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Catalog 2021 - 2024 Discontinued (2023-01-01)

Requirements

REQUIRED COURSES (41 Total Credits)

Course(s):
Select PHYS (Physics) Electives (3 credits)
Select 1 credit(s):
- PHYS295 - Independent Study (1 - 3)
- PHYS495 - Independent Study (1 - 3)
- PHYS297 - Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
- PHYS497 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)

REQUIRED COGNATES (40 Total Credits)

Course(s):
- CHEM151 - General Chemistry (IN-7) (4)
- CHEM152 - General Chemistry (4)
- CHEM311 - Organic Chemistry (4)
- CHEM312 - Organic Chemistry (4)
- CHEM361 - Biochemistry I (4)
- MATH191 - Calculus I (4)
- MATH192 - Calculus II (4)
- MATH200 - Elementary Linear Algebra (2)
- MATH215 - Statistics (IN-4) (3)
- MATH218 - Calculus III (4)
- MATH315 - Differential Equations (3)

GENERAL EDUCATION (39 Total Credits)

Minimum 39 credits
General Education requirements

ELECTIVES TO = 124 (4 Total Credits)

Minimum 4 credits

RECOMMENDED (0 Total Credits)

CPTR 124 Fundamentals of Programming (4)
CHEM 362 Biochemistry II (3)
PHYS 411 Statistical and Thermal Physics (3)
PHYS 412 Quantum Mechanics (3)

Grand Total Credits: 124

Pre-professional Emphasis

Catalog 2024 — Indefinite

REQUIRED COURSES (10 Total Credits)

Select 1 course(s):
- PHYS297 - Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
- PHYS497 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
Select 10-8 credits from PHYS (Physics), BIOL (Biology) 300-499 or the following courses:
- MATH315 - Differential Equations (3)
- CHEM362 - Biochemistry II (3)

RECOMMENDED (0 Total Credits)

MATH 200 Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 218 Calculus III
MATH 315 Differential Equations

Grand Total Credits: 10

Research Emphasis

Catalog 2024 — Indefinite

REQUIRED COURSES (10 Total Credits)

Course(s): PHYS307 - Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physical Modeling (3)
Select 1 course(s):
- PHYS297 - Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
- PHYS497 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
Select 7-5 credits from PHYS (Physics), BIOL (Biology) 300-499 or the following courses: CHEM362 - Biochemistry II (3)

REQUIRED COGNATES (14 Total Credits)

Course(s):
Select 3 credit(s):
- ENGR327 - Engineering Probability and Statistics (3)
- MATH327 - Probability and Statistics (4)

RECOMMENDED (0 Total Credits)

MATH 200 Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 316 Partial Differential Equations

Grand Total Credits: 24

Sample Degree Plan

YEAR 1

FALL

Course(s):

WINTER

Course(s):

YEAR 2

FALL

Course(s):

WINTER

Course(s):
Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity

YEAR 3

FALL

Course(s):
- CHEM361 - Biochemistry I (4)
- PHYS310 - Modern Physics (3)
Select 3 credits from R-2) Seventh-day Adventist Teachings
Select 3 credits from IN-8) Human Development
Select 3 credits from IN-6) Historical Perspectives

WINTER

Course(s):
Select 1 credit(s):
- PHYS295 - Independent Study (1 - 3)
- PHYS297 - Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
- PHYS495 - Independent Study (1 - 3)
- PHYS497 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Physics (0 - 2)
Select 3 credits from R-1) Spiritual Development
- RELB125 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (R-1) (3)
- RELT177 - Christian Spirituality (R-1) (3)
Select 1 credits from P 1-b) Physical Activity
Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: IN-10) Aesthetic Analysis, upper-division (W)

YEAR 4

FALL

Course(s):
- BIOL311 - Genetics (4)
- BIOL418 - Animal Physiology (3)
- PEAC425 - Fit for Hire (P-1c) (1)
Select 3 credits from the following types of courses: R-3) Biblical Studies, upper-division (W)
Select 4 credits from the following types of courses: Elective courses (consider CPTR 124, CHEM 362, PHYS 411, or PHYS 412)

WINTER

Course(s):
Select 3 credits from IN-9) Stewardship, Business and Economics
Select PHYS (Physics) Electives (3 credits)

Grand Total Credits: 124