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 Major Requirements - Minor Requirements
Sample Schedules (courses of study) for a Physics Major
Course Catalog

Requirements for a Major in Physics

Course number Course title
115 or 117*
118 		General Physics (or equivalent)
210
211
214
220
222
224
299 		Mathematical Methods of Physical Sciences and Engineering I
Mathematical Methods of Physical Sciences and Engineering II
Electricity and Magnetism
Classical Mechanics
Relativity and Quantum Physics
Electronics
Journal Club - Current Topics in Physics
340
348 		Quantum Mechanics
Thermal Physics
plus one additional 300 level physics course
OR astronomy 352 OR chemistry 331, 337, or 347
*Students planning to major in physics are encouraged to take 117.

Requirements for a Minor in Physics

Course number Course title
115 or 117*
118 		General Physics (or equivalent)
222 Relativity and Quantum Physics
plus two additional 200 or 300 level physics courses
*Students planning to minor in physics are encouraged to take 117.
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