Nov 27, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics, BS

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To declare a Physics Major:

Complete the

Major credit requirements:

At least 36 total credits in the major plus collaterals.
At least 15 credits in residence of 300 level or above courses.
A minimum grade of C is required in all courses.
Exit cumulative GPA of 2.00 in major.

A physics major consists of a minimum of 36 credits plus 24 collateral credits:

Core Courses:

PHY 101 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 credits
PHY 201 - General Physics 1: Space, Time and Motion 5 credits
PHY 202 - General Physics 2: Electricity, Magnetism and Light 5 credits
PHY 203 - Introduction to Modern Physics: Heat, Atoms and Quanta 3 credits
PHY 301 - Classical Mechanics 3 credits
PHY 302 - Classical Electrodynamics 3 credits
PHY 341 - Thermodynamics 3 credits
PHY 342 - Quantum Mechanics 3 credits

At least 8 credits of additional physics courses from the following:

PHY x91 - Special Topics Variable credits
PHY x99 - Independent Study Variable credits
PHY 215 - Computerized Instrumentation 3 credits
PHY 315 - Electronics Laboratory 3 credits
PHY 348 - Thermodynamics Laboratory 1 credits
PHY 349 - Quantum Mechanics Laboratory 1 credits
PHY 440 - Statistical Mechanics 3 credits
PHY 490 - Physics Internship Variable credits
PHY 498 - Undergraduate Research Variable credits

Physics Collaterals:

MAT 221 - Calculus 1 4 credits
MAT 222 - Calculus 2 4 credits
MAT 223 - Calculus 3 4 credits
MAT 224 - Ordinary Differential Equations 4 credits

At least 8 collateral elective credits from the following courses:

CHE 161 - General Chemistry 1 4 credits
CHE 162 - General Chemistry 2 4 credits
CHE 168 - General Chemistry 1 Lab 1 credits
CHE 169 - General Chemistry 2 Lab 1 credits
CSC 131 - Introduction to Programming 4 credits
CSC 231 - Object Oriented Design and Software Development 3 credits
CSC 250 - Internet Programming 3 credits
MAT 230 - Discrete Mathematics 3 credits
MAT 231 - Foundations of Higher Mathematics 3 credits

General Education Core Curriculum

Liberal Arts Core

COL 101 - Introduction to College Experiences 1 credits
PED 100 - Health & Wellness and Activity 1 credits
LAS 101 - Liberal Arts Seminar 1 credits
LAS 401 - Independent Liberal Arts Capstone 2 credits or - Liberal Arts Capstone

Lutheran Theology

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Professional Development

Approaches to Individual and Social Questions

Intercultural Knowledge and Competence

BS/BSN Foreign Language

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