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Hofstra University
FIRST-YEAR
Fall
S.H.
Spring
PHYS 011A - (NS) General Physics
4
PHYS 012A - (NS) General Physics
PHYS 011B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory
1
PHYS 012B - (NS) General Physics Laboratory
MATH 071 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MATH 072 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
WSC 001 - Composition
3
WSC 002 - Composition
Students must select one of the following: Language 001 or LA Elective Course
Students must select one of the following: Language 002 or LA Elective Course
Total Semester Hours
15
SECOND-YEAR
PHYS 118A - Modern Physics
PHYS 140 - Mechanics
Elective Course
MATH 131 - (MA) Elementary Differential Equations
MATH 073 - (MA) Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
Liberal Arts Elective/Writing Intensive (WI) Course
CHEM 003A - (NS) General Chemistry I
CHEM 004A - (NS) General Chemistry II
CHEM 003B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 004B - (NS) General Chemistry Laboratory II
Students must select one of the following: Language 003 or LA Elective Course
16
THIRD-YEAR Study Abroad Fall/Spring semester or an entire academic year; not restricted to Junior Year.**
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PHYS 104 - Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 159 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Students must select one of the following: Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Course
Liberal Arts Elective Course
Cross-Cultural (CC) Distribution Course
Students must select one of the following: Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) Distribution Course
Literature (LT) Distribution Course
Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) Distribution Course
PHYS (intermediate/advanced) Lab
FOURTH-YEAR
PHYS 135 - Optics
PHYS 136 - Statistical Mechanics With Thermodynamics
PHYS 137 - Optics Laboratory
History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course
Students must select one of the following: Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course
Program Total
124
Updated December 2022