Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

Physics B.S.-Dual Degree Program with Georgia Institute of Technology

Degree Requirements

Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

Eighteen hours selected from the following (if not already taken in Areas A or D):

MATH 1261Calculus I

4

MATH 1262Calculus II

4

PHYS 1012Techniques in Physics II

3

PHYS 2211Principles of Physics I

3

PHYS 2211LPrinciples of Physics Lab I

1

PHYS 2212Principles of Physics II

3

PHYS 2212LPrinciples of Physics Lab II

1

CHEM 1211Principles of Chemistry I

3

CHEM 1211LPrinciples of Chemistry Lab I

1

CHEM 1212Principles of Chemistry II

3

CHEM 1212LPrinciples of Chemistry Lab II

1

All courses listed above under Area F Requirements are program requirements. If not taken under Areas A, D, and F, they must be taken as Electives.

Any transfer student, who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GC.

Major Requirements (32 semester hours)

MATH 2263Calculus III

4

MATH 4340Differential Equations

3

PHYS 2920Sophomore Seminar

1

PHYS 3001Statics

3

PHYS 3002Dynamics

3

PHYS 3005Mechanics

3

PHYS 3010Modern Physics

3

PHYS 3100Electricity & Magnetism

3

PHYS 3200Thermodynamics

3

PHYS 3321Intro to Quantum Physics

3

Total Credit Hours: 120

Additional Degree Requirements

  • Students must complete the requirements to receive a Bachelor of Science degree for the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in any form of Engineering, Chemistry, or Physics.
  • Complete PHYS 0001, First-Year Academic Seminar, with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GC are exempt from this requirement.
  • An average of C or better must be maintained over the 44-59 hours used to satisfy Area F and Major Requirements.
  • A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
  • Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the second university course (1002). (3-6 semester hours)
  • Students must submit a Formal Application for Undergraduate Degree.