The B.S. in Engineering Physics is a degree conferred by the College of Engineering and is managed by the Department of Physics.
Core Requirements
Required Physics: 42-43 semester hours
- Physics 1270-1271 or 1250-1251 or 1250H-1251H or 1260-1261 (Introductory Physics sequence)
- Physics 2300-2301 (Intermediate Mechanics I & II)
- Physics 2095 (Physics Seminar)
- Physics 5400 (Intermediate Electricity & Magnetism)
- Physics 5500 (Quantum Mechanics)
- Physics 3700 (Data Analysis Lab)
- Physics 4700 (Electronics Lab)
- Physics 5800-5801 (Engineering Physics Capstone Design Sequence)
- Physics Elective (3470, 5261, 5300, 5401H, 5501, 5501H, 5600, 5680, or 68xx)
Required Math - Please complete one of the following sequences
- Math 1151-1172-2173-2174
- Math 1151-1152-2153-2415-2568
- Math 1161-2162-2415-2568
- Math 1181H-2182H-2415-2568
- Math 4181H-4182H-5520H
**If you are pursuing the ECE concentration, it is recommended you take Math 2415 and 2568 instead of 2174 since they are prerequisites to several ECE courses.
College requirements: 32 semester hours
- 24 semester hours of General Education (GE) courses.
- Engineering 1100 (Engineering Survey)
- One of the following introductory engineering and programming sequences
- Engineering 1181-1182 plus a programming course (Astronomy 1221, CSE 1222, CSE 1223, CSE 1224, or Engr 1221). Note that CSE 1222 should be chosen by students pursuing the CSE or ECE specializations.
- Engineering 1281H-1282H
Targeted Electives
At least 9 semester hours of Targeted Electives are required. These electives can be any additional math, physics, or engineering course. These electives must be 2000 level or above and they cannot be double counted toward any other requirement. These courses must be Physics, Math, or Engineering courses. Astronomy and Statistics courses, though related, cannot count.
Additional information about this elective category can be found on the engineering physics targeted electives page.
Engineering Technical Electives: 27 semester hours
These are the courses you'll take toward your engineering specialization within Engineering Physics. At least 27 hours of Engineering Technical Electives are required, such that they form a coherent sequence involving both laboratory and design experience in a specific engineering specialization. The list of courses required for each specialization are given in the tables below.
Specialization Options
As mentioned above, the technical electives in Engineering Physics are grouped in a coherent sequence of 8 specializations, according to the particular sub-field. The specializations are:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
click here for a prerequisite flowchart
| Required Courses (take both courses - 7 hours) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Hours | Term | Prerequisites |
| AEROENG 2200 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | 4 | Au | Physics 1270 (or 1250 or 1260); concur: Math 2153 or 2173 |
| AEROENG 2405 | Thermodynamics | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 2200 |
| Elective Courses (choose 20 hours) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Hours | Term | Prerequisites |
| AEROENG 3520 | Flight Vehicle Dynamics | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 2200; concur: ME 2030 or Phys 2301 |
| AEROENG 3521 | Fundamentals of Flight Vehicle Control | 3 | Au | AEROENG 3520 |
| AEROENG 3522 | Fundamental Astronautics | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3520, concur: AEROENG 2405 |
| AEROENG 3542 | Flight Vehicle Structures I | 3 | Au | AEROENG 2200, ME 2030, and ME 2040 (or ME 2010+2020) |
| AEROENG 3543 | Flight Vehicle Structures II | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3542 |
| AEROENG 3560 | Fundamentals of Aerodynamics | 3 | Au | AEROENG 2020, 2405; and Math 2174 (or Math 2568+2415 |
| AEROENG 3570 | One Dimensional Gas Dynamics | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3560 |
| AEROENG 3580 | Heat Transfer | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3560 |
| AEROENG 3581 | Numerical Methods in Aerospace Engr | 3 | Au | Math 2174 or (Math 2415+2568) |
| AEROENG 4510 | Experimental Projects I | 2 | Au | AEROENG 3543 and 3570 |
| AEROENG 4511 | Experimental Projects II | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 4510 |
| AEROENG 4550 | Principles of Flight Vehicle Propulsion | 3 | Au | AEROENG 3570 |
| AEROENG 5610 | Helicopter Aerodynamics | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3570 |
| AEROENG 5612 | Aircraft Performance & Flight Test Engr | 3 | AEROENG 3520 and 3570 | |
| AEROENG 5615 | Intro to Computational Aerodynamics | 3 | Au | AEROENG 3570 and 3581 |
| AEROENG 5620 | Stability and Control of Flight Vehicles | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 3521 |
| AEROENG 5621 | Guidance, Navigation, & Control of Aero. Vehicles | 3 | AEROENG 3521 | |
| AEROENG 5626 | Orbital Mechanics for Engineers | 3 | Au | AEROENG 3520 and ME 2030 |
| AEROENG 5751 | Advanced Air-Breathing Propulsion | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 4550 |
| AEROENG 5752 | Advanced Space Propulsion | 3 | Sp | AEROENG 4550 |
| AEROENG 5775.01 | Hypersonic Flow | 3 | Au | AEROENG 3570 |
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
* The enrollment of these courses is controlled by the CSE advising office. To enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist for the section you want and then send an email to compsciadvising@osu.edu to let them know which class you've waitlisted and they will help you with the rest. Be sure to mention in your email that you are an Engineering Physics major.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Systems Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
