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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Physics B.S. Phys.
Sample Plan: Common Core Requirements
Total Credits: 24.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 8.0 cr
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 8.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 8.0 cr
PHYS 2503 - Physics III: Intro to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 0 cr