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Sep 26, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Physics, Applied Physics Concentration, B.S.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
615-898-2130
Ron Henderson, program coordinator
Ron.Henderson@mtsu.edu
The Applied Physics concentration is designed for students interested in fields not traditionally associated with a physics degree, but that value the critical thinking and problem-solving skills associated with a physics major.
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Degree Requirements
A 2.00 GPA is required in the Physics major.
| True Blue Core (TBC) |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
48 hours* |
| Major Core |
25 hours |
| Applied Physics Concentration |
23-24 hours |
| Supporting Courses |
20 hours* |
| Electives |
11-22 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.
True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.
The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:
Major Requirements (48 hours)
Physics Core (25 hours)
A 2.00 GPA is required in the Physics major.
Applied Physics Concentration (23-24 hours)
Supporting Courses (20 hours)
Electives (11-22 hours)
- 36 total credits must be earned at the 3000/4000 level
Cognate Elective Areas (15 hours)
Advanced Physics or Astronomy
Any upper-division PHYS/ASTR including:
Curriculum: Physics, Applied Physics
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