Requisite Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 201 & BIO 205 | General Biology: Organismal and Population and General Biology: Organismal and Population Laboratory | 4 |
| BIO 202 & BIO 206 | General Biology: Cellular and Molecular and General Biology: Cellular and Molecular Laboratory | 4 |
| CHM 203 & CHM 204 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHM 205 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| or CHM 285 | Advanced General Chemistry II | |
| CHM 206 | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| or CHM 286 | Chemical and Statistical Analysis Laboratory | |
| MTH 245 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MTH 246 | Calculus II 1 | 4 |
Biomedical Physics degree requirements (38 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Physics Core | ||
| PHY 213 | General Physics for the Physical Sciences I 2 | 3 |
| PHY 205 | General Physics Laboratory I 3 | 1 |
| PHY 214 | General Physics for the Physical Sciences II 4 | 3 |
| PHY 206 | General Physics Laboratory II 5 | 1 |
| PHY 301 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHY 397 | Research Methods | 2 |
| PHY 491 | Physics Seminar | 1 |
| PHY 497 | Directed Independent Research | 1-3 |
| PHY 499 | Research Capstone | 1 |
| Biophysics Lecture Elective | 3 | |
| Choose one from the following: | ||
| Physics in Medicine | ||
| Introduction to Biological Physics | ||
| An additional 19 hours of upper division coursework from BIO (3 credit hours minimum, 300-level and above), CHM, PHY (6 credit hours minimum, 400-level or above), and MTH. This can be satisfied by completing one of the specializations below. 6 | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 38-40 | |
| 1 | MTH 249 Modeling the Physical World I may be substituted for MTH 246. |
| 2 | PHY 201 General Physics for the Life Sciences or PHY 221 Advanced General Physics I:Modeling the Physical World may be substituted for PHY 213 General Physics for the Physical Sciences I. |
| 3 | PHY 223 Project Physics Laboratory I may be substituted for the PHY 205 General Physics Laboratory I requirement. |
| 4 | PHY 202 General Physics for the Life Sciences II or PHY 222 Advanced General Physics II:Modeling the Physical World may be substituted for PHY 214 General Physics for the Physical Sciences II. |
| 5 | PHY 224 Project Physics Laboratory II may be substituted for the PHY 206 General Physics Laboratory II requirement. |
| 6 | PHY 493 Directed Independent Readings, PHY 495 Directed Independent Study, or PHY 497 Directed Independent Research cannot be used to fulfill the 6 credit hours of upper division physics courses requirement. |
Pre-Biomedical Engineering Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 321 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 322 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| BIO 362 | Cell Structure and Function | 3 |
| MTH 350 | Applied Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHY 471 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 553 | Computational Physics | 3 |
| PHY Elective Any additional PHY courses numbered 400 or above. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
Pre-Medical Physics Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 449 | Physiology | 3 |
| BIO 433 | Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy | 4 |
| MTH 347 | Calculus III | 3 |
| PHY 471 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 531 | Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 561 | Nuclear Physics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
Pre-Biophysics Specialization
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHM 321 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHM 322 | Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM 323 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHM 324 | Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHM 371 | Biochemistry of Metabolism | 3 |
| BIO 362 | Cell Structure and Function | 3 |
| PHY 553 | Computational Physics | 3 |
| PHY 541 | Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 20 | |