Requirements for a Physics B.S. degree with honors.

Physics Courses:

• General College Physics I & II (213 & 214) or University Physics I & II (313 with 315 lab & 314 with 316 lab)
• Advanced Physics Laboratory (516), Electronics (517) and Computational Physics Laboratory (616)
• Topics in Modern Physics (551)
• Elementary Mechanics (621)
• Electricity and Magnetism (631)
• Thermal Physics (641)
• Quantum Mechanics (651)
• 8 additional upper division hours in physics, of which at least 3 hours must  be in advanced study in one of the three core areas of E&M, Elementary  Mechanics, or Quantum Mechanics. Phys 395, 501, or 502  may not be counted for this degree.

A GPA of at least 3.5 in the courses listed above is required

Other courses:

• Calculus I, II, & III (242Q, 243, & 344)
• Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra (555)
• Linear Algebra (511)
• 10  hours of chemistry is also required.

Research:

A senior project in physics research with a physics professor, written up as a thesis and defended is required.

Miscellaneous:

Taking the honors section of the introductory sequence (213-214 or 313/315-314/316) is encouraged but not required.