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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Astrophysics B.S.Astrop. (Program focus: Secondary Education Sub-plan)
Sub-plan: Secondary Education (Program focus: Secondary Education Sub-plan)
Sample Plan: Secondary Education Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
MATH 1371 - CSE Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH : Preferred Course
CSE 1001 First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI : Preferred Course
MATH 1372 - CSE Calculus II : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 2503H - Honors Physics III : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course, : Recommended/Required for Students in Honors Sub-plan
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
MATH 2373 - CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr : Preferred Course
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
AST 2001 - Fundamental Astrophysics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2601 - Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3041 - Mathematical Methods for Physicists : 3.0 cr
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3605W - Modern Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr : WI
AST 4001 - Astrophysics I : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 4002 - Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
AST 4002 - Astrophysics II : 4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
EE 3005 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering : 4.0 cr
EE 3006 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Laboratory : 1.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
AST 4031 - Interpretation and Analysis of Astrophysical Data : 4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :3.0 cr
PHYS 4051 - Methods of Experimental Physics I : 5.0 cr
PHIL 1005 - Scientific Reasoning : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
PHYS 4052W - Methods of Experimental Physics II : 5.0 cr : WI
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
PHYS 4121W - History of 20th-Century Physics : 3.0 cr : WI