Physics Program and Course Descriptions

Please see the Physics Department Homepage for general information on the department and other programs run by the department.

Program Requirements

For the Major in Physics
(B.S. Degree)
Required courses for the Physics major (36 hours):

PH 230-231 University Physics I & II and PH 232-233 (Labs)
PH 234 Modern Physics (includes lab)
PH 400 Undergraduate Seminar
PH 425-426 Mathmatical Physics
PH 431 Intro. to Quantum Mechanics

One course (3 hours) from:
PH 330 Thermodynamics
PH 331 Theoretical Mechanics
PH 333 Electricity and Magnetism

Plus 11 additional hours as advised from PH 321 through 479,490

MA 122, 123, 223 University Calculus I, II & II
MA 224 Differential Equations

Note: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 required in above courses for graduation.
Plus 15 Additional hours in science, mathematics, computer science, engineering or education including CS 125 or higher level programming course as advised.

Course Requirements for Cooperative Engineering/Physics:

Students in the 3-2 Cooperative Engineering program pursuing a degree in Physics from the College at Fredonia take:
PH 230-231 University Physics I & II and PH 232-233 (Labs)
PH 234 Modern Physics
PH 321 Engineering Mechanics I
PH 400 Undergraduate Seminar
PH 425-426 Mathematical Physics I & II
PH 431 Intro. to Quantum Mechanics
One course from:
PH 323 Circuit Analysis I
or
PH 325 Electronics
and PH 327 (Lab)
or
PH 326 Digital Electronics
and PH 328 (Lab)
One course (3 hours) from:
PH 330 Thermodynamics
PH 331 Theoretical Mechanics
PH 333 Electricity and Magnetism

Plus one additional course as advised from PH 322 through 326, and
MA 122, 123, 223 University Calculus I, II & II
MA 224 Differential Equations

Note: Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 required in above courses for graduation.
Plus 15 Additional hours in science, mathematics, computer science, and engineering including some courses from PH322 through 326 as advised. For students interested in electrical engineering PH 323 and 324 should be taken, while for students interested in non-electrical engineering PH 322 should be taken.

For specific course requirements for degree programs in Geophysics, Mathematics-Physics, and Physics/Secondary Certification, please refer to the college catalog.