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Courses - Course Descriptions - Printable Degree Requirements
The Department of Physics offers undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. The B.A. program is designed for students interested in a more general education in physics. The curriculum allows enough flexibility in electives to enable students to combine a physics major with another major in such areas as mathematics, biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, business, and teacher education. The B.S. program is for students planning to pursue graduate studies in physics, applied science or engineering. For those students who desire additional capabilities in physics beyond the General Physics sequence, they may pursue a Minor in Physics.
At the graduate level, the Department of Physics offers three Master's degree programs (Master of Science in Physics, Master of Science in Applied Physics and Dual-Master Degrees in Physics and Engineering Science) and a Ph.D. degree program in Applied Physics.
Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete the A.A. degree at the community college. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. If students transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the students must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.
The transfer student should also be aware of the immunization, foreign language, and continuous enrollment policies of the university.
Students should complete the following prerequisite courses listed below at the lower level prior to entering the university. If these courses are not taken at the community college, they must be completed before the degree is granted. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.
Students must complete the prerequisite courses listed below prior to enrolling in upper-division courses as a major. Unless stated otherwise, a grade of “C-” is the minimum acceptable grade.
B.A. PHYSICS (PHY) (34 cr. hrs.)
*Substitution from list of approved courses permitted subject to approval of undergraduate advisor.
B.S. PHYSICS (44 cr. hrs.)
*Substitution from list of approved courses permitted subject to approval of undergraduate advisor.
[General Education Requirements (36 cr. hrs.); Exit Requirements (9 cr. hrs.)]
The student is required to complete the university's Liberal Arts Requirements.
Courses over and above required courses should be taken to complete a 120-hour program.
A minimum of 20 credit hours of physics courses (see 1 above) in residency.
A minor in Physics consists of 19 credit hours which includes:
Required Courses
Elective Courses (Pick two from list below) (6 cr. hrs.)
Required Supporting Courses
For information concerning the degree programs for secondary school teachers, see Teacher Education Programs this college; for junior college teachers, see USF Graduate Catalog.
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Chairperson: R. S. F. Chang; Professors: R. S. F. Chang, S. R. Deans, N. Djeu, R. W. Flynn, N. C. Halder, D. Johnson, W. D. Jones, D. K. Killinger, P. Mukherjee; Associate Professors: M. K. Kim, S. Witanachchi; Assistant Professor: S. Hariharan, D. Rabson; Instructor: A. Buonaguisti; Lecturer: D. D. Spurgin; Courtesy Professors: M. Anthony, K. Larsen, D. Morel; Visiting Professor: S. Sakmar; Adjunct Professors: R. Oman.
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