Biomedical Physics deals with applications of physics to questions of biology and medicine. It is an interdisciplinary program, combining courses from physics, biology and medicine designed to train students to use quantitative, physical science inspired approaches to problems of the life sciences. Graduates of this program will be prepared for careers or graduate studies in biophysics, medicine, biomedical engineering, medical physics or any other field requiring physical and technological approaches to medical or biological questions.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements for this program are satisfied by the general requirements for undergraduate admission to the University. In addition, a student must possess an overall g.p.a of at least 3.0 for the following four courses to become a B.S. candidate in Biomedical Physics:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		10
Option 1
PHY 2130 & PHY 2131	Physics for the Life Sciences I and Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory
PHY 2140 & PHY 2141	Physics for the Life Sciences II and Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory
Option 2
PHY 2170 & PHY 2171	University Physics for Scientists I and University Physics Laboratory
PHY 2180 & PHY 2181	University Physics for Scientists II and University Physics Laboratory II
MAT 2010	Calculus I	4
MAT 2020	Calculus II	4

 

Candidates must complete at least 120 credits in course work including satisfaction of the University General Education Requirements and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Group Requirements, as well as the Departmental major requirements cited below. All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the University and the College governing undergraduate scholarship and degrees. All students will be required to maintain an overall grade point average of 'C' (2.0) for all degree work, as well as a grade point average of at least 2.5 in all major and cognate requirements.

Major Requirements 

All B.S. candidates in Biomedical Physics must take:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
PHY 1001	Perspectives in Physics, Biomedical Physics, and Astronomy	1
PHY 2130	Physics for the Life Sciences I	4
or PHY 2170	University Physics for Scientists I
PHY 2131	Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory	1
or PHY 2171	University Physics Laboratory
PHY 2140	Physics for the Life Sciences II	4
or PHY 2180	University Physics for Scientists II
PHY 2141	Physics for the Life Sciences Laboratory	1
or PHY 2181	University Physics Laboratory II
PHY 3300	Introductory Modern Physics	3
PHY 3750	Introduction to Computational Methods	1
PHY 4700	Introduction to Biomedical Physics	4
PHY 5750	Biological Physics	4
PHY 6290	Survey of Biophysics	3
PHY 6750	Applied Computational Methods	2
PHY 6780	Research Methods in Biomedical Physics	3
ROC 6710	Physics in Medicine	3
Total Credits		34

Cognate Requirements

B.S. candidates in Biomedical Physics must also take:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MAT 2010	Calculus I	4
MAT 2020	Calculus II	4
Two general chemistry courses with labs		10
BIO 1510 & BIO 1511	Basic Life Mechanisms and Basic Life Mechanisms Laboratory	4
Total Credits		22

Some of these courses can be waived with the approval of the Biomedical Physics Advisor if proof of proficiency is provided or a higher level course is substituted.

Concentrations

All BMP majors are required to choose a concentration. The BMP program offers three concentrations: Biophysics, Medical Physics, and Premedical.

Biophysics Concentration

In addition to the requirements listed above, students taking the biophysics concentration will be required to take:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
PHY 3500	Introduction to Thermal and Fluid Physics	3
PHY 5340 & PHY 5341	Optics and Optics Laboratory	5
PHY 5620 & PHY 5621	Electronics and Electrical Measurements and Electronics and Electrical Measurements Laboratory	5
Total Credits		13

Medical Physics Concentration

In addition to the requirements listed above, students taking the medical physics concentration will be required to take:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Select one of the following:		5
PHY 5340 & PHY 5341	Optics and Optics Laboratory
PHY 5620 & PHY 5621	Electronics and Electrical Measurements and Electronics and Electrical Measurements Laboratory
PHY 6600	Electromagnetic Fields I	4
MAT 2150	Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra	4
BIO 1500 & BIO 1501	Basic Life Diversity and Basic Life Diversity Laboratory	4
Total Credits		17

Students taking the medical physics concentration are strongly encouraged to take PHY 2170/PHY 2171 and PHY 2180/PHY 2181 instead of PHY 2130/PHY 2131 and PHY 2140/PHY 2141. For consideration by medical physics professional programs, students taking the Medical Physics concentration are also strongly encouraged to take BIO 2600.

Premedical Concentration

In addition to the requirements listed above, students taking the premedical concentration will be required to take:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CHM 1240 & CHM 1250	Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory	5
BIO 1500 & BIO 1501	Basic Life Diversity and Basic Life Diversity Laboratory	4
Select one of the following:		5
PHY 5340 & PHY 5341	Optics and Optics Laboratory
PHY 5620 & PHY 5621	Electronics and Electrical Measurements and Electronics and Electrical Measurements Laboratory
Total Credits		14

 Students taking the premed option are also strongly encouraged to take the following courses to satisfy the premedical requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CHM 2220 & CHM 2230	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Laboratory	5
BIO 2600	Introduction to Cell Biology	4
BIO 3200	Human Physiology	3
Biochemistry:		3
BIO 3100	Cellular Biochemistry
or CHM 5600	Survey of Biochemistry