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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for versions prior to Fall 2000.

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PHY 490  Senior Thesis

Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
FS96 - US99


PHY 490  Senior Thesis

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PHY 390) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
FS99 - US08


PHY 490  Senior Thesis

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PHY 390) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to seniors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy or in the Chemical Physics major or in the Bachelor of Arts in Physics or in the Bachelor of Science in Physics or in the Physics and Geophysics major. Approval of department.
Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
FS08 - US12


PHY 490  Senior Thesis

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PHY 390) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to seniors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Approval of department.
Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
FS12 - US13


PHY 490  Senior Thesis

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PHY 390) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to seniors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Approval of department.
Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
FS13 - FS16


PHY 490  Physics Senior Thesis

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PHY 471) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Restrictions:
Open to seniors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Approval of department.
Description:
Design, carry out, and analyze an original experiment or computation. A written and oral report is required.
Effective Dates:
SS17 - Open