- Required Courses
- Physics 145, 155, or 347
- Physics 156, 245, 255, 267, and 339
- Additional Courses
- Four additional courses chosen from:
- Physics courses numbered between 300 and 480
- The lecture/lab combination of BBMB 324 and 334
- Selection must include at least three of the following: Physics 325, 347, 357, and 385
- Physics 347 may not be used to satisfy multiple requirements.
- Mathematics 225 and 244
- Mathematics 240 or 367
- Four additional courses chosen from:
- Senior Requirements
- Written and oral exam
- Honors
- Students submit an “Honors in Major Study Application” to the department.
- Students must submit a proposal for their thesis or project within the first six weeks of the two-semester period in which they are eligible.
- Accumulated at least 87 credits
- Completed two semesters of residency at Whitman
- Major GPA of at least 3.500
- Complete a written thesis or research project prepared exclusively for the satisfaction of this program.
- Earn a grade of at least A- on the honors thesis or project and the honors thesis course.
- Pass the senior assessment with distinction.
- The department will submit the honors applications to the Registrar’s Office of students pursuing honors by the specified deadline.
- The department will submit the “Senior Assessment/Major Study Certificate” to the Registrar’s Office no later than Reading Day.
- An acceptable digital copy of the honors thesis must be submitted to Penrose Library no later than Reading Day.
- Notes
- If students place out of Physics 155, they must take Physics 347.
- Students without prior computer programming experience should consider taking Computer Science 167 within their first two years of study.
- No courses may be taken P-D-F.
Total Credits
45-46