Physics and Astronomy, BS

Introductory Physics courses:

(select one group)

• PHYS 0174 - BASC PHYS SCI & ENGR 1 (INTGD) and
• PHYS 0175 - BASC PHYS SCI & ENGR 2 (INTGD)

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• PHYS 0475 - INTRO PHYS SCIENCE & ENGRG 1 and
• PHYS 0476 - INTRO PHYS SCIENCE & ENGRG 2

Introductory Astronomy course

• ASTRON 0113 - INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY

Intermediate and advanced Physics courses

• PHYS 0477 - INT THERMAL AND MODERN PHYSICS
• PHYS 1310 - UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
• PHYS 1321 - COMPUTATNAL METHODS IN PHYSICS
• PHYS 1331 - MECHANICS
• PHYS 1341 - THERMDYNMC & STATISCAL MECHANC
• PHYS 1351 - INTERMEDT ELECTRCITY/MAGNETISM
• PHYS 1370 - INTRO TO QUANTUM MECHANICS 1

Laboratory courses

Choose at least seven credits

Intermediate and advanced Astronomy courses

• ASTRON 1120 - STARS; STELLAR STRUCT & EVOLT
• ASTRON 1121 - GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY
• ASTRON 1122 - SOLR SYS EXTRASOLAR PLANETS *

Science elective

Choose at least three credits *

• CHEM 0110 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 or
• CHEM 0710 - UHC GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

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• CHEM 0120 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 or
• CHEM 0720 - UHC GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2

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• CHEM 1410 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1
• CS 0401 - INTRMEDT PROGRMMING USING JAVA
• CS 0445 - DATA STRUCTURES
• GEOL 0040 - PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
• GEOL 1410 - EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS
• GEOL 1701 - GEOLOGY OF THE PLANETS **
• MATH 1470 - PARTIAL DIFFERNTL EQUATIONS 1
• MATH 1550 - VECTOR ANLYSIS & APPLICATIONS
• MATH 1560 - COMPLEX VARIABLES & APPLICATNS
• PHYS 0481 - PRINCIPLES OF MODERN PHYSICS 2
• PHYS 1371 - INTRO TO QUANTUM MECHANICS 2
• PHYS 1372 - ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
• PHYS 1373 - MATHEMATCL METHODS IN PHYSICS
• PHYS 1378 - INT TO NUCLR & PARTCL PHYSICS
• STAT 1151 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY
• STAT 1152 - INTRO TO MATHEMATCL STATISTICS

Prerequisite Mathematics courses

• MATH 0220 - ANALYTC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS 1
• MATH 0230 - ANALYTC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS 2
• MATH 0240 - ANALYTC GEOMETRY & CALCULUS 3

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• MATH 0280 - INTRO TO MATRICES & LINEAR ALG or
• MATH 1180 - LINEAR ALGEBRA 1 or
• MATH 1185 - HONORS LINEAR ALGEBRA

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• MATH 0290 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS or
• MATH 1270 - ORDINARY DIFFERENTL EQUATNS 1

Honors major requirements

Honors in physics and astronomy is granted if in addition to fulfilling all requirements for the major, the student meets the following requirements.

• Maintains a GPA of 3.2 or higher in the major
• Maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Completes ASTRON 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH  or PHYS 1903 - DIRECTED RESEARCH 
• Submits a paper detailing the research within the department and presents the research in a public forum (i.e. at the University’s Science Symposium or the Undergraduate Poster Fair hosted by the University Honors College).