In addition to the core requirements, students must select one of the five sub-plans detailed below.

This sub-plan is ideal for those students who want the strongest possible grounding in physics. It is designed to suit the needs of students who are interested in fundamental physics or astrophysics, applying physics to the workplace, or who are planning on continuing their physics education in graduate school.

Technical electives must include at least one upper division physics elective (3-4 credits) and at least one upper division math elective (3-4 credits).

A physics elective is any course with a PHYS designator at the 3XXX-level or above. PHYS 4303 “Optics and Acoustics” is strongly recommended for those intending to pursue graduate study. A technical elective is any course in CSE or CBS at the 3XXX-level and above. The 1XXX-level CSCI programming courses in java and C++ are also accepted.

Students who are interested in the practical application of physics to the engineering fields, but who would like a less specialized education that they would find in an engineering department, will find that this degree track provides them with a solid education. In addition to the strong physics core curriculum, students can either focus on one area of engineering or explore a broad range of interests across a number of engineering fields. Students who are interested in moving directly into industry as well as those who want to pursue a graduate degree in either engineering or physics will find this program valuable.

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