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  The radiation physics option is for students interested in applications of physics that occur in the nuclear radiation fields including radiopharmaceuticals, dosimetry and environmental radiation safety.
 

Major Requirements (48-50 sem. hrs.)
.....................................Grade... Sem Taken
PHY 1151G (1351G) ______/___________
PHY 1152G (1352G) ______/___________
PHY 1161 (1361) ______/___________
PHY 1162 (1362) ______/___________
PHY 3011 ______/___________
PHY 3012 ______/___________
PHY 3150 ______/___________
PHY 4000 ______/___________
PHY 4710 ______/___________
PHY 4710 ______/___________
PHY 4710 ______/___________

CHM 1310G ______/___________
CHM 1315G ______/___________
CHM 1410 ______/___________
CHM 1415 ______/___________
CHM 2730 ______/___________

GEL/ESC 3010G ______/___________
GEL 4335 ______/___________

MAT 1441G (1440G) ______/___________
MAT 2170 ______/___________

Electives (5 semester hours)
PHY 3080 ______/___________
PHY 4010 ______/___________
PHY 4600 ______/___________
PHY 4800 ______/___________

BIO 3100 ______/___________

CHM 2430 ______/___________
CHM 2435 ______/___________
CHM 3450 ______/___________

FCS 4820 ______/___________

MAT 2250G ______/___________



(3 SH; F,S) Principles of Physics I
(1 SH; F,S) Principles of Physics I Lab
(3 SH; F,S) Principles of Physics II
(1 SH; F,S) Principles of Physics Lab II
(2 SH; S) Radiation Safety Methods
(2 SH; F) Laser Safety Methods
(4 SH; F) Electronics
(1 SH; F,S) Seminar
(1 SH; F,S) Experi. Lab- Radiation Lab 1st Time
(1 SH; F,S) Experi. Lab- Radiation Lab 2nd Time
(1 SH; F,S) Experi. Lab- Laser Lab

(3 SH; F,S) General Chemistry I
(1 SH: F,S) General Chemistry Lab I
(3 SH; F,S) General Chemistry II
(1 SH; F,S) General Chemistry Lab II
(3 SH; F) Quantitative Analysis

(3 SH, F,S) Environmental Physical Science
(3 SH, S) Environmental Geology

(5(4) SH; F,S) Calculus I
(3 SH; F,S) Computer Science


(3 SH; S) Modern Physics I
(1 SH; F,S) Seminar
(1-3 SH) Research in Physics
(1-3 SH) Independent Study

(3 SH) Molecular and Cell Biology

(3 SH; F,S) Survey of Organic Chemistry
(1 SH; F,S) Survey of Organic Chemistry Lab
(3 SH; F) Biochemistry I

(3 SH; F,S) Death and Dying

(4 SH; F,S) Elementary Statistics

 


Graduation Requirements
_____ 120 Semester hours (SH)
_____ 2.00 Cumulative GPA
_____ 2.00 Major GPA

_____ 42 SH in residence at EIU
_____ 32 SH Junior-Senior Residency
_____ 12 SH senior residency
_____ 56 SH at senior institution (Transfer students)

_____ 40 SH of upper division courses (3000-4000)
_____ Senior Seminar (after completion of 75 hours)
_____ Cultural Diversity (designated with an * in catalog)
_____ Application for degree. Review requirements by first semester of junior year

Electronic Writing Portfolio
Students graduating under the 2000-01 catalog must do the Electronic Writing Portfolio. The first essay/document will come from a writing-centered course in the General Education curriculum, ENG 1001G, ENG 1002G, ENG 1091G, or ENG 1092G (generally completed before the student has earned 30 hours); the second essay/document will come from a writing-intensive course at the 2000 or 3000 level or from an introductory, writing-intensive course in the major field (generally completed when the student has earned between 30 and 59 hours); the third essay/document will come from an upper-division, writing-intensive General Education course or from a 3000- or 4000- level writing-intensive course in the major (generally completed when the student has earned between 60 and 89 hours); the fourth essay/document will come from the Senior Seminar (generally completed after the student has earned 90 hours). Further information about the Electronic Writing Portfolio is available at http://www.eiu.edu/~assess.

General Ed. Requirement
Students transferring to EIU who have received an AA or AS degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program from an Illinois public community college, Lincoln College or Springfield College in Illinois or who completed the IAI General Education Core Curriculum are considered as having met lower division general education requirements. EXCEPT, they must complete a Senior Seminar and must meet the Foreign Language Requirement, either by exemption or with course work.

Foreign Language (0-8 SH) Exempt? Yes / No
Exemption=Two years in a single foreign language
in high school with an average grade of C or better.
Course..............Sem. Hrs........ Grade...Sem Taken
__________/___________/_______/_________
Language (9 semester hours)Grade of C or better
...............................................Grade....Sem Taken
ENG 1001G (1091G) 3 sh /_______/__________
ENG 1002G (1092G) 3 sh /_______/__________
SPC 1310G (1391G) 3 sh /_______/__________

Mathematics (3 semester hours): MAT1441G
Scientific Awareness:
Need one Biological Science course for completion:
Course..............Sem. Hrs........ Grade...Sem Taken
__________/____________/______/__________

Senior Seminar (3 semester hours)
Taken after student has completed 75 hours--------->

 Humanities & Fine Arts (9 semester hours)
Student must successfully complete at least one course
from humanities and one from fine arts, all from different disciplines.
......Course........Sem. Hrs....... Grade.....Sem Taken
__________/___________/_______/__________
__________/___________/_______/__________
__________/___________/_______/__________
Social & Behavioral Sciences (9 sem. hrs.)
3 hours required from the constitution area; the remaining six hours must be selected from two different disciplines.
.....Course.......... Sem. Hrs..... Grade... Sem Taken
__________/___________/_______/__________
__________/___________/_______/__________
Constitution (PLS1153G or HIS3600G)
__________/___________/_______/__________

Course..............Sem. Hrs........ Grade...Sem Taken
__________/___________/_______/__________
 

Suggested Four-Year Plan of Study

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First Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 16
CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
ENG 1001G - Composition and Language. Credits: 3
MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5 (See footnote #)
PHY 1151G - Principles of Physics I. Credits: 3 (See footnotes *, ~)
PHY 1152G - Principles of Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1 (See footnotes *, ~)
First Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 14
CHM 1410 - General Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 1415 - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
ENG 1002G - Composition and Literature. Credits: 3
PHY 1161 - Principles of Physics II. Credits: 3 (see footnore ~)
PHY 1162 - Principles of Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1 (see footnore ~)
SPC 1310G - Introduction to Speech Communication. Credits: 3

Second Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 17
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
CHM 2730 - Quantitative Analysis. Credits: 3
MAT 2170 - Computer Science I. Credits: 3
PHY 3011 - Radiation Safety. Credits: 2

Second Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
Option Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
ESC 3010G - Environmental Physical Science. Credits: 3
HIS 3600G - The U.S. Constitution and the Nation. Credits: 3 or
PLS 1153G - American Government and Constitution. Credits: 3

Third Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 15
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
General Education Elective. Credits: 3
Option Elective. Credits: 2
Elective. Credits: 3
PHY 3150 - Electronics. Credits: 4




Third Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 15
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
GEL 4335 - Environmental Geology. Credits: 3
PHY 3012 - Laser Safety. Credits: 2
PHY 4710 - Experimental Physics. Credits: 1

Fourth Year, First Semester - Total Hours: 14
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
PHY 4000 - Seminar in Physics. Credits: 1
PHY 4710 - Experimental Physics. Credits: 1

Fourth Year, Second Semester - Total Hours: 16
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Elective. Credits: 3
Senior Seminar Credits: 3
PHY 4710 - Experimental Physics. Credits: 1

Footnotes
* PHY 1391G/1392G acceptable

# or MAT 2110G

~ or (1351G/1352G and 1361/1362 and 1371/1372 with permission of the chairperson of the department

(Major GPA based on all physics courses taken at EIU.

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