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Program name: | Physics B.S. |
Sample Plan: | Physics BS |
Total Credits: | 120.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
MATH 1296
- Calculus I : 5.0 cr
:
LE CAT,
LOGIC & QR
PHYS 2017
- Honors: General Physics I : 4.0 cr
:
NAT SCI
PHYS 2014
- General Physics Lab I : 1.0 cr
:
NAT SCI
PHYS 1021
- Exploring Current Topics in Physics : 1.0 cr
LE
(Writing & Information Literacy)
:3.0 cr
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Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1297
- Calculus II : 5.0 cr
:
LOGIC & QR
PHYS 2016
- General Physics Lab II : 1.0 cr
PHYS 2018
- Honors General Physics II : 4.0 cr
CS 1511
- Computer Science I : 5.0 cr
:
LE CAT
|
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
MATH 3280
- Differential Equations with Linear Algebra : 4.0 cr
LE
(Humanities)
:3.0 cr
PHYS 2022
- Classical Physics : 4.0 cr
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry I [LE CAT5 NAT SCI] 4.0 cr
CHEM 1154 - General Chemistry Lab I [LE CAT4 NAT SCI] 1.0 cr
|
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
LE
(Social Sciences)
:4.0 cr
MATH 3298
- Calculus III : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2021
- Relativity and Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2033
- Classical and Quantum Physics Lab : 2.0 cr
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
WRIT 3150
- Advanced Writing: Science : 3.0 cr
PHYS 3033
- Analytical Methods in Physics : 3.0 cr
PHYS 3061
- Instrumentation : 3.0 cr
PHYS 4001
- Classical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
Minor elective 3.0 cr
|
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
LE
(Sustainability)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Fine Arts)
:3.0 cr
PHYS 4011
- Electromagnetic Theory : 4.0 cr
LE
(Global Perspectives, Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
Minor electives 3.0 cr
|
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
LE
(Oral Communication & Languages)
:3.0 cr
PHYS 4021
- Quantum Physics II : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Minor electives 6.0 cr
|
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
PHYS 4xxx : 3.0 cr
PHYS 4090
- Undergraduate Physics Seminar : 1.0 cr
LE
(Cultural Diversity in the US, Humanities)
:3.0 cr
Minor electives 6.0 cr
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