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Degree Requirements
Physics (B.S.)

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Curriculum in Physics

Degree Requirements

College of Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Physics

General Education Requirements
Course Name/ #	Credit Hours	Course Name/#	Credit Hours
English		PHYS 1062⁵	3
ENGL 1157	3	Humanities
ENGL 1158 or 1159¹	3	Humanities Electives²	6
Mathematics³		Literature²	3
MATH 2114, 2124	8	Social Sciences
Science		Social Sciences Electives²	6
BIOS	3	Arts
PHYS 1061⁵	3	Arts Elective²	3
		Total	39

Other Requirements
Course Name/ #	Credit Hours	Course Name/#	Credit Hours
CHEM 1017 and 1007	4	Applied Science and Engineering Electives	12
CHEM 1018 and 1008	4	MATH 2221	3
CSCI 1581/1583 or 1205	3	MATH 2134	4
MATH Elective 3000+ level or one of PHYS 4201 or 4205	3	Electives	16
		Total	51⁴

Course Requirements for Major
Course Name/ #	Credit Hours	Course Name/#	Credit Hours
PHYS 1063, 1065⁵	2	PHYS 4160 or 4902	3
PHYS 3064	3	PHYS 4401	3
Physics Undergraduate Research⁶	3	PHYS 4601	3
PHYS 3198	1	PHYS 4501	3
PHYS 3301	3	Approved PHYS 3000+ level Electives	3
PHYS 4211	3	Total	30

Total Credit Hours Required	Credit Hours
	120

Additional Requirement
Minimum grade of C in all science courses (BIOS, CHEM, CSCI, EES, MATH, PHYS, PSYC)

"C" or better required.
Check General Education Courses to confirm courses fulfilling this requirement.
6 credits of Math satisfy the general education requirements.
Includes 2 credits of Math listed in general education requirements section.
Physics 1031, 1032, 1033, and 1034 may be substituted with consent of the department.
Research may be any combination of Physics 3094, 2191, 3191, or 4191 to a total three credit hours.