Minor in Biological Physics

Requirements for the Minor

This minor is not intended for physics majors. A maximum of 7 semester hours can be double counted toward the minor and another academic program. Students who want to minor in Biological Physics must complete 14-19 semester hours.

Required Courses
Select one of the following: a4
Introductory Physics for Life Sciences II
General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
Select one of the following: b3
Genetics
Cell Biology
Select one of the following: c2-4
Introduction to Vibrations, Waves, and Thermal Physics
Introduction to Thermal Physics
Select one of the following:1-4
Physics Research
Biological Physics Journal Club
PHYS 450Molecular Biophysics of the Cell4
Total Hours14-19
a

PHYS 132 has a prerequisite of a Grade of C or better in PHYS 131. PHYS 142 has a prerequisite of a Grade of C or better in PHYS 141; and Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in MATH 181.

b

BIOS 220 has a prerequisite of BIOS 110 and BIOS 120. BIOS 222 has a prerequisite of BIOS 110

c

PHYS 260 has a prerequisite of a Grade of C or better in PHYS 131 or PHYS 141 and Grade of C or better in MATH 170 or MATH 180PHYS 245 has a prerequisite of a Grade of C or better in MATH 181; and Grade of C or better in PHYS 142; Grade of B or better in PHYS 132