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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog

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2010-2011 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. Required courses

PHY 151 - Introductory Physics I (4) Credits
PHY 152 - Introductory Physics II (4) Credits
PHY 158 - General Physics Laboratory (2) Credits
PHY 317 - Modern Physics Laboratory (2) Credits
PHY 318 - Nuclear Physics Laboratory (2) Credits
PHY 325 - Biological Physics (4) Credits
PHY 326 - Medical Physics (4) Credits
PHY 351 - Intermediate Theoretical Physics (4) Credits
PHY 371 - Foundations of Modern Physics (4) Credits
PHY 372 - Nuclear Physics (4) Credits
PHY 381 - Electricity and Magnetism I (4) Credits

2. Required courses

MTH 154 - Calculus I (4) Credits
MTH 155 - Calculus II (4) Credits
MTH 254 - Multivariable Calculus (4) Credits
STA 226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4) Credits and
APM 255 - Introduction to Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra (4) Credits or
APM 257 - Introduction to Differential Equations (3) Credits

3. Required courses

CHM 157 - General Chemistry I (5) Credits
CHM 158 - General Chemistry II (5) Credits
plus 4 additional credits at a level not below CHM 157 (CHM 201 may be taken for credit, but not CHM 300)

4. Required courses

BIO 111 - Biology (4) Credits
BIO 205 - Human Anatomy (4) Credits
BIO 207 - Human Physiology (4) Credits

5. Required course

PHY 400 - Undergraduate Seminar (3) Credits or
PHY 490 - Independent Research (3-6) Credits
either of which fulfills the university general education requirement for the capstone course in the major