Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics (Health Physics Concentration)

The B.S. Applied Physics (Health Physics Concentration) is a four-year undergraduate program that provides a basic science curriculum with emphasis on the fundamental concepts and principles of physics and their applications in health and medicine. The program offers 48 units of general education courses, 63 units of foundation and core courses, and 43 units of specialized courses, including Radiation Health Physics, Physics of Medical Imaging, and Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurement.

First Year

1st Semester2nd SemesterMidyear
SubjectsCreditSubjectsCreditSubjectsCredit
GE 13GE 23GE 33
CMSC 113Chem 335Math 853
Math 835Math 845
Physics 1065Physics 1075
Physics 106.11Physics 107.11
PE 1(2)PE 2(2)
NSTP 1NSTP 2
Total17Total19Total6

Second Year

1st Semester2nd SemesterMidyear
SubjectsCreditSubjectsCreditSubjectsCredit
Bio 1105GE 53
Math 121.13Bio 1265
Physics 1113Physics 1123
Physics 1085Physics 1213
GE 43Applied Physics 553
PE 2(2)PE 2(2)
Total19Total17

Third Year

1st Semester2nd SemesterMidyear
SubjectsCreditSubjectsCreditSubjectsCredit
Applied Physics 1113GE 63Applied Physics 190*3
Physics 1305Applied Physics 1125
Physics 1404Applied Physics 1711
Applied Physics 1584Applied Physics 1633
Applied Physics 1804Applied Physics 1993
Applied Physics 1954
Total20Total19Total3

Fourth Year

1st Semester2nd SemesterMidyear
SubjectsCreditSubjectsCreditSubjectsCredit
Applied Physics 1971Applied Physics 2003
Applied Physics Elective3GE 73
Physics 1513GE 83
Applied Physics 1874Science Elective***3
Applied Physics 1133PI 1003
Applied Physics 191**3
Total17Total15

Total No. of Units: 152

*Required to have 200 hours of work with any program committee-approved institution.

**Current advances and trends in Materials Science (particularly Biomaterials). Nanotechnology, Biophysics/Bioengineering, Biophotonics, Advanced Microscopy, etc. Can be taken more than once, but must be of different topics. Additional Applied Physics 191 courses may be credited as applied physics or science elective.

***May take any natural science, health science, or math elective.