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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics - Premedical Physics, B.S.


Major Code: 7139 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Delivery Mode(s): Classroom Age Restriction: No
Admission Status: Undergraduate Location(s): Main Campus - Melbourne

The premedical major offers the courses needed to meet the entrance requirements of essentially all schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry and optometry. The premedical advisor organizes a premedical evaluation committee to provide evaluation letters for students applying to medical school. Premedical physics majors have very high acceptance rates into medical and professional schools. Note this program is also an excellent choice for the student interested in a prelaw curriculum.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Physics - Premedical Physics must complete the course requirements listed in the following curriculum. Because the subject matter of general physics forms a critically important foundation for all advanced physics courses, the minimum grade for satisfying the prerequisite requirements for a physics major is a grade of C for each of the following courses: PHY 1001 , PHY 2002 , PHY 2003 , PHY 2091  and PHY 2092 .

Freshman Year


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Senior Year


Fall (13 credit hours)


  • Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
  • Restricted Elective (PHY 4xxx) Credit Hours: 3
  • Technical Electives Credit Hours: 6

Spring (14 credit hours)


Total Credits Required: 128


*Students will be block registered into Biological Discovery 1 (BIO 1010 ). Students who place into Calculus 2 (MTH 1002 ) are encouraged to take Physics 1 (PHY 1001 ) in the first semester and BIO 1010  later in the program.

Technical Electives


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