Physics Minor

Offered by Department of Physics and Astronomy

MATH 115Calculus I with Analytic Geometry 15
PHYS 275General Physics I (Calculus)4
PHYS 275LGeneral Physics I (Calculus) Laboratory1
PHYS 276General Physics II (Calculus) 24
PHYS 276LGeneral Physics II (Calculus) Laboratory 21
PHYS 346Modern Physics I 24
Select 5 credit hours of the following: 25
Astrophysics I
Astrophysics II
Computational Methods in Physics and Astronomy
Astronomy Methods II
Analytic Mechanics
Electricity & Magnetism
Mathematical Techniques in Physics I
Quantum Mechanics
Advanced Physics Laboratory
Optics
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Research in Physics
Total Credit Hours24
1

Students without sufficient preparation will also need to take the following courses, increasing the total credit hours needed:

  • MATH 102
  • MATH 103
2

Students whose major programs do not require the requisite mathematics classes in the program will also need to take the following courses, increasing the total credit hours needed:

  • MATH 205
  • MATH305