Physics, Computational Physics Concentration, B.S.

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Credit Requirements*

General Education: 46 credits
Major Requirements: 73 - 74 credits
Free Electives: 0 - 1 credits
Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits. Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Physics Core Courses

Physics Core

All degrees require the successful completion of the Physics Core, which consists of the following courses:

Courses in Physics (29 crs.)

Courses in allied fields (15-16 hrs.)

Additional courses (29 crs.)

Math (6 crs.)

Computer Science (12 crs.)

Physics (11 crs.)

PHYS 471 - Computational Physics Credits: 4
PHYS 3XX or 4XX: 300- or 400-level Physics Elective
PHYS 3XX or 4XX: 300- or 400-level Physics Elective
Note: Physics electives should total seven credits.

General Education

General Education Requirements

General Education Program (45 crs.)

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

Quantitative (Q): MATH 211
Natural World (N): PHYS 205
Natural World (N): CHEM 121

Advising Notes:

Semester I: MATH 211, PHYS 107
Semester II: MATH 212, PHYS 221
Students are recommended to complete 1 semester of Calculus before starting the intermediate physics sequence.
Chemistry should be taken in the junior year. Exceptional students may take it earlier.
Computer Science I should be taken early in the program.