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-I120 Windows on Science (1 cr.) or an equivalent first-year experience course.
Area I English Composition and Communication Competency
Minimum requirements for the School of Science are given in this bulletin (see the School of Science requirements under “Undergraduate Programs”). The second semester of English composition may be satisfied only with ENG-W270 (preferred), ENG-W230, ENG-W231, ENG-W250, ENG-W331, ENG-W350, or TCM 32000.
Area II World Language Competency
See School of Science requirements under "Undergraduate Programs". 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 IUPUI General Education Curriculum.
Area IIIC Life and Physical and Sciences Competency
Courses taken to satisfy the Area IIIC requirements must include PHYS 15200, PHYS 25100, CHEM-C105, and CHEM-C106.
Area IIID Analytical Reasoning Competency (21 credits)
Courses taken to satisfy the Area IIID requirements must include MATH 16500, MATH 16600, MATH 17100, MATH 26100, and MATH 26600.
The computer programming requirement (3 cr.) of the School of Science will be satisfied with CSCI 23000.
Note: Computer Science CSCI-N241 and CSCI-N299 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 29900, PHYS 31000, PHYS 33000, PHYS 34200, PHYS 35300, PHYS 40000, PHYS 40100, PHYS 41800.
- The calculus sequence: MATH 16500, MATH 16600, MATH 17100, MATH 26100, MATH 26600, and MATH 35100.
- Additional math requirements: MATH 30000, MATH 41400, MATH 42600, MATH 44400.
- Twelve (12) additional credit hours: three credit hours selected from MATH 35300/35400/45300; three credit hours selected from mathematics courses at the 300 level or above and statistics courses numbered 35000 or higher; three additional credit hours from mathematics or statistics, or from physics courses numbered three hundred or above; and PHYS 44200
- Students planning on attending graduate school in mathematics or physics are advised to take MATH 44500, MATH 45300, and PHYS 44200.
- Laboratory courses CHEM-C125 and CHEM-C126.
- Minimum of two credit hours of PHYS 49000 Capstone Experience.
