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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics provides opportunities for careers in several professional fields. It is not recommended for students planning to pursue graduate studies in physics or related fields.

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 121.

All candidates seeking this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the degree requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements
Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements

Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)

All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement:
WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I
WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II

Domain I: Mathematics and Science

Mathematics(3 semester credit hours)
MAT 1214 Calculus I
Science (6 semester credit hours)
Any 6 semester credit hours from the below list will satisfy this core requirement:
CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
CHE 1303 General Chemistry II
PHY 1904, 1911 Technical Physics I and Laboratory
PHY 1924, 1931 Technical Physics II and Laboratory

Domain II: Society and Culture

United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours)
Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Political Studies (6 semester credit hours)
POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Economics (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain III: Literature and the Arts

Literature (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
The Arts (3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

Domain IV: World Society and Issues

(3 semester credit hours)
Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

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Degree Requirements

A. 31 semester credit hours:

1. 28 semester credit hours of required courses:

PHY 1904, 1911 Technical Physics I and Laboratory
PHY 1924, 1931 Technical Physics II and Laboratory
PHY 3103 Modern Physics
PHY 3203 Classical Mechanics I
PHY 3293 Thermal Physics
PHY 3343 Advanced Physics Laboratory
PHY 3423 Electricity and Magnetism
PHY 3823 Mathematical Physics I

2. 3 additional semester credit hours selected from the following:

PHY 3143 Computer Visualization of Physics
PHY 3313 Solid State Physics
PHY 3443 Modern Optics
PHY 4003 Introduction to Astrophysics
PHY 4013 Relativity: Special and General
PHY 4033 Cosmology
PHY 4133 Numerical Methods for Physicists
PHY 4263 Quantum Mechanics I

B. 57 semester credit hours required in the College of Sciences:

1. 21 semester credit hours of required courses (excluding physics):

CHE 1103 General Chemistry I
CHE 1303 General Chemistry II
CHE 1312 General Chemistry II Laboratory
CS 1073 Introductory Computer Programming for Scientific Applications
MAT 1214 Calculus I
MAT 1223 Calculus II
MAT 2213 Calculus III

2. 36 additional approved semester credit hours from the College of Sciences

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