Engineering Physics  
Engineering Physics :
Power Track

Suggested Sequence

Electives Requirements

Curriculum — 128 Credits Required for Graduation

Freshman Year
First SemesterSecond Semester
CourseCreditsCourseCredits
Chem 109: General and Analytical Chemistry 5 EMA 201: Statics1 3
Math 221: Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5 Math 222: Calculus and Analytic Geometry 5
Communications "A" Elective 2 Stat 224: Introductory Statistics for Engineers 3
INTEREGR 160: Introduction to Engineering (EPD 160)2 3 ME 231: Introductory Engineering Graphics 2
    Liberal Studies Elective 3
Total 15 Total 16
 
Sophomore Year
First SemesterSecond Semester
CourseCreditsCourseCredits
Math 234: Calculus - Function of Several Variables 3 Math 319: Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations 3
Phys 202: General Physics1 5 Phys 241: Introduction to Modern Physics or
  Phys 205: Modern Physics for Engineers		 3
EMA 202: Dynamics2 3 ME 361: Thermodynamics or
  MS&E 330: Thermodynamics of Materials3		 3
NE (NEEP) 271: Engineering Problem Solving I or
CS 310: Problem Solving Using Computers		 3 EMA 303: Mechanics of Materials 3
EPD 275 or
   CA 105, Public Speaking		 2 EMA 307: Mechanics of Materials Laboratory 1
    Liberal Studies Elective 3
Total 16 Total 16
 
Junior Year
First SemesterSecond Semester
CourseCreditsCourseCredits
NE (NEEP) 305: Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering or
NE 3xx5		 3 MS&E 351: Materials Science-Structure and Property Relations in Solids or
CBE 440: Chemical Engineering Materials5		 3
Phys 322: Electromagnetic Fields5 3 ME 363: Fluid Dynamics4,5 3
Math 321: Applied Mathematical Analysis5 3 ECE 376: Electrical and Electronic Circuits4,5 3
Phys 311: Mechanics or
Technical Elective2		 3 EP Focus Elective 3
Computing Elective4,5 3 EP 469: Research Proposal in Engineering Physics (see Note 1) 1
EP 468: Introduction to Engineering Research (see Note 1) 1 Liberal Studies Electives4,5 3
CS 412: Introduction to Numerical Methods(If in Scientific Focus area)5      
Total 16 Total 16
 
Senior Year
First SemesterSecond Semester
CourseCreditsCourseCredits
ME 364: Elementary Heat Transfer or MS&E 331: Transport Phenomena in Materials4 3 Lab Course (See Note 2.)5 2
EP Focus Elective 3 EPD 397: Technical Communication 3
EP Focus Elective 3 EP Focus Elective 3
EP 568: Research Practicum in Engineering Physics I (see Note 1) 3 Technical Elective 3
Liberal Studies Elective4,5 4 EP 569 (see Note 1) 3
    Liberal Studies Electives4,5 3
Total 16 Total 17

  1. Higher-level physics courses (for example, 207, 208, and 241 or 247, 248 and 241) are recommended for B.S. EP students.

  2. If Physics 311 is substituted for EMA 202, then a Technical Elective needs to be substituted.

  3. MSE 330 is required for the Nonengineering focus area and is a 4- rather than a 3-credit course.

  4. Courses common with EM B.S. degree requirements (at least one track)

  5. Courses common with NE B.S. degree requirements (at least one track)

NOTE 1: BS-EP students completing the 8 credits of R&D Team Project courses culminating in a thesis (a written document reporting on a substantial piece of work, written in the style of a graduate thesis) with a B or better grade along with an overall GPA of at least 3.3 will be awarded an “Honors in Research” designation on their degrees.

NOTE 2: Some possible lab courses: NE 427 (Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory), NE 428 (Nuclear Reactor Laboratory), NE 526 (Laboratory Course in Plasmas), NE 5xx (Vacuum Technology — being developed), EMA 611 (Advanced Mechanical Testing of Materials), Physics 623 (Electronic Aids to Measurement), Physics 625 (Applied Optics), MSE 448 (Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction), MSE 748 (Structural Analysis of Materials), MSE 770 (Methods of Surface and Interface Analysis). The lab course may be taken in the fall semester of the senior year, exchanging with a liberal or EP elective that semester.




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