Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics, Minor

A minimum of twelve credits must be upper-division.

requirements (11 credits)

PHYS 101 - General Physics I 3 credits *
PHYS 101L - General Physics I Laboratory 1 credit *
PHYS 102 - General Physics II 3 credits *
PHYS 102L - General Physics II Laboratory 1 credit *
PHYS 201 - General Physics III 3 credits *

four of the following (12 credits)

PHYS 310 - Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering 3 credits
PHYS 320 - Mechanics I 3 credits
PHYS 321 - Mechanics II 3 credits
PHYS 323 - Scientific Computing II 3 credits
PHYS 325 - Biophysics 3 credits
PHYS 326 - Astrophysics and Cosmology 3 credits
PHYS 340 - Quantum Information Science 3 credits
PHYS 350 - Experimental Methods in Optics 3 credits
PHYS 351 - Philosophy and Foundations of Quantum Mechanics 3 credits
PHYS 421 - Electricity and Magnetism I 3 credits
PHYS 422 - Electricity and Magnetism II 3 credits
PHYS 430 - Thermal and Statistical Physics I 3 credits
PHYS 431 - Thermal and Statistical Physics II 3 credits
PHYS 451 - Quantum Mechanics I 3 credits
PHYS 452 - Quantum Mechanics II 3 credits

total credits 23

*PHYS 107 , PHYS 108 and/or PHYS 207 may be substituted for PHYS 101 /PHYS 101L and PHYS 102 /PHYS 102L and/or PHYS 201 .