Physics (B.A.) 3-2 Engineering

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Students attracted to a Christian liberal arts curriculum who are also seriously considering an engineering career may choose to spend three years at Gordon and then apply to transfer to an accredited engineering institution for two more years to complete the program. 3-2 Engineering students will receive a B.A. degree in Physics, but will also complete coursework intended to prepare them for transfer to an accredited program at an engineering institution, from which they may earn a B.S. degree. In addition to Gordon’s Core Curriculum, the following courses should be taken at Gordon, with a minimum grade of C minus (C - ) required in:

EGR 125
EGR 293
EGR 294
PHY 121
PHY 122
PHY 221

Engineering courses

These courses are cross-listed with their physics counterpart.

EGR 125 - Introduction to Engineering and the Applied Sciences (4)
EGR 211 - Statics (4)
EGR 225 - Electronics (4)
EGR 226 - Electronics Laboratory (2)
EGR 293 - Mechanics (4)
EGR 294 - Mechanics Laboratory (2)
EGR 328 - Strength of Materials (4) *
EGR 372 - Thermal Physics (4)
*EGR 261 - Introduction to Materials Science and EGR 262 - Introduction to Materials Science Lab may be taken instead of EGR 328 .

Physics and support courses

PHY 130 - First-Year Physics Seminar (1)
PHY 121 - Introductory Physics I (4)
PHY 122 - Introductory Physics II (4)
PHY 221 - Mathematical Methods in Physics I (4)
PHY 283 - Modern Physics (4)
PHY 284 - Modern Physics Laboratory (2)
PHY 391 - Junior Seminar I (0)
PHY 392 - Junior Seminar II (0)
CHE 111 - Principles of Chemistry I (4)
CPS 121 - Introduction to Programming (4)
MAT 121 - Calculus I (4)
MAT 122 - Calculus II (4)
MAT 222 - Calculus III (2)
MAT 226 - Differential Equations I (2)
MAT 227 - Differential Equations II (2)

Notes

Students completing the physics major are not required to take the core course NSM 202 - The Scientific Enterprise .