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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Physics Minor

General Degree Requirements

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Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

MINOR - PHYSICS 

Course Requirements

Required Lower-Division Courses
Complete one of the following Physics sequences:10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based Physics:
College Physics I
and College Physics I Laboratory
College Physics II
and College Physics II Laboratory
Calculus-based Physics (strongly recommended):
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus
Upper-Division Core Course
Complete the following course:
PHSX 301Intro Theoretical Physics3
Electives
Complete 11 credits of the following courses, 8 of which must be upper-division: 11
Einstein's Relativity
Special Topics
Oscillations and Waves
Classical Mechanics
Intermediate Physics Lab
Optics
Communicating Physics
Computational Physics
Modern Physics
Electricity & Magnetism I
Advanced Physics Lab
Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics I
Quantum Mechanics II
Total Hours24

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