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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 nine are required:
PH 209   PH 210 (or PH 211 and PH 212)
PH 301   PH 303
PH 401   PH 402
PH 407   PH 408
PH 420


• In addition, a physics major must choose at least two elective courses. Courses vary from year to year, but the typical offerings are:
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
PH 430 or PH 532, or PH 535.

• Students planning to take PH 430 need to take an introductory computer programming course such as CS 127.

PH 532 Senior Thesis is recommended for students planning graduate work in physics, and requires that the student finds a faculty mentor.

• The following mathematics courses are required:
MT 102   MT 103 (or MT 105 with AP credit)
MT 202   MT 305
.

• Students entering with Mathematics AP placement are advised to substitute MT 210 Linear Algebra and MT 410 Differential Equations for 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 laboratories.

 



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