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Physics Requirements
Major: 30 semester hours, including 15 hours of junior-senior courses and three hours of advanced laboratory. At least two of those three hours must be done in residence at William Jewell. Students aspiring to teach physics at the secondary level should confer with the department chairman before establishing their course of studies.
Students majoring in physics are required to take two semesters of Research Experience (PHY 351H-358H) consecutively if possible.
Students completing a second major (as well as a first) in physics must complete all requirements for the bachelor of arts degree.
A grade of C- or higher is required in all courses for the major.
All students intending a major in physics should have a member of the physics faculty as their academic advisor by the end of their freshman year and should ascertain from the department certain additional requirements, such as a comprehensive examination and/or taking the Graduate Record Examination.
Physics major for the 3-2 plan of engineering with Washington University in St. Louis; Columbia University in New York; the University of Kansas; or the University of Missouri, Columbia: Physics 213, 214, 316, 322, 332, 443. For those students who expect to enter an engineering school upon graduation, the pre-engineering curriculum, plus a major in physics, mathematics or chemistry (depending upon the type of engineering—electrical, civil, mechanical, chemical) is recommended. Specifics should be obtained from the appropriate faculty advisor.
Courses 111 and 112 are primarily for pre-health students and science majors (physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics) who want an introductory course in the fundamentals and applications of physics. It is recommended that 111 be taken first. These courses may not be counted toward the 30 semester hours of the physics major.
Physics 213 and 214 may constitute a beginning course for physics majors and pre-engineering students and will use calculus freely. Unless students bring an exceptionally strong high school calculus background, they should enroll in calculus (GEN 104) concurrently.
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