Jun 19, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics with Astrophysics Concentration (B.S.)

Location(s): Dahlonega

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120 hours

Core IMPACTS - 42 hours

Refer to Core IMPACTS

Institution: No exceptions

Mathematics: MATH 1113 or MATH 1450

Citizenship: No exceptions

Humanities: No exceptions

Writing: No exceptions

STEM: CHEM 1211/1211L and CHEM 1212/1212L and MATH 1450 or MATH 2460 (if MATH 1450 was taken in IMPACTS Mathematics) recommended

Social Sciences: No exceptions

Field of Study - 18 hours

Required Courses

For Students with MATH 1113 in Mathematics

For Students with MATH 1450 in Mathematics

MATH 2470 - Calculus III
2 carryover hours from Core IMPACTS Mathematics and STEM
1 elective hour if CSCI 1301 is taken

Major Requirements - 60 hours

Required Courses - 25 or 37 hours*

Astrophysics Concentration - 9 hours

Technical or Physics Electives - 6 hours

Six hours of upper-level physics or astronomy courses (up to three credit hours research), computer science, math, engineering, upper-level geography, upper-level astronomy, or upper-level physics courses
Math courses must be numbered 2000 or above
PHYS 2901, 2902, and 2903 may count for up to three hours

Other Requirements - 6-10 hours

MATH 3000 - Differential Equations
MATH 3350 - Probability & Statistics
Modern Language 1002 (if not taken in Core IMPACTS Institution)

Electives

Electives to bring the total number of credit hours to 120

Other Requirements