Engineering Physics, Traditional Track
Major Requirements
Physics and Earth Science offers courses in three areas: Astronomy, Earth Science, and Physics. Physics and Earth Science provides for a special emphasis in Astronomy and provides a strong undergraduate concentration of courses in this field for students planning to pursue graduate work in Astronomy. The Engineering Physics major earns a B.S. degree.
Honors
Students majoring in Engineering Physics and judged qualified by the faculty may, upon invitation, elect to pursue honors work in Physics. To graduate "With Honors in Physics," students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, a minimum major GPA of 3.2, complete nine hours of honors work (PHY 303H, 304H, 490), and submit an honors thesis.
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General Education Requirements (37 hours)
Graduation Requirements (4 hours)
- Technical Requirements (16 Hours)
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Major Requirements (36-38 Hours)
- PHY 211 - Analytical Physics I
- PHY 212 - Analytical Physics II
- PHY 214 - Modern Physics
- PHY 301 - Classical Mechanics
- PHY 302 - Electricity and Magnetism
- PHY 303 - Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
- PHY 304 - Quantum Mechanics
- PHY 370 - Labview
- PHY 473 - Research Physics
Choose Six to Eight Credits from- PHY 250 - Introduction to Physics Machine Shop
- PHY 315 - Scientific Instrumentation
- PHY 320 - Optics
- PHY 322 - Mathematical Methods of Physics
- PHY 350 - Advanced Machine Shop
- PHY 375 - Advanced Labview
- PHY 383 - Special Topics
- PHY 401 - Theoretical Mechanics II
- PHY 402 - Electricity and Magnetism II
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General Elective Credits
(If Needed)
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Total Credit Hours (Minimum) 128
On occasion, technical and/or program requirements may also meet specific core curriculum requirements. Please confer with your program advisor to determine which courses, if any, may be counted accordingly.
All Bachelors programs at Lenoir-Rhyne require at least 128 credit hours. If, in combination, core, technical, and program requirements do not generate at least 128 hours, additional credits must be completed to achieve 128 hours. These classes may be general electives, or a student may complete a minor or additional major.