About the Physics: Professional Concentration Bachelor’s Program
The professional concentration provides a traditional curriculum for students majoring in physics and is intended to prepare them for graduate study or employment in the private or government sector as a physicist. Students will take all courses in the 35-credit-hour physics core curriculum, which includes PHYS 1408 , PHYS 2305 , PHYS 2401 , PHYS 3201 , PHYS 3301 , PHYS 3304 , PHYS 3305 , PHYS 3401 , PHYS 4302 , PHYS 4304 , and PHYS 4307 . Students in the professional concentration are also required to take PHYS 3306 , PHYS 4306 , and PHYS 4308 . Additionally, two physics elective courses are required in the professional concentration. Physics elective courses may include any PHYS or ASTR courses at the 3000- or 4000-level that are not already required for the professional concentration.
The required mathematics courses for physics majors are MATH 1451 , MATH 1452 , MATH 2450 , three hours of a first differential equations course (PHYS 4325 , MATH 4325 , MATH 3350 , or MATH 3354 ), and three hours of a second differential equations course (PHYS 4326 , MATH 4326 , MATH 3351 , or MATH 4354 ). PHYS 4325 and PHYS 4326 are the preferred differential equations courses for physics majors. Students planning to pursue an advanced degree in physics should consult the physics academic advisor about appropriate additional courses. Majors in this concentration are strongly encouraged to take MATH 2360 to complete the mathematics minor.
Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Physics major (all concentrations) are three courses from PHYS 2305 , PHYS 3304 , PHYS 3401 , and PHYS 4306 .
Total Hours: 120
Professional concentration students are strongly encouraged to minor in mathematics, as assumed in the curriculum above.
* Choose from the university’s core curriculum .
† Some physics electives are offered in alternate years. Consult the current Physics Undergraduate Handbook at www.depts.ttu.edu/phas for current scheduling.
