The following information is taken from the General Catalog. The current catalog is the official publication of the College, and takes precedence over anything in this web page. Students enrolled in either a Traditional Physics or Engineering Physics program are required to take 36 hours of the University Core Curriculum.

ENGINEERING PHYSICS AT MC

A student may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in engineering physics. For the engineering physics major the student is required to earn fifty-four semester hours of physics and engineering courses, fifty-one of these hours being in selected core physics and engineering courses and at least three hours in technical elective courses. Twelve hours of calculus, three hours of differential equations, eight hours of chemistry, four hours of computer programming three hours of oral communication, and seven hours of additional technical or non-technical electives are also required to reach the 130 hours required for graduation.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Engineering Physics

TRADITIONAL PHYSICS AT MC

A student may obtain a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in physics. For a physics major the student is required to earn thirty seven semester hours of physics courses, twenty-three of these hours being in core physics courses and fourteen hours in physics elective courses. Twelve hours of calculus, three hours of differential equations, eight hours of chemistry, four hours of computer programming, three hours of oral communication, and twenty seven hours of additonal technical or non-technical electives are also required to reach the 130 hours required for graduation. The current catalog specifically defines and details the program.

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For a physics minor a student is required to obtain twenty-one semester hours of physics chosen from the courses mentioned above. The current catalog specifically defines and details the program.

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The Physics Department participates in the Junior-Senior Honors Program at Mississippi College. This usually includes the student's taking data using experimental facilities located off-site. Research data which is obtained there will be brought back to campus for analysis with the aid of computers.