Optics Minor

Programs Requirements

• PHYS 132 - Matter, Light, and Energy OR
• PHYS 133 - Introductory Physics: Mechanics and Gravity

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• PHYS 235 - Introductory Physics: Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 246 - Waves, Optics, and Optical Technology

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• PHYS 345 - Electromagnetism OR
• ENGR 302 - Engineering Electromagnetics

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• PHYS 346 - Advanced Optics

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• PHYS 349 - Advanced Electromagnetism and Optics Laboratory OR
• PHYS 379 - Advanced Quantum Physics Laboratory

Total Semester Hours: at least 19

Students pursuing a physics major and optics minor must follow college guidelines for overlap between a major and a minor; this is facilitated by the option in the physics major of substituting upper-level courses for introductory ones.