Required Physics Courses (37 hours):

• PHY 211 - General Physics I with Calculus (Foundations F4d) 3-2-4
• PHY 212 - General Physics II with Calculus 3-2-4
• PHY 307 - Modern Physics 3-0-3
• PHY 320 - Mathematical Methods in Physics 3-0-3
• PHY 321 I - Computational Methods in Physics 4-0-4
• PHY 350 I - Experimental Methods in Physics 2-2-3
• PHY 402 - Classical Mechanics 3-0-3
• PHY 403 - Electrodynamics 3-0-3
• PHY 410 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics 3-0-3
• PHY 430 - Quantum Mechanics 3-0-3
• PHY 450 - Advanced Experimental Physics 1-4-3
• PHY 490 - Physics and Astronomy Seminar 1-0-1

Required non-physics courses (19 hours):

• CHM 108 - General Chemistry I (Foundations F4d) 3-2-4
• MAT 201 - Calculus I (Foundations F2a) 4-0-4
• MAT 202 - Calculus II 4-0-4
• MAT 203 - Multivariable Calculus 4-0-4
• MAT 304 - Differential Equations 3-0-3

Physics and Astronomy Electives: 3 hours

3 additional hours of physics and astronomy, which may include AST 120  The Copernican Revolution or AST 121  The Discovery of Galaxies but no other 100-level astronomy or physics courses.

Students who plan to attend graduate school should take additional courses in physics and mathematics, including MAT 303  Linear Algebra.