Concentration Requirements
Research and Applied Physics Concentrations
Research Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| CS 13001 CS 13011 CS 13012 |
4 | CS I: Programming and Problem Solving (4) or CS IA - Procedural Programming (2) and CS IB - Object Oriented Programming (2) |
| PHY 36002 | 3 | Applications of Modern Physics |
| PHY 45301 | 3 | Thermal Physics |
| PHY 45403 | 3 | Data Analysis and Computational Physics Techniques |
| PHY 46101 | 4 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 9 | Physics electives* | |
| 8 | General electives | |
| 34 | Total |
Applied Physics Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| CS 13001 CS 13011 CS 13012 |
4 | CS I: Programming and Problem Solving (4) or CS IA - Procedural Programming (2) and CS IB - Object Oriented Programming (2) |
| PHY 22564 | 3 | Introduction to Materials Physics |
| PHY 32511 | 4 | Electronics |
| PHY 36002 | 3 | Applications of Modern Physics |
| PHY 45403 | 3 | Data Analysis and Computational Physics Techniques |
| PHY 45501 | 3 | Electromagnetic Waves and Modern Optics |
| 6 | Physics electives* | |
| 8 | General electives | |
| 34 | Total |
* These courses may be replaced with physics-related electives selected from mathematics or the natural sciences with adviser's permission.
Physics Interdisciplinary Concentrations
Chemistry Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| CHEM 30105 | 3 | Analytical Chemistry I |
| CHEM 30107 | 1 | Analytical Chemistry Lab I |
| CHEM 30301 | 2 | Inorganic Chemistry I |
| CHEM 30481 | 3 | Organic Chemistry I |
| CHEM 30482 | 3 | Organic Chemistry II |
| PHY 36002 | 3 | Applications of Modern Physics |
| PHY 45301 | 3 | Thermal Physics |
| PHY 46101 | 4 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 6 | Physics Electives | |
| 6 | General Electives | |
| 34 | Total |
Biological Sciences Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| BSCI 10110 | 4 | Biological Diversity |
| BSCI 10120 | 4 | Biological Foundations |
| BSCI 30140 | 4 | Cell Biology |
| BSCI 30156 | 3 | Elements of Genetics |
| BSCI 40163 | 3 | Organic Evolution |
| PHY 45301 | 3 | Thermal Physics |
| PHY 46101 | 4 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 3 | Major upper-division elective | |
| 6 | General electives | |
| Recommended major electives: | ||
| BSCI 40158 | 3 | Molecular Biology |
| CHEM 30481 | 3 | Organic Chemistry I |
| PHY 41010 | 3 | Biophotonics |
| PHY 44600 | 3 | Introduction to Biological Physics |
| 34 | Total |
Computer Science Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| CS 13001 CS 13011 CS 13012 |
4 | CS I: Programming and Problem Solving (4) or CS IA - Procedural Programming (2) and CS IB - Object Oriented Programming (2) |
| CS 23001 | 4 | CS II: Data Structures and Abstraction |
| CS 23002 | 3 | Discrete Structures for Computer Science |
| CS 42201 | 3 | Intro. to Numerical Computing I |
| PHY 36002 | 3 | Applications of Modern Physics |
| PHY 46101 | 4 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 6 | Physics electives | |
| 7 | General electives | |
| 34 | Total |
Mathematical Physics Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| CS 13001 CS 13011 CS 13012 |
4 | CS I: Programming and Problem Solving (4) or CS IA - Procedural Programming (2) and CS IB - Object Oriented Programming (2) |
| PHY 36002 | 3 | Applications of Modern Physics |
| PHY 45401 | 4 | Mathematical Methods in Physics |
| PHY 45403 | 3 | Data Analysis and Computational Physics Techniques |
| PHY 46101 | 4 | Quantum Mechanics |
| 9 | Physics electives | |
| 7 | General electives | |
| 34 | Total |
Entrepreneurship Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| ACCT 23020 ENTR 37040 |
3 | Introduction to Financial Accounting or Entrepreneurial Tools |
| ECON 22060 | 3 | Principles of Microeconomics |
| ENTR 27056 | 3 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship |
| ENTR 27466 | 1 | Speaker Series in Entrepreneurship |
| ENTR 37065 | 3 | Entrepreneurial Finance |
| MKTG 25010 | 3 | Principles of Marketing |
| 9 | Physics upper-division electives | |
| 9 | General electives | |
| 34 | Total | |
| Recommended general electives: | ||
| ENTR 47047 | 3 | Strategic Dilemmas in Entrepreneurship |
| and one from the following: | ||
| ENTR 37045 | 3 | Sales in the Entrepreneurial Venture |
| ENTR 37075 | 3 | Entrepreneurial Marketing |
| MKTG 35056 | 3 | Social Media Marketing |
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Osteopathy/PRE-PODIATRY Concentration
|
Course Number |
Credit Hours |
Course Name |
| BSCI 10120 | 4 | Biological Foundations |
| BSCI 30140 | 4 | Cell Biology |
| BSCI 30156 | 3 | Elements of Genetics |
| BSCI 30171 | 4 | General Microbiology |
| CHEM 30475 | 1 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
| CHEM 30476 | 1 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II |
| CHEM 30481 | 3 | Organic Chemistry I |
| CHEM 30482 | 3 | Organic Chemistry II |
| PSYC 11762 | 3 | General Psychology (satisfies KC Social Sciences and Domestic Diversity) |
| SOC 12050 | 3 | Introduction to Sociology (satisfies KC Social Sciences and Domestic Diversity) |
| Plus 3-4 hours of the following: | ||
| BSCI 30030 | 4 | Human Physiology |
| BSCI 40430 | 3 | Animal Physiology |
| Plus 4 hours of the following: | ||
| CHEM 30284 | 4 | Introductory Biological Chemistry |
| CHEM 40245 | 4 | Biochemical Foundations of Medicine |
| Plus 3-4 hours of the following: | ||
| BSCI 30518 | 4 | Vertebrate Anatomy |
| BSCI 40174 | 3 | Immunology |
| BSCI 40517 | 3 | Medical Histology |
| PHY 41010 | 3 | Biophotonics |
| PHY 44600 | 3 | Introduction to Biological Physics |
| 1 | General electives | |
| 40 | Total |
* Students must choose either CHEM 20481 or CHEM 30481 and 30482.
** CHEM 20482 may not be taken if ChEM 30481 and 30482 are taken.
*** Students who choose CHEM 40567 should not also take CHEM 40556.
**** CHEM 40568 may only be selected if CHEM 40556 or 40567 is taken as a pre/corequisite.