All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.
All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.
All students must meet the College Requirements.
Major Requirements
All courses in core and all courses in one of the listed options.
| Requirement Description | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| CORE: | ||
| Suggested: | ||
| CEMS 1500 | CEMS First Year Seminar 1 | 1 |
| Choose 1 of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Fundamentals of Physics I and Fundamentals of Physics II | ||
| Physics for Engineers I and Physics for Engineers II and Physics Problem Solving II | ||
| PHYS 2500 | Waves and Quanta | 4 |
| PHYS 2200 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 3300 | Electricity & Magnetism | 3 |
| PHYS 3500 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
| MATH 1234 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 1248 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 2248 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 3230 | Ordinary Diffrntl Equation | 3 |
| MATH 2544 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 2522 | Applied Linear Algebra | |
| CHEM 1400 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| 3 credits of Capstone requirement: | ||
| PHYS 4110 | Capstone Seminar 2 | 1 |
| PHYS 4991 | Internship | 2 |
| or PHYS 4993 | Independent Study | |
| or PHYS 4995 | Undergraduate Research | |
| or PHYS 4996 | Honors | |
| 1 additional course in chemistry (CHEM 1450 recommended) | 4 | |
| CS 1210 | Computer Programming I | 3 |
| or PHYS 3150 | Computational Physics I | |
| OPTIONS | ||
| Pure Physics (18 Credits): | ||
| PHYS 2100 | Experimental Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 4100 | Experimental Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 3400 | Thermal & Statistical Physics | 3 |
| Intermediate Level or Above. 6 additional credits from the following: | ||
PHYS 2000 to 2989 | ||
PHYS 3000 to 3989 | ||
PHYS 4000 to 4989 | ||
| 3 additional credits from the following: | ||
PHYS 2000 to 2989 | ||
PHYS 3000 to 3989 | ||
PHYS 4000 to 4989 | ||
Honors: PHYS 4996 | ||
| Electrical Engineering (Circuits and Devices) (19 Credits): | ||
| EE 2125 | Circuits I | 4 |
| EE 2135 | Circuits II | 4 |
| EE 2185 | Circuits Design Project | 2 |
| EE 3110 | Electronics I | 4 |
| EE 3115 | Electronics Laboratory | 2 |
| EE 3415 | Electronics Design Project | 3 |
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The First Year Seminar CEMS 1500 is designed for all first-year students in the college. Students entering the college after their first semester should work with their academic advisor to identify an appropriate substitution as approved for their major. The course used to fulfill the CEMS 1500 requirement cannot be used to fulfill another requirement in the major.
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Satisfies the CEMS Professional Development Requirement.