Physics and Physical Science Major
Physics Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by major = 57
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 20 including:
- (Maximum of 1 MATH course will count in this section.)
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103GS*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- MATH 115*, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level,
reducing the total hours needed to complete the major.
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 31
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 13 including:
- PHYS 275GS, General Physics I (Calculus) - 4 hours
- PHYS 275LGS, General Physics I (Calculus) Laboratory - 1 hour
- PHYS 276GS, General Physics II (Calculus) - 4 hours
- PHYS 276LGS, General Physics II (Calculus) Laboratory - 1 hour
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 3 including:
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 8 including:
- CHEM 160, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 160L, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161L, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Major Option = 65
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 130
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Physics Comprehensive = 130
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
- Physics Comprehensive Requirements (43 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- PHYS 346, Modern Physics I - 4 hours
- PHYS 400, Analytic Mechanics I - 3 hours
- PHYS 401, Analytic Mechanics II - 3 hours
- PHYS 405, Electricity and Magnetism I - 3 hours
- PHYS 406, Electricity and Magnetism II - 3 hours
- PHYS 410, Mathematical Techniques in Physics I - 3 hours
- PHYS 411, Mathematical Techniques in Physics II - 3 hours
- PHYS 417, Quantum Mechanics I - 3 hours
- PHYS 418, Quantum Mechanics II - 3 hours
- PHYS 420, Advanced Physics Laboratory - 3 hours
- PHYS 430, Optics - 3 hours
- PHYS 435, Solid State Physics - 3 hours
- PHYS 440, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics - 3 hours
- PHYS 495, Research in Physics - 3 hours
- Physics Comprehensive Math Requirements (13 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- MATH 202, Calculus II with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- MATH 260, Calculus III - 5 hours
- MATH 305, Differential Equations - 3 hours
- Physics Comprehensive Math, CSIS, or Chemistry Electives (3 hours required)
- Physics Writing Intensive Requirements (6 hours required)
- Take:
- PHYS 323 (WI), Analog and Digital Electronics - 3 hours
- PHYS 498 (WI), Senior Seminar in Physics - 3 hours
29 Apr 2011
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