Biomedical Physics

Requisite Courses

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 205General Chemistry II3
or CHM 285 Advanced General Chemistry II
CHM 206General Chemistry II Laboratory1
or CHM 286 Chemical and Statistical Analysis Laboratory
MTH 245Calculus I4
MTH 246Calculus II 14

Biomedical Physics degree requirements (38 credits)

Biomedical Physics Core
PHY 213General Physics for the Physical Sciences I 23
PHY 205General Physics Laboratory I 31
PHY 214General Physics for the Physical Sciences II 43
PHY 206General Physics Laboratory II 51
PHY 301Modern Physics3
PHY 397Research Methods2
PHY 491Physics Seminar1
PHY 497Directed Independent Research1-3
PHY 499Research Capstone1
Biophysics Lecture Elective3
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. 619
Total Credits38-40
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

CHM 321Organic Chemistry I3
CHM 322Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1
BIO 362Cell Structure and Function3
MTH 350Applied Linear Algebra and Differential Equations3
PHY 471Classical Mechanics3
PHY 553Computational Physics3
PHY Elective Any additional PHY courses numbered 400 or above.3
Total Credits19

Pre-Medical Physics Specialization

BIO 449Physiology3
BIO 433Vertebrate Comparative Anatomy4
MTH 347Calculus III3
PHY 471Classical Mechanics3
PHY 531Quantum Mechanics3
PHY 561Nuclear Physics3
Total Credits19

Pre-Biophysics Specialization

CHM 321Organic Chemistry I3
CHM 322Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1
CHM 323Organic Chemistry II3
CHM 324Organic Chemistry II Laboratory1
CHM 371Biochemistry of Metabolism3
BIO 362Cell Structure and Function3
PHY 553Computational Physics3
PHY 541Thermodynamics And Statistical Mechanics3
Total Credits20