The 3+2 Physics/Engineering Major
The 3+2 Physics/Engineering Major |
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| The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Major in Physics/Engineering at SUNY Cortland leads to a degree preparing students for work in some engineering field. The student spends three years at Cortland where he or she satisfies all of the physics and college-wide requirements necessary for the degree from Cortland. The student then applies to, and when accepted, transfers to the engineering school of his or her choice where the student spends two years finishing the requirements for an engineering degree. The student may transfer back 30 free elective credits at any time and receive the necessary credit to receive the degree in physics from Cortland. The curriculum is quite similar to that taken by a regular physics major and similar to those found in colleges and universities worldwide. Substitutions for the 500 level courses are permitted. |
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Required Major Courses |
Credit Hours |
| PHY 201, 202, 203: Principles of Physics I, II and III | 11 |
| PHY 186: Programming (or other high-level programming language) | 3 |
| PHY 410: Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHY 420: Classical Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 422: Applied Mechanics | 3 |
| PHY 440: Electronics | 3 |
| PHY 450: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 |
| PHY 530: Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics | 3 |
| PHY 565: Solid State Physics | 3 |
| CHE 221-222: General Chemistry I and II and CHE 224: Problem Solving for General Chem I | 9 |
| MAT 135, 236, 237: Calculus I, II and III | 12 |
| MAT 425: Applied Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 430: Differential Equations | 3 |
College Requirements |
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| CPN 100 & 101: Academic Writing I & II [Students exempted from CPN 100 | 6 |
| General Education (excluding seven hours of natural science) | 21 |
| SUNY language requirement [additional hours in foreign language are required for the B.A.] | 4 |
| COR 101: Freshman Experience - Physics | 1 |
Free Electives |
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| Transferred from an engineering (must include three hours of laboratory) | 29 |
| Total Hours Required for Graduation | 124 |
Some second semester upper level courses are offered every other year as noted.
| FIRST YEAR | ||||
| CHE 221: General Chemistry I | 4 |
PHY 201: Principles of Physics | 4 | |
| CHE 224: Problem Solving in General Chem I | 1 | CHE 222: General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| MAT 135: Calculus I | 4 | MAT 236: Calculus II | 4 | |
| CPN 100: Academic Writing I (may be exempted) | 3 | CPN 101: Academic Writing II | 3 | |
| General Education | 3 | |||
| COR 101: Freshman Experience - physics | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 |
| SECOND YEAR | ||||
| PHY 202: Principles of Physics II | 4 | PHY 203: Principle of Physics III | 3 | |
| PHY 186: Programming | 3 | PHY 422: Applied Mechanics (odd years) | 3 | |
| MAT 237: Calculus III | 4 | MAT 430: Differential Equations | 3 |
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| General Education | 6 | General Education | 6 | |
| Total | 17 | Total | 15 |
| THIRD YEAR | ||||
| PHY 410: Modern Physics | 3 | PHY 450: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | |
| PHY 420: Classical Mechanics | 3 | MAT 425: Applied Mathematics (even years) | 3 | |
| PHY 440: Electronics | 3 | PHY Elective | 3 | |
| PHY Elective | 3 | General Education | 6 | |
| SUNY language requirement (may be exempted) | 4 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total: | 16 |
