Physics (B.S.) With Concentration In Engineering

Program Requirements:

Physics (Civil Engineering) 4-Yr. Plan:  
Physics (Electrical Engineering) 4-Yr. Plan:  
Physics (Mechanical Engineering) 4-Yr. Plan:  

• Students choosing this concentration must specify either an Electrical Engineering (EE) or Mechanical Engineering (ME) or Civil Engineering (CE) specialization.
• Physics 15200 must be repeated if a grade of C- or below is received
• A grade of C- or above in all supporting courses is required
• A maximum of one grade below C- is allowed except for in supporting courses
• A GPA of 2.00 or higher for all courses taken for the major

To earn the B.S. with a major in Physics and a concentration in Engineering Physics, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the General Requirements noted above:

General Education Requirements: Credits 33

• Click on the Purdue Fort Wayne General Education Requirements link above for details.
• Some majors may require particular General Education courses as specified in their program description.  Up to six credits of approved General Education courses satisfying requirements in Areas A and B, and three credits satisfying requirements in Area C, may originate in the major.  A grade of C- or higher in each course, and an overall GPA of 2.0 is required to satisfy the Purdue Fort Wayne General Education Requirements.

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

• Click on the Purdue Fort Wayne College Requirements link above.  Go to Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree.

Core Physics Major Courses: Credits 22

• PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Cr. 5.
• PHYS 17000 - Special Topics in Physics Cr. 1-4.

• - taken as First Year Seminar  Cr. 2.

• PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity, and Optics Cr. 5.
• PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
• PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I Cr. 3.
• PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II Cr. 0.

Core Supporting Courses: Credits 16

• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Cr. 4.
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Cr. 4.

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• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.

•  or

• MA 26300 - Multivariate and Vector Calculus Cr. 4.

Additional Physics Courses: Credits 8-11

• PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematics Physics Cr. 3. - optional but recommended
• PHYS 32200 - Optics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
• PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.

Additional Supporting Courses: Credits 11-21

• CS 22700 - Introduction To C Programming Cr. 2. and
• CS 22800 - Object Oriented Programming In C++ Cr. 1.

• or

• ECE 22900 - C/C++ Programming For Electrical And Computer Engineering Cr. 4.

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• ENGR 12700 - Engineering Fundamentals I Cr. 4. - optional but recommended
• ENGR 12800 - Engineering Fundamentals II Cr. 4. - optional but recommended

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• ME 16000 - Solid Modeling Cr. 2.

• or

• MET 10400 - Technical Graphics Communications Cr. 3.

• or

• MET 22300 - Introduction to Computer- Aided Modeling and Design Cr. 3.

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• MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra Cr. 3.
• MA 36300 - Differential Equations Cr. 3.

Concentration Specializations

General Electives

• Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 120

Total Credits: 120

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for satisfying the graduation requirements specified for your selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies and procedures governing your academic career.  All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.