Physics Major (PHYS), BS

Liberal Arts: 41 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts  program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• Mathematics and physics satisfy 6 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.

Note:

• Do not take PHS 1010 , PHS 1020/1020L , PHS 1030 , PHS 1050 , PHS 1060 , PHS 1080/1080L ; MATH 1200 . These courses do not count toward the major.

Major: 60 Hours

• CHEM 1040/1040L - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• MATH 2350 - Analytics and Calculus I Credit Hours: 5
• MATH 3300 - Analytics and Calculus II Credit Hours: 5
• MATH 3350 - Analytics and Calculus III Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 4330 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
• PHS 4100 - Christian View of Science and Scripture Credit Hours: 2, 3
• PHYS 2110 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 3

• and PHYS 2110L - LAB: University Physics I Credit Hours: 1 

• PHYS 2120 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 3

• and PHYS 2120L - LAB: University Physics II Credit Hours: 1 

• PHYS 3010/3010L - Modern Physics Credit Hours: 3 (course), 1 (lab)
• PHYS 3120 - Applied Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 3250 - Analytical Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 4120 - Electromagnetic Theory Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 4250 - Thermal Physics Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 4310 - Quantum Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• PHYS 4991 - Physics Capstone I Credit Hours: 1
• PHYS 4992 - Physics Capstone II Credit Hours: 1

Remaining Bible/Electives: 27 Hours

Math leveling work, if needed, nullifies electives.

PHS 4100 , 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.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .