University of Maryland Baltimore County

The physics major program consists of 12 – 13 mandatory Physics courses (39 – 41 credits), two Physics elective courses (6 credits) and seven mandatory courses (25 or 26 credits) taught in other departments. All Physics and Mathematics courses required as prerequisites to other required Physics courses must be passed with a grade “C” or above. In addition Physics Majors must pass all 300 and 400 level Physics courses with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.

Students must apply for admission to the departmental honors program by the end of the first semester of their junior year. There is a university requirement of a GPA of 3.5 or better in the major and at least nine credits of honors course work. For physics majors, these requirements are met by taking:

• PHYS 490H: Senior Seminar
• PHYS 499H: Senior Research Physics
• Six credits of elective courses

PHYS 490H: Senior Seminar is taken in the semester prior to PHYS 499H: Senior Research. An honors course in mathematical physics is also offered (PHYS 480H).