Undergraduate Programs

Below is a listing of our current program offerings - the links lead to the curriculum checksheets for each program or concentration. Note that we are currently updating these checksheets - the new checksheets will have the .xls and .pdf option; the old checksheets are noted "old" and are likely outdated.

Your strategy for graduation is as follows: You and your physics/astronomy advisor develop tentative versions of a "contract" which specifies the courses that you need to take to satisfy your general university requirements as well as the requirements for your major and your area of concentration. The contract, which many times is not finalized until late in your tenure here at Appalachian, mirrors the B.S. checksheet but contains detailed information on the semester that you have taken (or plan to take) a course and the grade that you got. The second page of the contract is your "concentration" checksheet, which always accompanies your B.S contract. The contract and concentration checksheets are eventually packaged together and sent to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) usually by your Senior year for a "Senior Check" - the CAS team will check to make sure you have done everything you need to do, including satisfying your general education requirements, to graduate on time. Your General Education Checksheet and your Honors checksheet (if you're an honors student) get attached to your contract as well. The primary advisors for B.S. in Applied Physics are Dr. Chris Thaxton and Dr. Tonya Coffey.

A B.S. in Applied Physics (Non-Teaching) [ checksheet | contract ] with the following concentrations (Minimum of 18 hours):
- Applied Physics - Astrophysics (old)
- Chemical Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Computational Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Physics/Engineering (.xls) (.pdf)
- Engineering Electronics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Environmental Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Geophysics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Industrial Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Physics Lab/Demonstration Management (old)
- Mathematical Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Medical Physics (old)
- Applied Physics - Philosophy/Physics (old)
- Radiation Safety Physics (.xls) (.pdf)
- Science/Mathematics Education (old)
- Statistics and Physics (old)
- Technical Management (old)
- Physics/Technical Writing (old)
- Other: Propose your own concentration!
A B.A. in Physics - Teaching - contact Dr. Patricia Allen
A B.S. in Physics - Teaching - contact Dr. Patricia Allen

Here is an EXAMPLE CONTRACT based on the B.S in Applied Physics checksheet and the Engineering Electronics concentration checksheet. The general education checksheet and the honors checksheet (if applicable) would also accompany this document.