Physics Minor
Minor - Physics
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Lower-Division Courses | 10 | |
Upper-Division Core Course | 3 | |
Elective Courses | 11 | |
Total Hours | 24 |
Degree Specific Credits: 24
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: Mathematics prerequisites for the physics minor are M 171, M 172, M 273, (and M 221 if needed).
Required Lower-Division Courses
Note: The Physics with Calculus series (PHSX 215N - PHSX 218N) is strongly recommended.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
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 | ||
Total Hours | 10 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core Course
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete the following course: | ||
PHSX 301 | Intro Theoretical Physics | 3 |
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Elective Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
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 Hours | 11 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-