Undergraduate Program

Major Requirements

The minimum requirements of the B.S. program include eleven lecture courses (with associated laboratory) in physics of which nine are numbered above 300.

• Among these courses, the following seven are required:
PH 301   PH 303
PH 401   PH 402
PH 407   PH 408
PH 420

• In addition, a Physics major must choose at least two of the following elective courses: (Some of these courses are offered periodically based on demand.)
PH 412   PH 425
PH 441   PH 480
PH 515   PH 525
PH 540


• The required laboratory courses are the following:
PH 203-204   PH 409,
and at least one of either
PH 430 or PH 535.
Students planning to take PH 430 need to take an introductory computer programming course such as PH 330.

• For students concentrating in experimental physics, PH 536 (with approval) is strongly recommended.

• PH 532 Senior Thesis is recommended for students planning graduate work in physics.

• The following mathematics courses are required:
MT 102   MT 103
MT 202   MT 305.

• The final requirement is two approved courses in a science other than physics, normally CH 109-110 General Chemistry along with the associated laboratory.