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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Astrophysics B.S.Astrop. (Program focus: Data Analysis Specialist)
Sample Plan: Astrophysics with Data Analysis Specialist Focus
Total Credits: 121.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH : Preferred Course
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
AST 2001 - Fundamental Astrophysics : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 2303 - Physics III: Physics of Matter : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2605 - Quantum Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr
MATH 2374 - CSE Multivariable Calculus and Vector Analysis : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
PHYS 2601 - Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
MATH 2283 - Sequences, Series, and Foundations : 3.0 cr
EE 3005 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4051 - Methods of Experimental Physics I : 5.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4002 - Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
AST 4xxx : 3.0 cr
AST 5201 - Methods of Experimental Astrophysics : 4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AST 4994W - Directed Research : 3.0 cr : WI
AST 5xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AST 5xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr