Physics, BS
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | 32 | |
| GENERAL PHYSICS I and GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| THEORETICAL MECHANICS | ||
| MODERN PHYSICS | ||
| ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM I | ||
| ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM II | ||
| THERMODYNAMICS | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS I | ||
| INTRODUCTORY QUANTUM MECHANICS | ||
| SENIOR COMPREHENSIVES | ||
Elective | ||
| Chemistry | 8 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GEN CHEM I LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GEN CHEM II LAB | ||
| Mathematics | 21 | |
| CALCULUS I | ||
| CALCULUS II | ||
| CALCULUS III | ||
| ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
Mathematics Elective 3 | ||
| Engineering Physics | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB | ||
| Foreign Language 202 2 | 3 | |
| General Education Requirements 1 | 37 | |
| General Electives | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 123 | |
- 1
The Writing Intensive, Diversity Coded, and Quantitative Literacy course requirements may be met by any major, general education, or elective courses designated as such.
- 2
The foreign language must be at the level of 202 or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in language.
- 3
The Mathematics Elective is to be chosen from the following: MATH-207, MATH-208 MATH-241, MATH-322, MATH-323, MATH-341, MATH-342, MATH-345, MATH-351, MATH-352, MATH-413, MATH-431, or MATH-453.
Departmental Comprehensive Requirement (PHYS-490)
The comprehensive requirement for physics is satisfied by
- service as a teaching aide in one introductory physics lab section and
- passing an oral exam given at the end of a student’s last semester of study.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BONA-101 | 3 | PHYS-104 | 3 |
| PHYS-103 | 3 | PHYL-104 | 1 |
| PHYL-103 | 1 | ENGR-220 | 3 |
| MATH-151 | 4 | MATH-152 | 4 |
| ENG-101 | 3 | ENG-102 | 3 |
| Language 101/Elective | 3 | ||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHYS-201 | 3 | PHYS-203 | 3 |
| MATH-251 | 4 | MATH-252 | 3 |
| CHEM-101 & CHML-101 | 4 | CHEM-102 & CHML-102 | 4 |
| CHML-101 | 1 | CHML-102 | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | FS/THEO-101 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2021 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHYS-301 | 3 | PHYS-302 | 3 |
| PHYS-304 | 3 | PHYS-309 | 3 |
| General Education Requirement | 3 | Math Elective2 | 3 |
| General Elective | 6 | General Education Requirement | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PHYS-406 | 3 | Physics Elective3 | 3 |
| General Education Requirements | 9 | General Elective Requirement | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Electives | 6 |
| PHYS-490 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
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The foreign language must be at the level of 202 or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in language.
- 2
The Mathematics Elective is to be chosen from the following: MATH-207, MATH-208, MATH-241, MATH-322, MATH-323, MATH-341, MATH-351, MATH-413, or MATH-453.
- 3
The Physics Elective is to be chosen from: PHYS-312, PHYS-404, PHYS-406 or PHYS-451.