Physics Major Requirements

Required Core Courses: 31 cr.

Physics Electives: At least 9 cr.

Majors are required to take three additional 300-level physics courses totaling for at least nine hours of credit. At least one must be a WIP course.

Required Mathematics Courses: 15 cr.

* An equivalent course may be substituted

• To track your progress toward a degree, you may download the following Worksheet
• All 300-level courses in Physics are offered in the evening. Go to the Physics Future Course offerings to find out what courses will be offered in future years.
• We strongly encourage you to take the required 200-level physics courses, as well as MATH 107 (Calculus I) and MATH 202 (Calculus II) as early as possible, since these are prerequisites for almost all of the 300-level physics courses.

Other University Requirements:

Every Schedule of Classes lists the University requirements for graduation. Please contact the program advisor if you have any questions on these requirements.

Transfer credit information:

Physics courses taken from other institutions inside the U.S. usually transfer with no problem. We will need to see a catalog description, syllabus and the name of the textbook used for any course taken at another institution and any Physics courses taken at institutions outside the U.S.

The College of Arts and Sciences has a rule that states only 9 hours of Physics transfer credits can be applied towards an Physics minor. Remember that the University requires a grade of C or better in any course applied toward the major or minor.

Preparing to Graduate

Applying for Graduation (neiu.edu)

Application for Graduation

Contact your Advisor well in advance of the deadline to get an Academic Course Record.

Major Academic Course Record Form

Minor Academic Course Record Form

Contact your Advisor well in advance of the deadline to get an Academic Course Record.