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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Physics: Concentration in Preparation for Graduate School
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This concentration is designed to prepare students for advanced studies in physics, providing them with opportunities to do research in areas of experimental or theoretical physics.
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I. Required courses in the major—32 hours:
The following is highly recommended:
II. Required courses outside the major—22-26 hours:
The following are recommended:
III. Other departmental requirements:
Major competency is demonstrated through successful completion of PHYS 332.
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 (DI and DI-R) |
6-8 |
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