Natural Science (Physics) (BS)

Completion of a minimum of 14 units, to include

1. Six units of Physics (all courses must be those normally counted toward a Physics major);

2. Four units of Mathematics/Computer Science, MATH 180, MATH 181, MATH 280 and one additional unit, chosen from MATH 160, CSCI 161, or MATH 301 (but note that MATH 301 generally has MATH 290 as a prerequisite);

3. Four additional units of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics/Computer Science. (No more than two of these may be Physics courses.)

Notes for the major

1. The coordinators of the program reserve the right to require a student earning a Natural Science major to comply with the time limit rules required by the department of the Natural Science emphasis.

2. For the Biology and Physics emphases, the grade criterion within the Natural Science major will follow the requirement of the department corresponding to the emphasis. For the Chemistry emphasis, the grade criterion is the university requirement rather than the requirement for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.

General Requirements for the Major

General university degree requirements stipulate that 1) at least four units of the major be taken in residence at Puget Sound; 2) students earn a GPA of 2.0 in courses taken for the major; and 3) all courses taken for a major must be taken for graded credit. Any exceptions to these stipulations are indicated in the major degree requirements listed below.