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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 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—24-28 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

Courses that satisfy some of the following LAC requirements can be found throughout the curriculum and may be used to fulfill multiple requirements.
 

Requirement Credits
First-Year Seminar 3-4
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry 4
Humanities 12
Laboratory Science 4
Scientific Perspectives 3-4
Quantitative Perspectives 4
Social Science 3-4
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester) 0-8
Arts and Ideas 3-4
Senior Capstone 4
Diversity Intensive 6-8

 

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