Physics, BS

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First Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 2000 - CALCULUS I 5 Credit Hour(s) ^G,1
CMPS SEQUENCE ² Credits / Units: 3
PHYS 1300 - ORIENTATION TO THE PHYSICS CURRICULUM 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 18

Spring Semester

CHEM 1220 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 3 Credit Hour(s)
CLAB 1240 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS 1 Credit Hour(s)
MATH 2010 - CALCULUS II 5 Credit Hour(s) ^G
PHYS 2210 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^† ^G
PLAB 2230 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

PHYS 2220 - GENERAL PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^† ^G
PLAB 2240 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s) ^†
CMPS SEQUENCE ² Credits / Units: 3
MATH 3120 - CALCULUS III 3 Credit Hour(s)
HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Spring Semester

PHYS 3010 - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS 3210 - THERMODYNAMICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS 3510 - MODERN PHYSICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS LAB ELECTIVE ^{† 3} Credits / Units: 1
COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING 3 Credit Hour(s) ^G

Total Credit Hours: 13

Third Year

Fall Semester

PHYS 3320 - INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 3
PHYS LAB ELECTIVE ^{† 3} Credits / Units: 1
MATH 3500 - ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS 3 Credit Hour(s)
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 13

Spring Semester

PHYS ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 3
PLAB 4250 - ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY 2 Credit Hour(s) ^†
ELECTIVE Credits / Units: 3
LIFE SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 4
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

PHYS 4210 - QUANTUM MECHANICS I 3 Credit Hour(s) ^†
PHYS ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 3
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
ELECTIVES Credits / Units: 6

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

PHYS ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 9
ELECTIVES Credits / Units: 5

Total Credit Hours: 14

Total Semester Hours Required 120

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

^† All courses labeled with this symbol will be used to calculate the major GPA which must be a degree 2.0 average.

¹ MATH 1610 and MATH 1750 may be used as electives for those students who must take them before entering MATH 2000 .

Computer Science Sequence

² The computer science sequence must be either

CMPS 1610 - ALGORITHM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION I 3 Credit Hour(s) and
CMPS 2800 - ALGORITHM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION II 3 Credit Hour(s)
or
CMPS 1520 - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING FOR SCIENTISTS 3 Credit Hour(s) and
SC 2000 - COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR SCIENTISTS 3 Credit Hour(s)

Physics Lab Elective

³ Must be selected from:

PLAB 3030 - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 3140 - OPTICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 3340 - INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)
PLAB 3530 - MODERN PHYSICS LABORATORY 1 Credit Hour(s)

Physics Elective

⁴ Must be selected from:

PHYS 3120 - OPTICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 3310 - MATHEMATICAL PHYS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 4010 - ADVANCED MECHANICS 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 4020 - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 4220 - QUANTUM MECHANICS II 3 Credit Hour(s)
PHYS 4300 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS 1 - 3 Credit Hour(s) (may be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit)

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Senior Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.