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Sample Schedule for Medical Physics Major

This is an example of the sequence of courses that a medical physics major at Presbyterian College might take. It includes all the required courses for the major, and a typical sequence of general education courses. The exact general education courses that a student needs to take depend on the results of placement exams or evaluations in English and foreign language, so these are only examples.

In the notes column, MP indicates a physics major requirement; GE indicates a general education requirement.

This table does not explicitly include PC's intercultural / internship requirement. Students may satisfy this requirement by participating in an internship (PHYS 444) approved by the department, which would fit into the table as one of the physics electives; or by a variety of methods involving study abroad, off-campus travel or field experience, and designated intercultural courses, which would fit into the table as a general elective.


First Year, Fall

Course Hours Notes
CHEM 101 & 101L: General Chemistry I 4 MP & GE
MATH 201: Calculus I 3 MP & GE
INTD 105: Freshman Seminar 1 GE
ENGL 110: Composition & World Lit. I 3 GE
Foreign Language 101 4 GE
Physical Education 1 GE

First Year, Spring

Course Hours Notes
CHEM 102 & 102L: General Chemistry II 4 MP & GE
MATH 202: Calculus II 3 MP
ENGL 111: Composition & World Lit. II 3 GE
Foreign Language 102 4 GE
Physical Education 1 GE

Second Year, Fall

Course Hours Notes
PHYS 214: Physics with Calculus I 3 MP
PHYS 121L: General Physics Lab I 1 MP
BIOL 111: Principles of Biology I 3 MP
BIOL 111L: Principles of Biology Lab I 1 MP
MATH 301: Calculus III 3 MP
Foreign Language 201 3 GE
RELG 101: Old Testament 3 GE

Second Year, Spring

Course Hours Notes
PHYS 215: Physics with Calculus II 3 MP
PHYS 122L: General Physics Lab II 1 MP
BIOL 112: Principles of Biology II 3 MP
BIOL 112L: Principles of Biology Lab II 1 MP
MATH 302: Calculus IV 3 MP
Social Science 3 GE
RELG 110: New Testament 3 GE

Third Year, Fall

Course Hours Notes
PHYS 215: Physics with Calculus III 4 MP
PHYS 320: Classical Optics 3 MP
MATH 401: Differential Equations 3 MP
CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry I 3 MP
CHEM 221L: Organic Chemistry Lab I 1 MP

Third Year, Spring

Course Hours Notes
PHYS 250: Electronics 4 MP
PHYS 416: Topics in Modern Physics 3 MP
CHEM 222: Organic Chemistry II 3 MP
CHEM 222L: Organic Chemistry Lab II 1 MP
General Elective 3  

Fourth Year, Fall

Course Hours Notes
PHYS 406: Physics in Biology and Medicine 3 MP
Physics elective 3 MP
MATH 221: Transition to Advanced Math 3 MP
BIOL 311: Physiology 3 MP
HIST 121: Rise of World Cultures 3 GE

Fourth Year, Spring

Course Hours Notes
Physics elective 3 MP
MATH 307: Linear Algebra 3 MP
HIST 122: Ideas & the Modern World 3 GE
Social Science 3 GE
Fine Arts 3 GE

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You can find the current version of this document at http://web.presby.edu/physics/medical/schedule.html. It was last updated on 19 April 2006.