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Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics - Option 3


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The Laser and fiber optics concentration is recommended for those interested in a career in the telecommunications industry, as it includes a foundation in lasers and fiber optics.

Hunter Core Requirement


Several courses within this major may fulfill parts of the Hunter Core Requirement (CUNY Common Core Requirement [CCCR], Concurrent Requirements). When selecting courses, it may be to a student’s advantage to choose courses that count toward the Hunter Core Requirement and also advance the student on the path to the major. Details on the Hunter Core Requirement can be found here: Hunter Core Requirement .

In the case of the Physics major, the courses that meet CCCR are:

Course CUNY Common Core Requirement
PHYS 11000 (STEM)      Life and Physical Sciences (LPS) and Scientific World (SW)
PHYS 11100 (STEM)   Life and Physical Sciences (LPS) and Scientific World (SW)
PHYS 12000 (STEM)   Life and Physical Sciences (LPS) and Scientific World (SW)
PHYS 12100 (STEM)   Life and Physical Sciences (LPS) and Scientific World (SW)

Please note that no more than two courses from any one department will count for the CUNY Common Core Requirement.

 

Courses Required for the Major (41-48 credits)


23 credits of mathematics are required in addition to one year of high school chemistry or college chemistry


Based on placement exams or transferred courses, students may place into some more advanced Mathematics and Statistics courses without taking Hunter College prerequisites. See the Mathematics and Statistics  department for details.

All four courses of the sequence are required (17 credits)