Departments & Programs
Department of Physics
Physics-Math Double Major
This option is for students intending to double major in physics and mathematics.
Degree Requirements
First-Year Experience Course
Beginning freshmen and transfer students with fewer than 19 credit hours are required to take SCI-I 120 Windows on Science (1 cr.) or an equivalent first-year experience course.
Area I English Composition and Communication Competency
ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 Reading Writing and Inquiry (3 cr.) with a grade of C (2.00) or higher.
The second semester of English composition may be satisfied with ENG-W 230, ENG-W 231, ENG-W 250, ENG-W 270, ENG-W 331 or ENG-W 350 with a grade of C (2.00) or higher.
Area II World Language Competency
Students must have first-year proficiency in a world language (first year sequence (131 & 132) or a 200-level world language course or 200-level world language proficiency.
Area IIIA Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Cultural Understanding Competencies (12 cr.)
List H course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
List S course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
List C course: Choose one course (3 cr.) from this list. The list of course choices is located under the School of Science requirements “Undergraduate Programs” in this bulletin.
One additional course from either List H or List S.
For the most current list of courses in the areas of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Understanding, please refer to the IU Indianapolis General Education Curriculum.
Area IIIC Life and Physical and Sciences Competency
Courses taken to satisfy the Area IIIC requirements must include PHYS-I 152, PHYS-I 251, CHEM-C 105, and CHEM-C 106.
Area IIID Analytical Reasoning Competency (21 credits)
Courses taken to satisfy the Area IIID requirements must include MATH-I 165, MATH-I 166, MATH-I 171, MATH-I261, and MATH-I 266.
The computer programming requirement (3 cr.) of the School of Science will be satisfied with CSCI-C 200.
Note: Computer Science CSCI-N 241 and CSCI-N 299 do not count in Area IIID, but may count as a general elective.
The Area IV major requirements are as follows:
- Additional physics requirements: PHYS-I 299, PHYS-I 310, PHYS-I 330, PHYS-I 342, PHYS-I 353, PHYS-I 400, PHYS-I 401, PHYS-I 418.
- The calculus sequence: MATH-I 165, MATH-I 166, MATH-I 171, MATH-I 261, MATH-I 266, and MATH-I 351.
- Additional math requirements: MATH-I 300, MATH-I 414, MATH-I 426, MATH-I 444.
- Twelve (12) additional credit hours: three credit hours selected from MATH-I 353/MATH-I 354/MATH-I 453; three credit hours selected from mathematics courses at the 300 level or above and statistics courses numbered 350 or higher; three additional credit hours from mathematics or statistics, or from physics courses numbered three hundred or above; and PHYS -I 442.
- Students planning on attending graduate school in mathematics or physics are advised to take MATH-I 445, MATH-I 453, and PHYS-I 442.
- Laboratory courses CHEM-C 125 and CHEM-C 126.
- Minimum of two credit hours of PHYS-I 490 Capstone Experience.
