Minor Requirements

Twenty-four to twenty-six (24 – 26) credits as follows:

Required Co-requisite Courses

CourseCreditsNotes
Calculus I (MATH 121) – co-requisite for PHYS 1054Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed
Calculus II (MATH 122) – co-requisite for PHYS 1064

Required Minor Courses (14 credits) – complete all of the requirements listed in this table:

CourseCreditsNotes
University Physics with Lab (PHYS 105)4Fulfills Natural Sciences Gen Ed, Writing Intensive
University Physics II with Lab (PHYS 106)4Fulfills Natural Sciences Gen Ed, Writing Intensive
Modern Physics (PHYS 211)3
Methods of Mathematical Physics (PHYS 317)3

Select One Course  (3-4 credits) from the courses listed below:

CourseCredits
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics (PHYS 201)3
Nuclear Physics (PHYS 210)3
Electronics with Lab (PHYS 283)4
Optics with Lab (PHYS 292)4

Select Two Courses  (7-8 credits) from the courses listed below:

PHYS 105, 106, 211 and 317 (14 credits); select one course from PHYS 201, 210, 283 or 292 (3 – 4 credits); select two courses from PHYS 320, 330, 384, 410 and 472 (7 – 8 credits).

CourseCreditsNotes
Classical Mechanics I with Lab (PHYS 320)4 
Electricity and Magnetism I with Lab (PHYS 330)4 
Advanced Physics Laboratory (PHYS 384)4Writing Intensive
Quantum Mechanics I with Lab (PHYS 410)4 
Astrophysics (PHYS 319)4