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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Physics B.A.
Sample Plan: Physics
Total Credits: 119.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1101 - Calculus I : 5.0 cr : M/SR
GE (Intellectual Community) :2.0 cr
GE (College Writing) :4.0 cr
GE (Foreign Language) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1101 - General Physics I : 5.0 cr : SCI-L
MATH 1102 - Calculus II : 5.0 cr : M/SR
GE (Foreign Language) :4.0 cr
GE (Artistic Performance) :1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
PHYS 1102 - General Physics II : 5.0 cr : SCI-L
MATH 2401W - Differential Equations : 4.0 cr : M/SR
GE (Communicatin,Lang,Lit,Phlosphy) :4.0 cr
GE (Ethical & Civic Responsibility) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 2101 - Modern Physics : 4.0 cr : SCI-L
MATH 2101 - Calculus III : 4.0 cr : M/SR
PHYS 2201 - Circuits and Electronic Devices : 4.0 cr : SCI-L
GE (Fine Arts) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 12.0 cr
PHYS 3101 - Classical Mechanics : 4.0 cr : SCI
GE (Historical Perspectives) :4.0 cr
GE (Human Behvr,Socl Proces,Instns) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 3501 - Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr : SCI
GE (People and the Environment) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 4101 - Electromagnetism : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4901 - Senior Thesis I : 1.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
GE (GE Requirement) :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4201 - Quantum Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3301 - Optics : 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr