Bachelor of Science in Physical Science

Students majoring in this program will be prepared to become employees as chemists

or physicists for the science-based industries and agencies that use modern technology.

They will also be prepared to pursue an advanced degree in chemistry, physics, engineering

or medicine. This program provides an excellent background in business and computer

science/information systems technology as well as a solid foundation in biology,

supporting sciences and mathematics. The graduates of this program will be capable of

entering industry in traditional technical positions available to physicists and chemists,

or in marketing, business, computer support or information systems. The combination of

traditional science and modern computational methods will be especially valuable in science-

based information industries. In particular, in the emerging biotechnology industry,

this kind of background in science and technology is increasingly necessary.

System-wide General Education Requirement*	30
Institutional Graduation Requirement	11

*Majors must take MATH 123, CHEM 112, and PHYS 211 as part of the system-wide

general education requirement.

Major Core			44
BIOL 151	General Biology I		4
CHEM 114	General Chemistry II		4
CHEM 326	Organic Chemistry I		4
ESCI 208	Introduction to Earth and Space Science		2
MATH 125	Calculus II		4
MATH 321	Differential Equations		3
PHSI 330	Introductory Quantum Mechanics		2
PHSI 343	Introductory Thermodynamics		2
PHSI 411	Introductory Statistical Mechanics		2
PHSI 421	Adv Computational Methods in Physical Science		2
PHYS 213	University Physics II		4
PHYS 421	Electromagnetism		4
SCTC 303	Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences		3
	Plus 4 hours from the following		4
	BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology	4
	BIOL 331 Microbiology	4
	BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology	4
	BIOL 371 Genetics	4
	BIOL 492 Topics	1-5

Take one of the following specializations:

13

Chemistry

CHEM 332	Analytical Chemistry		4
CHEM 452	Inorganic Chemistry		3
CHEM 498	Undergraduate Research/Scholarship		2
	Plus 4 hours from the following:		4*
	BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology	4
	BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology	4
	BIOL 331 Microbiology	4
	BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology	4
	BIOL 371 Genetics	4
	BIOL 492 Topics	1
	CHEM 328 Organic Chemistry II	4
	CHEM 460 Biochemistry	3
	CHEM 492 Topics	1
	PHSI 345 Kinetics and Equilibrium	2
	PHSI 492 Topics	1
	PHYS 439 Solid State Physics	3
	PHYS 492 Topics	1

* Any of these courses may be counted only once in fulfillment of the major core requirements

and the chemistry track requirements.

NOTE: According to the American Chemical Society standards, a traditional chemistry

major demands 28 semester hours of chemistry courses with emphasis on inorganic

chemistry, chemical analysis and instrumental methods of analysis, organic and bioorganic

chemistry, and calculus-based physical chemistry. This requirement can be met

with the above courses by carefully selecting electives to fulfill the emphasis delineated

by the ACS.

Physics

PHYS 439	Solid State Physics		3
PHYS 451	Classical Mechanics		4
PHYS 498	Undergraduate Research/Scholarship		2
	Plus 4 hours from the following		4
	CHEM 492 Topics.	1-4
	PHSI 345 Kinetics and Equilibrium	2
	PHSI 492 Topics.	1-4
	PHYS 351 Interm. Quantum Mechanics	2
	PHYS 361 Optics	3
	PHYS 424 Digital Electronics	4
	PHYS 492 Topics	1-4

NOTE: According to the American Institute of Physics standards, a traditional physics

major demands coursework in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics

and statistical mechanics, optics, quantum physics, and experimental physics. This

requirement can be met with the above courses by carefully selecting electives to fulfill

the emphasis delineated by the AIP.

Take one of the following emphases:

27

Computer Science

Students who select the computer science emphasis are strongly urged to

select two languages (one primary and one secondary) in which to be

proficient. For example, a student may elect to take C++ as their primary

programming language and JAVA as their secondary choice.

CIS 277	OS Interfaces and Utilities			3
	or
CSC 456	Operating Systems
CIS 332	Structured Systems Analysis and Design			3
CSC 250	Computer Science II			3
CSC 260	Object Oriented Design			3
CSC 300	Data Structures			3
CSC / MATH 316	Discrete Mathematics			3
CSC 461	Programming Languages			3
	Plus 6 hours chosen from the following list			6
		CIS 377 On-Line Applications	3
		CIS 383 Networking I	3
		CIS 384 Decision Support Systems	3
		CIS 427 Info Systems Planning and Mgmt	3
		CIS 447 Artificial Intelligence	3
		CIS 457 Document Image Processing Syst	3
		CIS 484 Database Management Systems	3
		CIS 488 Advanced Database Issues	3
		CSC 314 Assembly Language	3
		CSC 317 Comp Organization & Architect	3
		CSC 335 Assembler II	3
		CSC 403 Programming Graphical Interfac	3
		CSC 410 Parallel Computing	3
		CSC 433 Computer Graphics	3
		CSC 455 Computer Vision	3

Business Management

Students who select the business management emphasis must take

ECON 201 as part of the system-wide general education requirements.

ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I			3
ACCT 211	Principles of Accounting II			3
BADM 220	Business Statistics			3
BADM 310	Business Finance			3
BADM 321	Business Statistics II			3
BADM 360	Organization and Management			3
BADM 425	Production and Operations Management			3
ECON 202	Principles of Macroeconomics			3
	Plus 3 hours chosen from the following list:			3
		BADM 334 Small Business Management	3
		BADM 350 Legal Environment of Business	3
		BADM 370 Marketing	3
		BADM 426 Inventory Control	3
		BADM 427 Logistics	3
		BADM 428 Matl Handling Facilities Design	3
		BADM 435 Mgmt of Technology & Innov	3
		BADM 436 Entrepreneurship	3
		BADM 460 Human Resources Mgmt	3
		OED 344 Business Communications	3

Electives *

3

*Three of these credits will have been met upon completion of MATH 123, CHEM

112 and PHYS 211 as part of the system-general education requirements.