Applied Physics (BS)

Bachelor of Science Degree

 

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)
Rhetoric and Composition		ENGL 1101*							Rhetoric and Composition	3
Literature and Composition		ENGL 1102*							Literature and Composition	3
Communication									Choose course from approved list	3
II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)
Modern Languages									Choose sequence from approved list	6
English Literature									Choose one 2000-level English Literature course (except for ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 which	3
									meet the General Education Ethics requirement, below)
Philosophy and Religion									Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the 1000-2000 level	3
Fine Arts									Choose course from approved list	3
III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)
World History									Choose course from approved list	3
Government									Choose course from approved list	3
Social Science									Choose course from approved list	3
IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (12 hours)
Mathematics		MATH 2450*							Calculus I	4
Natural Science		PHYS 2110							University Physics I	4
		PHYS 2110L							University Physics I Lab	0
		PHYS 2120							University Physics II	4
		PHYS 2120L							University Physics II Lab	0
V. Ethics (3 hours)
Ethics									Choose course from approved list	3
VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)
First-Year Experience   *Grade of C or higher required.		PDMT 1101							Introduction to University Life and the Liberal Arts Tradition	1

Total Credit Hours:

48-49

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

Applied Physics Major

MATH 2450	Calculus I	4
MATH 2460	Calculus II	4
MATH 2470	Calculus III	4
MATH 2480	Differential Equations	3
MATH 2600	Linear Algebra	3
PHYS 2110	University Physics I	4
PHYS 2110L	University Physics I Lab	0
PHYS 2120	University Physics II	4
PHYS 2120L	University Physics II Lab	0
PHYS 3100	Classical Mechanics	3
PHYS 3300	Thermal and Statistical Physics	3
PHYS 4400	Electricity and Magnetism	3
PHYS 4800	Quantum Mechanics	3
PHYS 4950	Senior Capstone I	1
PHYS 4980	Senior Capstone II	1
NASC 3990	Philosophy and Methodology of Science	3
CHEM 1101	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 1101L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
CHEM 1102	General Chemistry II	3
CHEM 1102L	General Chemistry II Lab	1
CSCI 1301	Programming Principles I	3
	OR
CSCI 1371	Computing for Engineers	3
Total Credit Hours:		54

Students must complete two of the following courses:

PHYS 3010	Advanced Physics Lab	3
PHYS 3200	Modern Physics	3
PHYS 4100	Solid State Physics	3
PHYS 4350	Advanced Topics in Physics	1-3
PHYS 4500	Fluids	3
PHYS 4600	Circuits	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

General Electives

Total Credit Hours: 120