Core Requirements

• CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
• CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
• MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5
• CSM 2170 - Computer Science I. Credits: 4
• MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. Credits: 5
• MAT 2443 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III. Credits: 4
• MAT 2550 - Introduction to Linear Algebra. Credits: 3
• CSM 2670 - Object Oriented Programming. Credits: 4
• MAT 3501 - Differential Equations I. Credits: 3
• CSM 3570 - Numerical Analysis. Credits: 3
• PHY 1001 - Introduction to Physics and Engineering. Credits: 1
• PHY 1351G - General Physics I. Credits: 3

• or PHY 1391G

• PHY 1352G - General Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1

• or PHY 1392G

• PHY 1361 - General Physics II. Credits: 3
• PHY 1362 - General Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1
• PHY 1371 - General Physics III. Credits: 3
• PHY 1372 - General Physics III Laboratory. Credits: 1
• PHY 2450 - Classical Dynamics. Credits: 3
• PHY 3410 - Electricity and Magnetism I. Credits: 3
• PHY 3420 - Electricity and Magnetism II. Credits: 4
• PHY 4000 - Seminar in Physics. Credits: 1
• PHY 4320 - Computational Physics. Credits: 4
• PHY 4601A,B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M - Research in Physics 1A.B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M Credits: 1

• or PHY 4601B or PHY 4601D or PHY 4601E

• OR

• PHY 4602A,B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M - Research in Physics 2A.B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M Credits: 2

• or PHY 4602B or PHY 4602D or PHY 4602E

• OR

• PHY 4603A,B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M - Research in Physics 3A.B,D,E,F,H,J,K,L,M Credits: 3

• or PHY 4603B or PHY 4603D or PHY 4603E

• PHY 4711 - Experimental Physics I. Credits: 1

• or PHY 4712

• PHY 4750 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Credits: 3
• PHY 4855 - Quantum Mechanics. Credits: 3

Electives:

And 3 hours of electives chosen from the list below:

• PHY 3350 - Introduction to Solid State Physics. Credits: 3
• PHY 4100 - Astrophysics. Credits: 3
• PHY 4444A - Honors Independent Study A. Credits: 3

• or PHY 4444B or PHY 4444D

• (See Footnote 1)

• PHY 4470 - Optics. Credits: 4
• PHY 4555 - Honors Research. Credits: 3

• (See Footnote 1)

• PHY 4780 - Introduction to Plasma Physics. Credits: 3
• PHY 4800* - Advanced Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 6

• *Course Numbers: PHY 4800A, B, D-F, H-M, O-R, T-Y

• (See Footnote 1)

• PHY 4865 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics. Credits: 3

Footnote:

¹ No more than 3 semester hours of PHY 4444*, PHY 4555, and PHY 4800* in aggregate will count towards the Computational Physics concentration electives.

(Major GPA based on all physics courses taken at EIU.)