Physics Minor

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

Required Co-requisite Courses

Course Credits Notes
Calculus I (MATH 121) – co-requisite for PHYS 105 4 Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Gen Ed
Calculus II (MATH 122) – co-requisite for PHYS 106 4

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

Course Credits Notes
University Physics with Lab (PHYS 105) 4 Fulfills Natural Sciences Gen Ed, Writing Intensive
University Physics II with Lab (PHYS 106) 4 Fulfills 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:

Course Credits
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).

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