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Dear Physics Forums,
I am a sophomore at Auburn University. I am doing a dual degree in both Wireless Software Engineering and Physics. (The Curriculum for each is found below). I am currently looking into what graduate school programs I would be qualified for. Other than physics and software engineering, by looking at my curriculum, what could I apply for?
Thanks,
AUPhysEng

Wireless Software
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/files/acad_depts/csse/wirs-curriculum.pdf

Physics
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/cosa...gistration-and-planning/documents/11 PHYS.pdf

Note: for the "Physics Electives" I currently plan on taking Optics, Plasma Physics, and Solid State Physics courses.

I have room to take about 12 hours of "extra" courses. If i took them all in math I could receive a math minor.
 
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I just mean what kinds of graduate school programs can I apply for based upon my curriculum. Could I apply for a masters/PhD program in computer engineering? software engineering? computer science? ect. What additional courses should I take in order to make my self competitive in non-physics graduate programs.
 
I think that if you made your 12 hours of extra courses (I'm guessing courses are usually 3 hours) something like a sequence of Algebra and a sequence of Analysis, then you could probably get into grad school for math. You would have the calc/ode sequence as well as some mathy cs classes from the wireless software. But, you might have to do a masters before the Ph.D. this way.