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2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Biophysics BS

Major Requirements: 40

Offered by the biology and physics departments

Note:

*Students taking the 8-credit BIOL 165 and 166 Foundations of Biology course must take an additional credit of electives to meet the 40-credit requirement. Students taking the on-campus 10-credit BIOL 165 and 166 Foundations of Biology course will need to take a total of 41 credits in order to complete the requirements for the major.

**By taking the cognate courses and BCHM 421 , a student qualifies for a minor in chemistry.

***PHYS 277  is required every semester. MATH 389  may substitute for PHYS 277 .

Cognate Courses:

Recommended Electives:

Senior Thesis.

All Physics and Biophysics majors do some original research in collaboration with an established physicist on-campus or at another university, industrial or national laboratory. If students enroll for 3 credits of PHYS 495  or HONS 497H , they may prepare a Senior Thesis. Undergraduate Research Scholarships are available through the Office of Research & Creative Scholarship when students collaborate with Andrews Physics faculty.