Applied Physics BS

Requirements

General Education — 42 or 43 hours

See the General Education Curriculum Section for the complete list of courses.

Exceptions: The Laboratory Science and Mathematics components of the General Education curriculum are fulfilled by required major and support courses. Issues in Science is waived in lieu of upper division physics courses.

Major — 48-50 hours

PHY 2110	General Physics I	4
PHY 2120	General Physics II	4
CHE 1040	General Chemistry I	4
EEC 1500	Introduction to Engineering Design	2
EEC 2150	Engineering Programming I	3
PHY 2030/EEC 2030/ITI 2030	Digital Logic I	4
PHY 2500/EEC 2500	Circuits I	4
PHY 2550/MAT 2550	Mathematical Methods for Physical Science and Engineering	3
PHY 2560	Projects in Physics or Engineering I	1-3
	or
PHY 3333	Faculty-Led Academic Research Experiences (FLARE)	1-3
PHY 3140	Modern Physics	4
PHY 3335/BIO 3335/CHE 3335	Junior Seminar in Physics	1
PHY 4335/BIO 4335/CHE 4335	Senior Seminar in Physics	1

Choose one of the following —1 hour

PHY 4330	Special Projects in Physics	1-3
PHY 4340	Research Projects in Physics II	1-3
PHY 4350	Senior Design Project	1-3
PHY 4510	Career Internship in Physics	1-3

Major Electives: Choose two of the following — 6-8 hours

PHY 3200/EEC 3200	Electromagnetics I	3
PHY 3300	Intermediate Mechanics	4
PHY 4010	Thermodynamics	4
PHY 4400	Quantum Mechanics	3

Choose 6 hours from among the following, not chosen for Major Electives above — 6 hours

EEC 3XXX/4XXX	Electrical Engineering electives (3000 level or above)	0-6
PHY 3XXX/4XXX	Physics electives (3000 level or above)	0-6

Required Support Courses — 15 hours

MAT 1510	Calculus I	4
MAT 1520	Calculus II	4
MAT 2510	Calculus III	4
MAT 3020	Differential Equations	3
	or
MAT 3090	Linear and Matrix Algebra	3

Mathematics Minor — 18 hours*

*The mathematics minor requirements are fulfilled by the support courses and PHY 2550/MAT 2550.

Additional Minor and/or General Electives — 12-15 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120