Requirements for the BS degree in Physics with Honors
Perspective students can choose between two introductory tracks:
• PHYS 213. General College Physics I Lab included
• PHYS 214. General College Physics II Lab included
-OR-
• PHYS 313. Physics for Scientists I
• PHYS 314. Physics for Scientists II
• PHYS 315. University Physics Lab I
• PHYS 316. University Physics Lab II
Required advanced labs:
• PHYS 516. Advanced Physics Laboratory
• PHYS 517. Electronics Laboratory
• PHYS 616. Computational Physics Laboratory
Core physics courses:
• PHYS 551. Topics in Modern Physics
• PHYS 621. Analytical Mechanics
• PHYS 631. Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 641. Thermophysics
• PHYS 651. Quantum Mechanics
• 8 additional upper division hours in physics, of which at least 3 hours must be
in advanced study in one of the three core areas of PHYS 621, PHYS 634, or PHYS 651
(excluding PHYS 395, 501, and 502
Additional required courses:
• 10 hours of Chemistry
• MATH 555.Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
ONE (1) of the following math courses:
• MATH 545. Integration Techniques and Applications
• MATH 547. Advanced Calculus 1
• MATH 757. Partial Differential Equations for Engineers