College of Science
Curricula in Physics
Bachelor of Arts
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | CHEM 107 Gen. Chem. for Engr. Students | (3-3) | 4 | |
| HIST 105 History of the U.S. 1 | (3-0) | 3 | HIST 106 History of the U.S. 1 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 171 Analytic Geom. and Calculus | (4-0) | 4 | MATH 172 Calculus | (4-0) | 4 | |
| PHYS 101 Topics in Cont. Physics | (1-0) | 1 | PHYS 208 Electricity and Optics | (3-3) | 4 | |
| PHYS 218 Mechanics | (3-3) | 4 | 15 | |||
| 15 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATH 221 Several Variable Calculus | (4-0) | 4 | MATH 311 Topics in Applied Mathematics I | (3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 308 Differential Equations | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 225 Electronic Circuits | (3-3) | 4 | |
| PHYS 221 Optics and Thermal Physics | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 309 Modern Physics | (3-0) | 3 | |
| POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | * KINE 199 Required Physical Activity | (0-2) | 1 | |
| * KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity | (0-2) | 1 | Elective 3 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 |
JUNIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 302 Adv. Mechanics | (4-0) | 4 | PHYS 327 Experimental Physics | (2-3) | 3 | |
| PHYS 304 Adv. Elect. and Mag. I | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 412 Quantum Mechanics I | (3-0) | 3 | |
| POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | (3-0) | 3 | Communication elective 3 | 3 | ||
| Humanitites elective1 | 3 | Social and behavioral sciences elective 1 | 3 | |||
| Electives2 | 2 | Electives2 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 16 |
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 420 Concepts, Conn., and Comm.6 | (1-0) | 1 | PHYS 401 Computational Physics4 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Physics elective5 | 3 | PHYS 491 Research 6 | 1 | |||
| Electives2 | 12 | Visual and performing arts elective 1 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Electives 2 | 9 | ||||
| 16 | ||||||
total hours |
120 |
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NOTES:
- Any course in this category from the approved University Core Curriculum list of courses.
- A minor field must be selected in conference with the student’s advisor. In addition, 6 hours of courses must be in the area of international and cultural diversity. These may be in addition to other University Core Curriculum courses, or if a course in this category satisfies another area of the Core, it can be used to meet both requirements.
- To be selected from ENGL 203, 210, 235, 236, 241 and 301.
- To register for PHYS 401 a student must be able to program in a high level language, such as FORTRAN or C. This prerequisite can be satisfied by taking CPSC 206 or the equivalent.
- Any 300- or 400-level physics elective, except 306, 307 and the writing intensive courses 420 and 491.
- Approved W course designation.
* University Core Curriculum, item 7.