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Physical Science Major

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Adviser聽B. Parks

Students taking courses in chemistry, mathematics, and physics who do not wish to major in only one of them should consider a physical science interdisciplinary major.

Major Requirements

Students who receive 含羞草研究所 credit, either through advanced placement or through transfer credit, for any courses that would normally count toward the major are allowed to apply that credit toward the major.

The requirement for completing聽听补苍诲 聽may be replaced by completion of . Students who are placed by the mathematics department into a higher level calculus course are exempted from the requirement for a lower level calculus course(s) (e.g. a student placed into 聽is exempted from the requirement to complete ). Students who enroll in 聽without receiving credit for 聽are required to enroll in one additional physics class beyond those required for the major.

The major consists of thirteen courses divided among the three subjects (chemistry, math, and physics) as follows:

Required Courses

It is recommended that students complete these by the end of the sophomore year.

Additional Courses

Students also聽complete five more courses聽in chemistry, mathematics, physics, or astronomy, which must be approved by the major adviser:

  • One must be a chemistry course
  • One must be a physics聽or astronomy course
  • Three must be at the 300 level or higher

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division

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