Texas Physics Consortium (TPC)

Prairie View A&M University is a member of the TPC that offers a Joint BS Degree in Physics with member institutions collectively offering 24 hrs of advanced physics core courses via Trans Texas Video Network (TTVN).

Member Institutions:

  • Midwestern State University
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  • Texas A&M University-Kingsville
  • Tarleton State University
  • Texas Southern University
  • West Texas A&M University

Prairie View offers all upper level required Physics Core Courses (24 SCH) via TTVN through TPC. The following is the listing of the core courses and elective course offered via TTVN or taught from PVAMU through TTVN for the entire TPC (from Fall-2013).

For more information, including a schedule of courses offered for a given semester, visit tarleton.edu/tpc/. For the Fall 2023 offerings, click here.

Core Courses Electives

Electromagnetic Field Theory  – (UG) – From PVAMU, Dr. Storr

Mathematical Physics – (UG)

Intermediate Mechanics – (UG)

Modern Physics I – (UG)

Quantum Physics – (UG) – From PVAMU, Dr. Ciftja

Nuclear Physics – (UG)

Advanced Laboratory – (UG)

Physics Research Project – (UG)

General Relativity & Cosmology – (UG)

Modern Physics II – (UG)

Optics – (UG)

Solid State Physics – (UG)

Thermodynamics – (UG)

Physics of Medical Imaging – (UG) – From PVAMU, Dr. Saganti

Introduction to Atomic Physics & Radiation – (UG)

Radiation Detection I – (UG)

Radiation Detection II – (UG)

Radiation Protection & Dosimetry – (UG)

Environmental Radiation Seminar – (UG)

Advanced Statistical Mechanics – (G)

Advanced Mechanics – (G)

Quantum Mechanics – (G)