Minor in Physics

1. A minimum of 24 semester credit hours in physics with a GPA above 2.0.
   
   
2. 14 credit hours of required courses:
   • PHY 230 Principles of Physics I
   • PHY 231 Principles of Physics II
   • PHY 302 Introduction to Modern Physics
   
   
3. 10 additional credit hours (~3 courses) selected from the following:
   • PHY 309 Experimental Methods in Physics
   • PHY 311 Advanced Laboratory II
   • PHY 320 Optics
   • PHY 330 Intermediate Mechanics
   • PHY 340 Electromagnetic Fields
   • PHY 350 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
   • PHY 360 Statistical Thermodynamics
   • PHY 370 Solid State Physics

Students seeking certification to teach physics at the secondary level with this minor (a "teachable minor") must have a minimum GPA of 2.8 in the minor.  Since students seeking certification for secondary teaching with a minor are required to take PHY 105 Descriptive Astronomy for state certification, PHY 105 will count toward the minor.  This option is not open to students seeking a minor in programs other that secondary education.

Consult the current Undergraduate Catalog and meet with an advisor or the Physics Department Chair when planning a minor in physics.