Departments & Programs
Department of Physics
Bachelor of Science Physics and Electrical Engineering
Degree Requirements
First-Year Experience Course
Beginning freshmen and transfer students with fewer than 19 credit hours are required to take SCI-I120 Windows on Science (1 cr.) or an equivalent first-year experience course.
Area I English Composition and Communication Competency
Written Communication (6 cr.)
ENG-W131 or W140 Reading Writing and Inquiry (3 cr.)
Students must complete TCM 32000 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher to satisfy the second semester of English composition.
Speech Communication Competency
COMM-R110, Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.).
Area II World Language Competency
No world language proficiency is required for a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Science, with the exceptino of Mathematical Science majors.
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 (3cr.) 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.
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.
For the most current list of courses in the areas of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Understanding, please refer to the IUPUI General Education Curriculum.
Area IIIC Life and Physical Sciences Competency
Chemistry Courses
Complete CHEM-C105/CHEM-C125 (5 credits) and CHEM-C106/CHEM-C126 (5 credits) with a grade of C- or better in each course.
ECE Science Electives
Students must complete:
- ECE 20100 Linear Circuit Analysis I (3 cr.)
- ECE 20200 Linear Circuit Analysis II (3 cr.)
- ECE 20700 Electronic Measurement Techniques (1 cr.)
- ECE 20800 Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory (1 cr.)
Area IIID Analytical Reasoning Competency (28 credits)
Required Math courses
Complete MATH 16500, MATH 16600, MATH 17100, MATH 26100, and MATH 26600 with a grade of C- or higher in each course.
Additional Courses
Complete ECE 30200 Probabilistic Methodology in Electronic Engineering (3 cr.)
Complete MATH 35100 Elementary Linear Algebra (3 cr.) or MATH 51100 Linear Algebra with Applications (3 cr.)
Computer Science courses
Complete ECE 26300 Introduction to Computing in Electrical Engineering (3 cr.) and ECE 26100 Engineering Programming Laboratory (1 cr.). These courses must be taken together (concurrently).
Students mus have grades of C- or higher in Analytical Reasoning courses. A grade of D or D+ will be allowed for one course only.
NOTE: Computer Science CSCI-N241 and CSCI-N299 do not count in Area IIID, but may count as a general elective.
Area IV Physics Major Requirements
No grade below C- is acceptable for courses within the major subject.
Introductory:
- PHYS 15200 Mechanics (4 cr.)
- PHYS 25100 Heat, Electricity & Optics (5 cr.)
- PHYS 29900 Introduction to Computational Physics (2 cr.)
Intermediate/Advanced:
- PHYS 31000 Intermediate Mechanics (4 cr.)
- PHYS 33000 Intermediate Electricity & Magnetism (3 cr.)
- PHYS 34200 Modern Physics (3 cr.)
- PHYS 35300 Advanced Physics Laboratory I: Modern Physics and Electronics (2 cr.)
- PHYS 40000 Physical Optics (3 cr.)
- PHYS 40100 Advanced Physics Laboratory II Modern Optics (2 cr.)
- PHYS 41600 (Honors Thermal & Statistical Physics - 4 cr.) or PHYS 41800 (Thermal & Statistical Physics - 3 cr.)
- PHYS 44200 Quantum Mechanics (3 cr.)
Area IV Electrical Engineering Major Requirements
No grade below C- is acceptable for courses within the major subject.
- ECE 21000 Sophomore Seminar (1 cr.)
- ENGR 29700 Computer Tools for Engineering (1 cr.)
- ECE 25500 Introduction to Electronic Analysis and Design (3 cr.)
- ECE 27000 Introduction to Digital System Design (4 cr.)
- ECE 30100 Signals and Systems (3 cr.)
- ECE 36200 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing (4 cr.)
- ECE 38200 Feedback System Analysis and Design (3 cr.)
Capstone Requirement
The Capstone Requirement is satisfied with ECE 48700 Senior Design I (1 cr.) and ECE 48800 Senior Design II (2 cr.).
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation. this total must include at least 32 credits in courses at the 300-400 level taken at the IUPUI campus. residence of at least two semesters on the IUPUI campus is also required for graduation.
No more than 6 credit hours of clinical, athletic, or performing arts courses will be approved. see the advisor for your field for details.
