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May 08, 2025
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2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog
Physics, BS
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Required Courses for Physics Majors
Required Electives:
Students must take at least three hours from the following courses: Total: 3-4 hours
Students are encouraged to take PHY 111 as an elective to better prepare themselves for the Physics sequence. Students are also encouraged to take MAT 341 (Linear Algebra) or similar to obtain an Emphasis in Math together with a bachelor’s degree in Physics. Students should also consider Computer Science and Statistics for their electives. The requirement of a senior paper is incorporated into a course numbered PHY 400 or higher. Some courses are usually offered in alternate years only: PHY 347 , PHY 348 , PHY 357 , PHY 358 , PHY 333 and PHY 335 . For more information about Physics and the Physics major, students are encouraged to ask the Department Chairperson for a copy of the Departmental Handbook. Suggested Course Sequence for Physics Major
Fall/Spring
- PHY—- Elective 3 Semester Hour(s)
Additional Information
If the above course sequence cannot be followed, students are urged to discuss the other alternatives with the Department faculty. Curriculum Outcomes Redesigned for Engagement (CORE)/General Education Requirements
Tougaloo College requires a total of 124 credit hours to graduate. All students are required to take 37-39 credit hours of CORE general education courses, as outlined below: - SSS 101 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
- SSS 102 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
- ENG 101 - College Composition I 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - ENG 103 - Advanced College Composition I 4 Semester Hour(s)
- ENG 102 - College Composition II 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - ENG 104 - Advanced College Composition II 4 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 100 - Diaspora Studies I 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 102 - Diaspora Studies II 3 Semester Hour(s)
- MAT 103 - Pre Cal I 3 Semester Hour(s)
or - MAT 106 - Contemporary Math 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 220 - Total Wellness 3 Semester Hour(s)
- Modern Languages 101 and 102 6 Semester Hour(s) (Choose one language and take two semesters - French or Spanish)
- ENG 201 - Introduction to World Literature 3 Semester Hour(s)
All students are required to select any two courses from below:
- GEN 200 - The New Jim Crow 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 201 - Advocates for Children, Families, & Communities 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 210 - The Secret of Life 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 211 - Race, Gender, & Medicine 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 221 - Human Wellness through Arts and Spirituality 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 230 - Evolution of Education 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 231 - Social Media & Society: Likes, Links, Timelines, & Tweets 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 240 - Black Like Me: The Black Body and the Media 3 Semester Hour(s)
- GEN 241 - Rewrite Mississippi: Narratives of Hate and Harmony in Mississippi 3 Semester Hour(s)
Students majoring in one of the Social Science disciplines are required to take a Social Science CORE General Education course and a Natural Science CORE General Education course (i.e., GEN 200: The New Jim Crow and GEN 210: The Secret of Life or GEN 221: Race, Gender & Medicine). Students majoring in one of the Humanities disciplines are required to take a Natural Science CORE General Education course (i.e., GEN 210: The Secret of Life or GEN 211: Race, Gender & Medicine) and any other above CORE General Education course. Critical Notes:
- Some students may be advised or required to pass developmental, precollege, non-degree credit course based on their ACT score.
- ENG 100, ENG 300, and MAT 091 are requirements for those students who demonstrate a need. Credits earned from developmental courses do not count toward hours required for graduation.
- Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all required CORE general education courses.
- Students have the option to “test out” of modern languages at the elementary levels and earn credit toward graduation.
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