Nov 23, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Medical Physics, B.S.

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Requirements for the major in medical physics, B.S. program

To earn the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in medical physics, students must complete:

1. Physics courses

PHY 151 - Introductory Physics I (4) and
PHY 110 - General Physics Lab I
(1)
PHY 152 - Introductory Physics II (4) and
PHY 111 - General Physics Lab II
(1)
PHY 317 - Modern Physics Laboratory (2)
PHY 318 - Nuclear Physics Laboratory (2)
PHY 325 - Biological Physics (4)
PHY 326 - Medical Physics (4)
PHY 351 - Intermediate Theoretical Physics (4)
PHY 371 - Foundations of Modern Physics (4)
PHY 372 - Nuclear Physics (4)
PHY 381 - Electricity and Magnetism (4)

2. Mathematics and statistics courses

MTH 154 - Calculus I (4)
MTH 155 - Calculus II (4)
MTH 254 - Multivariable Calculus (4)
STA 226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)
APM 255 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4) (or APM 257)

3. Chemistry courses

CHM 144 - General Chemistry I (4) and
CHM 147 - General Chemistry Laboratory I
(1)
CHM 145 - General Chemistry II (4) and
CHM 148 - General Chemistry Laboratory II
(1)
plus 4 additional credits at a level not below CHM 144 (CHM 201 may be taken for credit, but not CHM 300 )

4. Biology courses

5. Capstone course

PHY 400 - Undergraduate Seminar (3) or PHY 490 - Independent Research (3) (either of which fulfills the university general education requirement for the capstone course in the major)

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