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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Physics B.S.
Sample Plan: Physics BS Traditional Track
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1296 - Calculus I : 5.0 cr : LE CAT, LOGIC & QR
CS 1411 : Introduction to Programming in Matlab 4.0 cr
CHEM 1153: General Chemistry I [LE CAT5, NAT SCI] 4.0 cr
CHEM 1154: General Chemistry Lab I [LE CAT4, NAT SCI] 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 1297 - Calculus II : 5.0 cr : LOGIC & QR
PHYS 2013 - General Physics I : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, NAT SCI
PHYS 2014 - General Physics Lab I : 1.0 cr : NAT SCI
LE (Fine Arts) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing & Information Literacy) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 3298 - Calculus III : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2015 - General Physics II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2016 - General Physics Lab II : 1.0 cr
PHYS 2022 - Classical Physics : 4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 3280 - Differential Equations with Linear Algebra : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2021 - Relativity and Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2033 - Classical and Quantum Physics Lab : 2.0 cr
LE (Cultural Diversity in the US) :3.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
PHYS 3033 - Analytical Methods in Physics : 3.0 cr
PHYS 3061 - Instrumentation : 3.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Classical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
WRIT 3150 - Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 3561 - Astrophysics I Stellar Astrophysics : 3.0 cr
PHYS 4011 - Electromagnetic Theory : 4.0 cr
PHYS 5041 - Optics : 3.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4021 - Quantum Physics II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 5033 - Introduction to Particle Physics : 3.0 cr
LE (Oral Communication & Languages) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 4031 - Thermal and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4090 - Undergraduate Physics Seminar : 1.0 cr
LE (Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Sustainability) :4.0 cr