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Four-Year Plan: Bachelor of Science in Physics

(Total Credit Hours: 120)

First Year

Fall
Courses Hours
ENGL 1301 3
BIOL, GEOL, HSP + Lab 4
GS 1181 1
CS 1314 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 14
Spring
Courses Hours
ENGL 1302 or 2311 3
BIOL, GEOL, HSP + Lab 4
MATH 2413** 4
PHYS 2325/2125 4
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall
Courses Hours
Language, Philosophy, Culture 3
MATH 2414 4
PHYS 2326/2126 4
PHYS 1191, 3170, 4071, 4091, 4191 1
Elective 3
TOTAL 15
Spring
Courses Hours
MATH 3415 4
CHEM 1311/1111 4
Physics (advanced) * 3
Creative Arts 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 17

Third Year

Fall
Courses Hours
MATH 3301, 3307, or 3335 3
PHYS 3301 3
PHYS 3361 3
HIST 1301 3
Physics (advanced) * 3
TOTAL 15
Spring
Courses Hours
PHYS 3251 2
Physics (advanced)* 3
Physics (advanced)* 3
HIST 1302 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 14

Fourth Year

Fall
Courses Hours
ENGL 3351 3
COMM 1315 3
POLS 2305 3
PHYS 3310 3
Physics (advanced) * 3
TOTAL 15
Spring
Courses Hours
POLS 2306 3
PHYS 3252 2
Physics (advanced)* 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Elective 4
TOTAL 15

* Physics (advanced) as specified in the degree program

** The student is expected to have completed two years of high school algebra, one year of high school geometry, and a precalculus course. If not, the student will be advised whether Mathematics 1314, 1316 and/or 2312 should be completed before enrollment in Mathematics 2413. The student must complete Mathematics 2413 and 2414 prior to the end of the second year of study and must complete Mathematics 3415 and Mathematics 3301, 3307, or 3335 prior to the end of the third year of study.