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Biophysics, BS

Requirements

The program of study requires a minimum of 35 hours on a 120-hour degree, consisting of:

Core Courses (29 hours)

course

First-Year Physics and Astronomy Seminar

1

course

Scientific Analysis & Modeling

3

course

Physics I for Majors: Mechanics

5

course

Physics II for Majors

5

course

Theoretical Methods in Physics

3

course

Physics III Modern Physics

3

course

Thermal Physics

3

course

Electromagnetic Fields

3

course

Topics in Biophysics

3

6 hours selected from:

course

Materials Science

4

course

Physics III Laboratory

3

course

Mechanics

3

course

Biomedical Imaging

3

course

Elements of Quantum Mechanics

3

course

Electromagnetic Radiation and Optics

3

course

Contemporary Topics in Physics

3

course

Introduction to Solid State Physics

3

course

Computational Physics

3

course

Experimental Methods in Biochemistry and Biophysics

3

course

Senior Research in Physics or Astronomy

3

course

Senior Honors Research in Physics or Astronomy

3

Associated requirements

15 hours of mathematics are required:

Students planning to attend graduate school should take course.

course

Calculus I

4

course

Calculus II

4

course

Calculus III

4

course

Differential Equations

3

Also required are:

course

The Unity of Life: Molecules to Cells

3

course

Introduction to Biological Investigation

3

course

General Chemistry I

3

course

General Chemistry II

3

course

General Chemistry II Laboratory

2

OR

course

Quantitative Analysis

3

7 hours selected from:

course

The Diversity of Life: Organisms to Ecosystems

3

course

Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology

3

course

Microbiology

4

course

Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology

3

course

Organic Chemistry I

3

course

Organic Chemistry II

3

course

Organic Qualitative Analysis

3