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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Astrophysics B.A.
Sample Plan: Astrophysics
Total Credits: 120.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
LE (Global Perspectives, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2503 - Physics III: Intro to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity : 4.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AST 2001 - Fundamental Astrophysics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2601 - Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3041 - Mathematical Methods for Physicists : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
AST 4001 - Astrophysics I : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3605W - Modern Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr : WI
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHYS 4002 - Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics, Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US, Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
PHYS 4303 - Electrodynamics and Waves : 3.0 cr : Preferred Course
AST 5012 - The Interstellar Medium : 4.0 cr
AST 4002 - Astrophysics II : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
AST 4994W - Directed Research : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Biological Sciences, Technology and Society) :4.0 cr
PHYS 4511 - Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics : 3.0 cr