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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Physics B.S. Phys.
Sub-plan: Secondary Education
Sample Plan: Secondary Education
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
PHYS 2503 - Physics III: Intro to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity : 4.0 cr
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 2601 - Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3605W - Modern Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr : WI
PHYS 3041 - Mathematical Methods for Physicists : 3.0 cr
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 4051 - Methods of Experimental Physics I : 5.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 4052W - Methods of Experimental Physics II : 5.0 cr : WI
EE 3005 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering : 4.0 cr
MM 3305 - Advanced 3D Printing for Innovative Business Practices : 3.0 cr
PHYS 4002 - Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
HSCI 3814 - Revolutions in Science: The Babylonians to Newton : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
MATH 5651 - Basic Theory of Probability and Statistics : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHIL 3601W - Scientific Thought : 4.0 cr : WI
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
AST 1001 - Exploring the Universe : 4.0 cr : PHYS, ENV
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr