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Sample Schedule: Physics, BS (124 Semester Hours)


Below is a typical schedule for eight semesters. This should be considered only a general guide, not a rigid schedule. Students should consult with their advisers to plot out the best path given their interests and academic strengths. This sample course sequence is intended to help you plan, but you must check your degree audit every semester to track your progress toward satisfying all of your degree requirements. The semester hours (S.H.) are noted for each term. 

FIRST-YEAR

Fall

S.H.

Spring

S.H.

PHYS 011A - (NS) General Physics  

4

PHYS 012A - (NS) General Physics  

4

PHYS 011B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory  

1

PHYS 012B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory  

1

MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I  

4

MATH 072 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II  

4

WSC 001 - Composition 

3

WSC 002 - Composition 

3

Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Course  

3

CSC 015 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design  

3

Total Semester Hours

15

Total Semester Hours

15



SECOND-YEAR

Fall

S.H.

Spring

S.H.

PHYS 118A - Modern Physics  

3

PHYS 140 - Mechanics  

3

PHYS 118B - Modern Physics Laboratory I  

1

MATH 131 - (MA) Elementary Differential Equations  

3

MATH 073 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus III  

4

Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Course  

3

CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I  

3

CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II  

3

CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I  

1

CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II  

1

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Elective Course

3

Total Semester Hours

15

Total Semester Hours

16


 

THIRD-YEAR 
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Fall

S.H.

Spring

S.H.

PHYS 104 - Electricity and Magnetism  

3

PHYS 159 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics  

3

PHYS 125 - Introduction to Astrophysics   

3

PHYS Intermediate/Advanced Lab 

1

MATH 143 - (MA) Engineering Mathematics I  

3

Elective Course

3

 Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course 

3

Elective Course

3

 Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Elective Course

3

 

 

Elective Course

3

Total Semester Hours

15

Total Semester Hours

16


 

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall

S.H.

Spring

S.H.

PHYS 135 - Optics   

3

PHYS 136 - Statistical Mechanics With Thermodynamics  

3

PHYS 137 - Optics Laboratory   

1

PHYS 160 - Solid State Physics  

3

Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course  

3

PHYS Intermediate/Advanced Lab or Porject Course 

1

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Elective Course

3

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Liberal Arts Elective Course

3

Total Semester Hours

16

Total Semester Hours

16

Program Total

124

 

Updated December 2022