Department of Physics
Departmental Honors
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements PHYS-HON
Requirements
Along with fulfilling all the requirements for the B.S. in Physics, Honors candidates must complete the following:
- Honors Courses. At least two (2) courses:
- PHYS-P 332 Theory of Electricity and Magnetism II
- PHYS-P 442 Analytical Mechanics II
- PHYS-P 454 Modern Physics
PHYS-P 332 Theory of Electricity and Magnetism II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHYS-P 331; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Magnetic materials, wave equations and radiation, energy transfer and conversion. Pointing vector and momentum, retarded potentials, dipole radiation, transmission lines and wave guides, relativity.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
PHYS-P 442 Analytical Mechanics II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PHYS-P 441; or consent of instructor
- Corequisites
- MATH-M 343
- Description
- Elementary mechanics of particles and rigid bodies, treated by methods of calculus and differential equations.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
PHYS-P 454 Modern Physics
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- PHYS-P 453
- Description
- Structure of multielectron atoms. Experimental facts and theoretical models in solid state physics, nuclear physics, and elementary particle physics.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
- Independent Research Project. Complete an independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member
- Declaration of Intent. Notify the Physics Academic Advisor of intention to seek honors designation no less than one semester before planned graduation.
- Honors Research Capstone. Write and present an honors thesis based on the independent research project, or deliver a talk or poster at a nationally recognized research conference before graduation.
- Major GPA. Honors candidates must maintain a GPA of at least 3.500 in the Physics major.
- GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Students must have a College GPA of 3.300 or higher to qualify for admission to a Departmental Honors program and to receive Departmental Honors. Units may set a higher College GPA.
- Units establish additional criteria, including admissions procedures, academic performance standards, and whether there are required courses, papers, or projects.
- Students who wish to earn honors in two different units must complete a distinct body of work for each honors notation.
Exceptions to and substitutions for honors requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.