2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 05, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Applied Physics, B.A.

Location(s): Main Campus


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Major Requirements


Major Requirements: 55 Credit Hours at UC plus 30 Semester Credit Hours in Engineering at University of Kentucky. 

Bachelor of Art students must take 12 credits of the Lower Division General Education requirement in the same World Language.

Exit Exam: ETS

Required Physics Courses: 17 Credit Hours


Physics Theory Courses: Choose 6 Credit Hours


Physics Experiment Courses: 4 Credit Hours


Mathematics Elective Courses: 21 Credit Hours


Mathematics Elective Courses 2 Courses from these options


Chemistry Elective Courses: 4 Credit Hours


Programming Elective Courses: 3 Credit Hours


30 Semester Hours in Engineering at UK:


No more than 9 hours at 100/200 levels
Remaining 21 Hours at 300/400 levels

Notes:


The applied physics major is for students pursuing the dual-degree (3-2) engineering option and leads to two bachelor’s degrees. UC has a formal agreement with the University of Kentucky; however, other ABET-accredited engineering schools may be acceptable on a case-by-case basis. Engineering schools and individual branches of engineering require different core courses; applied physics majors are responsible for being familiar with these specific requirements. The curriculum nominally requires three years at UC and two years at UK; however, a variety of situations may affect this timeframe. UC recommends that students complete introductory engineering courses during the summer between UC and UK. Some engineering branches require additional (and maybe extensive) background in programming, chemistry, or biology that are beyond the required curriculum; thus, requiring more than five years.

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