Requirements and Recommendations

The requirements for this degree are outlined below. Note that this listing is inclusive; no additional courses are required.

I. Introductory courses:
PHYSIC 113, 114, 181, 182, and 211;
ENGIN 103 (intended for first semester freshman students), 231, 232, 271, and 272;
MATH 140, 141, 240, and CS 110 or approved substitute;
ENGL 101, 102, and the writing proficiency examination.

II. Intermediate and advanced courses:
PHYSIC 214, 281, 312, 321, 322 (or approved substitute), 382, (or approved substitute), 391 (or ENGIN 291), 392 (or ENGIN 241), 421,
ENRPHY 481 and 482;
MATH 260, 310, and an approved 300-level elective.

III. An elective sequence of six 3-credit engineering and applied science courses in an approved area of concentration. There are four currently available areas. Other areas are also available to suit students' individual interests.

Area A. Applied Physics: ENGIN 202, 203, 221, Physics 350, and two of the following courses: PHYSIC 600, 601, 602, 608, 615.

Area B. Properties of Materials: ENGIN 202, 221, 230, and one of the following tracks:
1. Physical Chemistry: CHEM 311, 312, 313, 314
2. Inorganic Chemistry: CHEM 361 or 408; Chem 369, 370, 379
3. Organic Chemistry: CHEM 253, 254, and 351

Area C. Computer Science: ENGIN 202, 221, CS 210, 240, 260, and 310, or an applications course satisfying the Computer Science Minor Certificate, or a computer course at the level of CS 310 or above.

Area D. Digital Electronics: ENGIN 202, 221, CS 210, 240, PHYSIC 600 and either 601 or 608.

IV. Six CAS distribution courses in the areas of the arts, philosophical and humanistic studies, historical and cultural studies, and social and behavioral sciences, two of which must be "C" courses.

Students interested in engineering physics should obtain individual advice and guidance from the physics department at their earliest opportunity.

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