Physics Minor

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 21

GPA requirements to earn minor: Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.

Other requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine; at least 6 of these 9 credits must be from the Elective courses.

Contact Information: Frank Dudish, 123 Bennett Hall, (207) 581-1016, fdudish@maine.edu

This program is intended for students (except for physics and engineering physics majors) enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at the University of Maine. It requires a minimum of 21 credits and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in both the core and elective courses.

Core Courses (12 credits):

The Department Chairperson may consider exceptions to this list on a case-by-case basis.

PHY 111 - General Physics I Credits: 4
and
PHY 112 - General Physics II Credits: 4
or
PHY 121 - Physics for Engineers and Physical Scientists I Credits: 4
and
PHY 122 - Physics for Engineers and Physical Scientists II Credits: 4
PHY 223 - Special Relativity Credits: 1
PHY 236 - Introductory Quantum Physics Credits: 3

Elective Courses: (9 credits)

Minimum of 9 credits chosen from the following list of courses. Up to 3 credits of laboratory courses may be included. Note that many of these courses have prerequisites and/or co-requisites.

AST 451 - Astrophysics Credits: 1-3
PHY 231 - Mathematical Methods in Physics Credits: 3
PHY 241 - Computational Physics Credits: 3
PHY 261 - Physical Measurements Laboratory Credits: 2
PHY 262 - Electronics Credits: 2
PHY 364 - Modern Experimental Physics Credits: 2
PHY 365 - Mechanics Laboratory Credits: 2
PHY 451 - Mechanics Credits: 3
PHY 447 - Molecular Biophysics Credits: 3 - 4
PHY 454 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credits: 3
PHY 455 - Electricity and Magnetism II Credits: 3
PHY 463 - Statistical Mechanics Credits: 3
PHY 469 - Quantum and Atomic Physics Credits: 3
PHY 470 - Nuclear Physics Credits: 2
PHY 471 - Nuclear Physics Laboratory Credits: 1
PHY 472 - Geometrical and Fourier Optics Credits: 3
PHY 480 - Physics of Materials Credits: 3