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The department of physics offers both the
Bachelor's of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor's of Science (B.S.) degree
and a minor. The BS degree consists of 105 units and is recommended
for students interested in going on to graduate school or working
as an industrial physicist. The BA degree consist of 88 units is
well suited for students wishing to become high school teachers,
those that plan to go on to professional school in law or medicine,
or those that plan on working in a less technical area or industry.
The minor is 43-46 units and is intended mainly for students in
mathematics, computer science, biology, chemistry, and geology that
are looking for a more in-depth background in the physical sciences.
B.A. degree requirements
Lower Division (37 units)
PHYS 1001, 1002, 1003 General Physics (5, 5, 5)
CHEM 1101, 1102 General Chemistry (5, 5)
MATH 1304, 1305, 2304 Calculus I, II, III (4, 4, 4)
Upper Division (51 units)
MATH 2101 Linear Algebra (4)
MATH 3331 Differential Equations (4)
PHYS 3101, 2 Analytic Mechanics I, II (3, 3)
PHYS 3151 Thermal Physics I (3)
PHYS 3180 Computational Physics (4)
PHYS 3280 Electronics (4)
PHYS 3281 Experimental Physics (4)
PHYS 3301, 2 Quantum Mechanics I, II (3, 3)
PHYS 4001, 2 Electromagnetism I, II (3, 3)
PHYS 4250 Selcted Topics or 4850 Undergraduate Research (3)
PHYS 4600 Solid State (3)
PHYS 4700 Modern Optics (3)
PHYS 4950 Physics Capstone (1)
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Electives: |
for PHYS 4600 Solid State substitute PHYS 3303 Quantum Mechanics III | |
for PHYS 4700 Modern Optics substitute PHYS 4003 Eletromagnetism III
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Additional Requirements for B.S. Degree
To the BA requirements listed above, add (17 units):
MATH 4361 Partial Differential Equations (4)
PHYS 3152 Thermal and Statistical Physics II (3)
PHYS 3283 Advanced Laboratory (4)
PHYS 3303 Quantum Mechanics III (3)
PHYS 4003 Electromagnetism III (3)
In addition to these department requirements, students must satisfy all of the univerisities general education requirements and complete a minimum of 180 units.
Requirements for the Minor in Physics
PHYS 1001, 1002, 1003 General Physics (5,5,5)
or PHYS 2701,2,3 (4, 4, 4)
PHYS 3101 Analytic Mechanics I (3)
PHYS 3281 Experimental Physics (4)
PHYS 3301 Quantum Mechanics I (3)
PHYS 4001 Electromagnetism I (3)
Other upper-division courses (6)
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