PHYSICS DEPARTMENT 7/23/01 Approved PHY 535 - Radiation Therapy Physics PHY 430/530 - Introduction to Medical Physics 9/13/06 Approved a Physics Optics-Medical Imaging specialization. 4/06/09 Approved 4+1 program in Physics. 5/06/09 Approved Doctor of Medical Physics degree program. 11/19/09 Approved new course, PHY 660 Electronics. 9/13/12 Approved new Physics-Medical Physics track , PHY 540 Medical Imaging Physics and changing PHY 530 Medical Radiation Physics from 4 to 3 credit hours. 5/06/13 Admissions requirements changed to require GRE for all candidates and to use GRE Quantitative score for admissions decisions. 11/12/13 Physics 4-3 credit hour course revisions approved. 12/12/13 Physics 4+1 and M.S. program in Optics/Materials Specialization, and in Optics/Medical Imaging Specialization going from 148 to 140-142 credits. 12/12/13 M.S. program with a Medical Physics Specialization approved. 12/12/13 Medical Physics certificate program approved. 3/18/15 Seminar course, PHY 533, approved to fulfill content requirement from accrediting agency for M.S. in Physics, Medical Physics Specialization, and Medical Physics Certificate. PHY 597 course approved a independent study course for Medical Physics Specialization. Total credits for degree raised from 33 to 36. 2/22/17 Exit requirements revised with addition of PHY 699 which gives credit for research but does not count towards the minimum required credits of 32. PHY 699 to be listed with variable credits and repeatable.