Information for Prospective Engineers

BS Engineering Physics

Required: (1) PHY 341, (2) MTH 222, and (3) completion of one the following paths:

Path 3: Applied Physics Tracks:  Sample Curriculum

Electro-Optics Track   (16 semester hours)
    PHY 461     Electricity & Magnetism (4)
    PHY 441     Optics & Laser Physics (4)
    PHY 442     Spectroscopy of Atoms and Molecules (4)
    PHY 491     Quantum Mechanics (4)

Electrical/Instrumentation Track   (22 - 24 semester hours)
    PHY 461     Electricity & Magnetism (4)
    PHY 471     Advanced Electronics (3)
    PHY 423     Material Physics (4) 
    MME/ECE 303 Computer-Aided Experimentation (3)
    PHY 451     Classical Mechanics (4) OR (EAS 102 (3) and MME 211 (3) )
    STA 368     Introduction to Statistics (4)
    Recommended additional elective: PHY 491 Quantum Mechanics (4)

Materials Track   (17- 18 semester hours)
    PHY 437     Intermediate Thermodynamics and Intro to Statistical Physics (4)
    PHY 423     Material Physics (4)
    CHM 141 (3) or CHM 137 (4)
    MME 223     Engineering Materials (3)
    MME/PCE 313 Fluid Mechanics (3)
    Recommended additional elective: PHY 491 Quantum Mechanics (4)

Biomedical Track   (22 - 29 semester hours)  Sample Curriculum
    CHM 141 (or CHM 137), 144 College Chemistry/College Chemistry Lab (5 or 6)
    CHM 142, 145 College Chemistry/College Chemistry Lab (5)
    CHM 231     Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (4) (for non-premeds) OR
    CHM 241, 242, 244, 245 Organic Chemistry with Lab (10) (for premeds)
    ZOO 116     Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cell, and Molecular Bio (4)

    PHY 421     Biophysics (4)
    Recommended additional elective:  ZOO 305 Animal Physiology (4)

Path 2: Complete one of the following Minors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami:

• Computer Engr (26-27 semester hrs) PHY292-294 replaces ECE205 (pdf)
• Computer Science   (18 semester hrs) (pdf)
• Electrical Engineering   (19-20 semester hrs) PHY 292-294 replaces ECE 205, MTH 347 may replace MTH 245 (pdf)
• Manufacturing Engineering   (28 semester hrs) (pdf)
• Mechanical Engineering   (21 semester hrs) (pdf)

Path 1: The 3-2 Binary Engineering Plan: (pdf)
Students should take CHM 141 (or 137), 142, 144, and 145.  Some engineering schools also recommend EAS 102, ECO 201 and 202.


 Requirements for the 3-2 Program 

Students planning an engineering degree may arrange a B.S. 3-2 plan with any engineering school.  However, Miami has special cooperative arrangements with Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, and Washington University whereby, upon completing all requirements, admission to the engineering program is assured.  Students must earn a minimum of 96 hours at Miami (with 32 hours being at the 200-level or above) with a grade point average of at least 3.0.  All Miami Plan and College of Arts and Science requirements must be satisfied.  Completion of the 3-2 Program will satisfy the Miami Plan Capstone requirement.  Students must file a petition with the College of Arts and Science to participate in the 3-2 Program.  For more information see the "Combined Programs" and "Arts-Professional Arrangement" sections that appear elsewhere in the General Bulletin.

It is best to begin academic planning in your first year at Miami for later participation in the 3-2 Program. Contact the Engineering Liaison Advisor, Chief Departmental Advisor, or your academic advisor in the Department of Physics for more information.