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2019-2020 Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics: Concentration in Applied Physics


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This concentration provides a solid background in basic physics while maintaining enough flexibility to allow students to prepare for immediate entry into industry or a government research laboratory.

II. Required courses outside the major—24 hours:


III. Other departmental requirements:


Major competency is demonstrated through a departmental competency examination.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)


For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement Credits
First-Year Colloquium 3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry 4
Humanities 12
Laboratory Science 4
Scientific Perspectives 3
Quantitative Perspectives 4
Social Science 3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester) 0-4
Arts and Ideas 3
Senior Capstone 4
Diversity Intensive 3

 

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