Physics, BS

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First Year

Fall Semester

CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
MATH 2000 - CALCULUS I ^G,1
CMPS SEQUENCE ² Credits / Units: 3
PHYS 1300 - ORIENTATION TO THE PHYSICS CURRICULUM ^†
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
CLAB 1240 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
MATH 2010 - CALCULUS II ^G
PHYS 2210 - GENERAL PHYSICS ^† ^G
PLAB 2230 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY ^†
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

PHYS 2220 - GENERAL PHYSICS ^† ^G
PLAB 2240 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY ^†
CMPS SEQUENCE ² Credits / Units: 3
MATH 3120 - CALCULUS III
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 ^†
PHYS 3210 - THERMODYNAMICS ^†
PHYS 3510 - MODERN PHYSICS ^†
PHYS LAB ELECTIVE ^{† 3} Credits / Units: 1
COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING ^G

Total Credit Hours: 13

Third Year

Fall Semester

PHYS 3320 - INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS ^†
PHYS ELECTIVE ^{† 4} Credits / Units: 3
PHYS LAB ELECTIVE ^{† 3} Credits / Units: 1
MATH 3500 - ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
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 ^†
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 ^†
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

Physics Lab Elective

³ Must be selected from:

Physics Elective

⁴ Must be selected from:

PHYS 3120 - OPTICS
PHYS 3310 - MATHEMATICAL PHYS
PHYS 4010 - ADVANCED MECHANICS
PHYS 4020 - ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE THEORY
PHYS 4220 - QUANTUM MECHANICS II
PHYS 4300 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS (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.