Curriculum - Saint Vincent College

Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics and Physics Education.

Major Requirements (B.S. in Physics)
(66 credits):

PH 100	Physics Seminar	1
PH 111	General Physics I	3
PH 112	General Physics II	3
PH 113	General Physics I Laboratory	1
PH 114	General Physics II Laboratory	1
PH 211	Modern Physics	3
PH 213	Modern Physics Laboratory	1
PH 215	Thermodynamics	3
PH 221	Classical Mechanics	3
PH 241	Optics	3
PH 243	Optics Laboratory	1
PH 244	Advanced Laboratory	1
PH 251	Electrical Circuits and Electronics	2
PH 252	Electromagnetic Fields	3
PH 311	Nuclear Physics	3
PH 322	Quantum Mechanics	3
PH 341	Solid State Physics	3
PH 370	Mathematical Physics	3
PH 381	Research	1
MA 111-113	Calculus l-III	12
MA 114	Differential Equations	4
CH 101, 103	General Chemistry I and Laboratory	4
CH 102, 104	General Chemistry II and Laboratory	4

A thesis is required in the senior year.

Major Requirements (B.S. in Physics Education)
(66 credits):

PH 100	Physics Seminar	1
PH 106	Physical Geology	3
PH 107	Physical Geology Laboratory	1
PH 111	General Physics I	3
PH 112	General Physics II	3
PH 113	General Physics I Laboratory	1
PH 114	General Physics II Laboratory	1
PH 151	Astronomy	3
PH 153	Astronomy Laboratory	1
PH 211	Modern Physics	3
PH 213	Modern Physics Laboratory	1
PH 215	Thermodynamics	3
PH 221	Classical Mechanics	3
PH 241	Optics	3
PH 243	Optics Laboratory	1
PH 244	Advanced Laboratory	1
PH 251	Electrical Circuits and Electronics	2
PH 252	Electromagnetic Fields	3
PH 311	Nuclear Physics	3
PH 322	Quantum Mechanics	3
PH 341	Solid State Physics	3
PH 370	Mathematical Physics	3
PH 381	Research	1
MA 111-113	Calculus l-III	12
MA 114	Differential Equations	4
CH 101, 103	General Chemistry I and Laboratory	4
CH 102, 104	General Chemistry II and Laboratory	4

A thesis is required in the senior year.
See Education Department section of Bulletin for Education course requirements.

Requirements for a Physics Minor: 19 credits

PH 111	General Physics	3
PH 112	General Physics II	3
PH 113	General Physics Laboratory I	1
PH 114	General Physics Laboratory II	1

and a minimum of 11 credits selected from courses numbered above PH 200, of which at least one must be PH 243, PH 244, PH 213 or PH 251.
MA 111-112 Calculus l-II are prerequisites for General Physics.
MA 113-114 Calculus III-IV are recommended electives.