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Program checklist · Minor

Physics

Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Physics is the study of the basic physical principles that govern our universe. This study uses the language of mathematics and is applied in all other natural sciences (astronomy, chemistry, biology, geology, etc.) and engineering. The objective of the major in Physics is to teach students those principles, and, in general, how to think scientifically about the physical world.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196097
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196097_01e7c1cd
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Minor in Physics for students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences

6 items
  1. PHY 251
    Modern Physics 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. PHY 252
    Modern Physics Laboratory 1 credit
    Not resolved to a course
  3. PHY 300
    Waves and Optics 4 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PHY 301
    Electromagnetic Theory I 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  5. PHY 303
    Mechanics 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  6. PHY 335
    Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course

and one of the following

2 items
  1. PHY 306
    Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics 3 credits
    Not resolved to a course
  2. CHE 302
    Physical Chemistry II 4 credits
    Not resolved to a course

Requirements for the Minor in Physics for students with majors in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

0 items

    The following two courses

    2 items
    1. PHY 300
      Waves and Optics 4 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHY 303
      Mechanics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    One of the following

    3 items
    1. PHY 251
      Modern Physics 3 credits AND
      Not resolved to a course
    2. PHY 252
      Modern Physics Laboratory 1 credit
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ESG 281
      Engineering Introduction to the Solid State 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    One of the following

    2 items
    1. PHY 301
      Electromagnetic Theory I 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ESE 319
      Electromagnetic Waves and Transmission Lines 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    One of the following

    3 items
    1. PHY 306
      Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. MEC 398
      Thermodynamics II 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    3. CME 314
      Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course

    One of the following

    2 items
    1. PHY 335
      Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory 3 credits
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ESE 314
      Electronics Laboratory B
      Not resolved to a course
    Source. Stony Brook University, catalog Fall 2026 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.stonybrook.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=1531&returnto=1136. Captured page pages/0333.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.