Bachelor of Science in Physics

General Education Requirements

• Bible:  Life and Teachings of Jesus (BIBL 101), Acts-Revelation (BIBL 102), Message of the Old Testament (BIBL 211), Christianity and Culture (BIBL 212), Advanced Bible (3 hours)

• English:  Composition and Rhetoric (ENGL 111), Literature (3 hours)

• Speech:  Fundamentals of Communication (COMS 111)

• History:  3 hours

• Science:  General Chemistry I (CHEM 133), Engineering Physics I (PHYS 120)

• Mathematics:  Calculus I (MATH 185)

• Exercise Science:  EXSC 100 and 3 activity classes

BS Degree Core:

• English:  Business and Professional Writing (ENGL 326)

• Social Sciences/Humanities:  9 hours from economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, or sociology (max. 1 course per area)

• Fine Arts:  Choose 1 from ART 101, MUSM 230, THEA 220, or THEA 250

Major Requirements

    Physics:

• Engineering Physics I Lecture/Lab (PHYS 120/121)

• Engineering Physics II Lecture/Lab (PHYS 122/123)

• Modern Physics Lecture/Lab (PHYS 230/231)

• Optics Lecture/Lab (PHYS 362/363)

• Classical Mechanics (PHYS 371)

• Electricity and Magnetism I (PHYS 432)

• Thermodynamics (PHYS 481)

• Quantum Mechanics I (PHYS 491)

• Choose 14 hours from upper level classes:  Electronics Lecture/Lab (PHYS 340/341), Instrumentation Lecture/Lab (PHYS 342/343), Math of Physics and Engineering (PHYS 385), Network Analysis (PHYS 388), Electricity and Magnetism II, Quantum Mechanics II, Nuclear Physics (PHYS 461), Solid State Physics (PHYS 472), Theoretical Physics (PHYS 493), Computational Physics

Supplements for Major

    Mathematics/Chemistry:

• Calculus I Lab (MATH 183)

• Calculus II (MATH 186)

• Calculus III (MATH 286)

• Ordinary Differential Equations (MATH 361)

• 3 hours of upper level math

• General Chemistry Lab (CHEM 131)

• General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab (CHEM 132/134)

• High-Level Programming: Java (CS 120)

Electives     

• A minimum 14 hours are required.  Additional math and computer science classes are recommended.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• In order for a physics course to count towards graduation, a grade of "C" or better is required.

• The minimum GPA for graduation is 2.00.

• The minimum number of advanced hours for graduation is 33.

• The minimum total hours for graduation is 128.

• All students must attend at least 5 physics/engineering lectures presented by non-ACU speakers each year.