
        
301
  Vector Analysis
3
        
        
321
  Electronics
3
        
        
325
  Optics
3
        
        
341
  Fundamentals of Modern Physics
3
        
        
371
  Classical Mechanics I
3
        
        
414
  Electricity and Magnetism I
3
        
        
444
  Modern Experimental Physics Laboratory
3
        
        
461
  Quantum Mechanics I
3
        
        
480
  Senior Seminar
1
        
        
  
  At least 6 additional credits in physics
6
        
        
  
  Total
41
        
  • The following physics courses are strongly recommended:
        
315
  Electricity and Magnetism II
3
        
        
372
  Classical Mechanics II
3
        
  • The following math courses are required:
        
Math 152-153
  Calculus I & II
8
        
        
Math 251
  Calculus III
4
        
        
Math 311
  Ordinary Differential Equations
3
        
        
  
  Total
15
        
  • The following math course is recommended:
        
Math 412
  Partial Differential Equations
3
        

Physics majors must satisfy successfully the general education requirements including the following requirement in Foreign Language/Symbolic Systems: Completion a semester of a foreign language or demonstration of equivalent skill in a foreign language in testing administered by the Counseling Center and Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and completion of at least one computer science language course (CS 131, 203, or 204).