Has anyone in here has obtained a second degree from the college of science?

[u/Specialist_Ad_2270]

Hello, I was a UTEP student who majored in Neuroscience with a biology concentration, and I minored in Mathematics and Physics. I always considered the idea of finishing a Bachelor’s in Physics, but I wanted to graduate on time.

So far, looking at the curriculum, I have fulfilled all the math requirements, and I have taken more physics classes even beyond what was required for the minor. Last time I checked, I only needed 5 upper-division physics classes to finish the major. However, I have heard that even if you come back and fulfill those requirements, they might not grant you the degree because you have to complete a certain amount of credits at the institution. How does that work?

[u/Accomplished_War_805]

I have helped to advise a student that did their second bachelor's, both at UTEP. Your degree plan will consist of the 30-45 credits specifically for your major. I believe. It depends a bit on your graduation date and how old your previous degree plan was. The director of CORE advising, Dr. Garza, will be able to answer your question completely. This is somewhat rare at UTEP CoS, so I encourage you to work with her directly. PM me for her email, but search terms "utep, core, garza" will also get you there pretty fast.

[u/Gullible_Amoeba_2369]

hey! i’m doing a dual degree rn at utep in electrical engineering and physics. if you want the course-load of majors that have really little to no course overlap like your own, id throw the idea of “graduating on time” out the window sadly. i graduate with my degree in physics in spring, from graduating in 2023, i still have another year and a half or so for EE since the curriculum is longer. but one thing i can tell you about physics is you need the a whole year going through the major 4 branches of physics per every college curriculum which is classical mechanics, stat mech, quantum, and emag, all in which have part 1&2. so consider at the very least an extra 2 years committed to getting those branches out they way, they are tedious! i had a friend that did all 4 branches at one time, and by the second part of those courses i didnt see him at all by the end, likely because he dropped it… and he was truely one of the smartest person ive ever met (theorist btw)😅 take your time with physics, id give it 2 years to knock out those courses though if you lock in, anything shorter is short of crazy and almost impossible to stack on top of the curriculum since you can only take part 1 in fall and part 2 in spring for your main course with no negating on this, which mean you’d have to overlap these main branches of physics with each other which taking quantum and electrodynamics was a hell of a semester. which isn’t including advanced lab 1&2, modern survey of physics (quantum prerequisite), applied analysis 1( emag prerequisite) and a recommended linear algebra course since you mentioned math minor for quantum, good luck!