2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog

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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
Institution-wide Graduation Requirement   5
Information Technology Literacy Requirement**   9
*Majors must take MATH 123, CHEM 112, and PHYS 211 as part of the system-wide general education requirement
** Majors must take CSC 150 as part of the information technology literacy requirement.
Major Core (for all students)    44-45
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 Advanced Computational Methods in Physical Science 2  
  PHYS 213  University Physics II  4  
  PHYS 421 Electromagnetism 4  
  SCTC 203 Computer Applications in the Natural Sciences 2  
  SCTC 403 Adv. Comp Applications in the Nat. Sciences 2  
  Plus 3 or 4 hours from the following*    3-4
  BIOL 311 Principles of Ecology 4  
  BIOL 331 Microbiology 4  
  BIOL 371 Genetics 4  
  BIOL 343 Cell and Molecular Biology 4  
  BIOL 492 Topics 3  
  *Three hours required for the Business Management emphasis and four hours required for the Computer Science emphasis  
Choose one of the following specializations:   13
  Chemistry Specialization    
  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 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 Intermediate 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 two following emphasis:    27
  Computer Science Emphasis    
  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  Information Systems Planning and Management 3  
  CIS 447 Artificial Intelligence  3  
  CIS 457 Document Image Processing Systems  3  
  CIS 484 Database Management Systems 3  
  CIS 488 Advanced Database Issues 3  
  CSC 314 Assembly Language 3  
  CSC 317 Computer Organization and Architecture  3  
  CSC 335 Assembler II 3  
  CSC 403 Programming for Graphical User interfaces 3  
  CSC 410 Parallel Computation 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 Material Handling and Facilities Design 3  
  BADM 435 Management of Technology and Innovation 3  
  BADM 436 Entrepreneurship 3  
  BADM 460 Human Resource Management 3  
  OED 344 Business Communications  3  

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