Undergraduate Programs

The Department of Physics offers four academic programs leading to a Bachelor’s degree in Pure Physics, Physics major/ Mathematics minor, Physics major/ Computer Science minor, and Physics major/ Electronics minor. The Department also offers a minor  in Physics.

Program Admission Requirements

  • Students must successfully complete and obtain a cumulative average of 70% in PHYS 111, 141 and 132.
  • Students must successfully complete and obtain a cumulative average of 65% in MATH 132 and MATH 141.
  • Department approval is based on intake capacity.

For more information on each program, please click on the links below.

 

 

Bachelor Program Pure Physics

Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 65 credit hours of courses distributed as follows:

  1. Core courses in Physics and Mathematics (53 credit hours):
  • PHYS 112, 211, 212, 231, 232, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 411, 430, 431,432, 433,436; MATH 231, 234, 331; CHEM 112.
  1. Elective courses (12 credit hours):
  • (3 credit hours): Math 330 or Math 332 or Math 434.
  • (9 credit hours): Three Physics courses not listed above.
Requirements Credit Hours
Academic Plan (128 Credit Hours)
University
21
Faculty
29
Program (Major/Minor)
65
Free Elective
13

 

 

Bachelor Program Major Physics/Minor Computer Science

Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 65 credit hours of courses distributed as follows:

  1. Core courses in physics, computer science and mathematics (53 credit hours):
  • PHYS 112, 211, 212, 231, 232, 331, 333, 335, 336, 411, 430, 433; COMP 232, 231, 333, 339,433; MATH 231, 234, 331, CHEM 112.
  1. Elective courses (12 credit hours):
  • (3 credit hours): PHYS 431 or PHYS 436.
  • (3 credit hours) from the following list: PHYS 233, 234, 235, 332, 334, 337, 338, 339, 432, 434, 435, 437, 438.
  • (6 credit hours) from Computer Science courses of 300 level and above.
Requirements Credit Hours
Academic Plan (128 Credit Hours)
University
21
Faculty
29
Program (Major/Minor)
65
Free Elective
13

 

 

Bachelor Program Major Physics/Minor Mathematics

Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 65 credit hours of courses distributed as follows:

  1. Core courses (53 credit hours):
  • PHYS 112, 211, 212, 231, 232, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 411, 430, 433; MATH 231,233, 234, 331, 333, 337; CHEM 112
  1. Elective courses (12 credit hours):
  • (3 credit hours): PHYS 431 or PHYS 436
  • (3 credit hours) from the following list: PHYS 233, 234, 235, 337, 338, 339, 432, 434, 435, 437, 438
  • (6 credit hours) from Mathematics courses of 300 level and above.
Requirements Credit Hours
Academic Plan (128 Credit Hours)
University
21
Faculty
29
Program (Major/Minor)
65
Free Elective
13

 

 

Bachelor Program Major Physics/Minor Electronics

Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 65 credit hours of courses distributed as follows:

  1. Core courses (56 credit hours):
  • PHYS 112, 211, 212, 231, 232, 331, 333, 335, 411, 430, 433; ENEE 212, 232, 233, 335, 311,338; MATH 231, 234, 331; CHEM 112; ENCS 211,234, 238.
  1. Elective courses (9 credit hours):
  • (3 credit hours) from the following list: PHYS 233, 234, 235, 337, 338, 339, 432, 434, 435, 437, 438.
  • (3 credit hours) from the following: PHYS 431 or PHYS 436.
  • (3 credit hours) from the following list: ENEE 432, ENEE 438, ENCS 338.
Requirements Credit Hours
Academic Plan (128 Credit Hours)
University
21
Faculty
29
Program (Major/Minor)
65
Free Elective
13

 

 

Minor in Physics

Program Requirements
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 21 credit hours of courses distributed as follows with a cumulative average not less than 70%:
PHYS 112, 211, 212, 231, 232, 331, 333, 335, 336

 

 

Last modified:  Abdallah Sayyed-Ahmad 14/10/2010