Group 4: Flexible Emphasis

This group prepares students for a non-traditional emphasis area. All plans for Group 4 require working closely with an academic advisor to create a coherent plan of study that must be approved by the Head of the Physics Department. Many non-traditional emphasis areas are possible; examples include Science Journalism, Biophysics, Pre-Law, Chemical Physics, Digital Electronics, Financial Physics, Materials Science, etc. Electives for this option must conform to the follow categories.

• Physics Electives Credits: 7
• Technical Electives* Credits: 3
• Directed Electives Credits: 24

*Technical electives will be selected with the assistance of the student’s advisor from courses offered by the Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics Departments. A complete list of departmentally approved technical electives is available in the Physics Department office. Any departures from this list must be approved by the Head of the Physics Department.