Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalogue

Physics, B.S.


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The Bachelor of Science degree in Physics is appropriate for students planning to pursue physics as a professional career, either immediately after graduation in a physics-related insutry or after graduate study in physics or a related field. 

Oral Communication Requirement:


To satisfy the oral communication requirement for the B.A. or B.S. degree in Physics a student must successfully complete PHY 495  or any other approved oral intensive course (see list here).

Applied Learning Requirement:


To satisfy the applied learning requirement for the B.A. or B.S. degree in Physics a student must successfully complete one of the following: directed individual study in any scientific discipline; departmental honors in any science department; PHY 493 , PHY 495 .

Total: 73 hours


Additional Information:


Students must attain a grade point average of “C” (2.00) or better computed over all the courses used to fulfill the requirements of the major and a grade of “C-” or better for each PHY course used to fulfill the requirements of the major.

Note:


Students interested in the B.S. degree in physics are advised to take the PHY 201  - PHY 202  sequence in the freshman year.

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