Program: Physics Major (PHYS), BS - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 47 Hours

Do not take PHS 111, 112, 113, PHS 115 , PHS 116 ; MATH 200 . These courses do not count toward the major. Liberal Arts requirements for physical science and mathematics are counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 69 Hours

35 hours, including:

PHYS 211 - Engineering Physics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 212 - Engineering Physics II Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 301 - Modern Physics Credit Hours: 4
PHYS 312 - Applied Mathematics for Science and Engineering Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 325 - Analytical Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 350 - Microcomputing Interface Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 412 - Electromagnetic Theory Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 415 - Advanced Lab Credit Hours: 1
PHYS 425 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 431 - Quantum Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
PHYS 440 - Seminar Credit Hours: 0-1
PHYS 444 - Selected Topics Credit Hours: 1-4

34 hours of other required courses, including:

CHEM 121 - College Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 201 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
MATH 251 - Analytics and Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
MATH 301 - Analytics and Calculus III Credit Hours: 3
MATH 351 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
COMP 150 - Programming I Credit Hours: 3 or
COMP 170 - Software Development Credit Hours: 5
PHS 410 - Christian View Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2 or 3
3-5 additional hours of science, computer science and mathematics.

Note(s):

COMP 328 is strongly recommended. A double major in physics and mathematics or computer science is also strongly recommended.

Electives: 6 Hours

Math leveling work, if needed, nullifies electives.

Remaining Bible: 6 Hours

PHS 410 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible requirement in the semester it is taken. It should be taken in the spring of the senior year.

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