Bachelor of Arts Degree
Freshman Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 104 Comp. and Rhetoric | (3-0) | 3 | Language, Philosophy and Culture Elective2 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| HIST 105 History of the U.S.2 | (3-0) | 3 | HIST 106 History of the U.S.2 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| MATH 171 Analytic Geom. and Calculus1 | (4-0) | 4 | MATH 172 Calculus1 | (4-0) | 4 | |
| PHYS 101 Topics in Cont. Physics1 | (1-0) | 1 | PHYS 102 Topics in Cont. Physics1 | (1-0) | 1 | |
| CHEM 107 Gen. Chem. for Engr. Students1 | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 218 Mechanics1 | (3-3) | 4 | |
| CHEM 117 Ge. Chem. for Engr. Lab1 | (0-1) | 1 | ||||
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 208 Electricity and Optics1 | (3-3) | 4 | PHYS 225 Electronic Circuits | (3-3) | 4 | ||
| MATH 221 Several Variable Calculus1 | (4-0) | 4 | PHYS 309 Modern Physics1 | (3-0) | 3 | ||
| MATH 308 Differential Equations1 | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 331 Theoretical Methods I1 | (3-0) | 3 | ||
| PHYS 221 Optics and Thermal Physics1 | (3-0) | 3 | Elective3 | 6 | |||
| Total: | 14 | Total: | 16 |
Junior Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 302 Adv. Mechanics I | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 327 Experimental Physics5 | (1-2) | 2 | |
| PHYS 304 Adv. Elect. and Magn. I | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 328 Experimental Physics II 5 | (1-1) | 1 | |
| PHYS 332 Theoretical Methods II | (3-0) | 3 | PHYS 412 Quantum Mechanics I | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective2 | (3-0) | 3 | Communication Elective 4 | 3 | ||
| POLS 206 American Nat’l. Govt. | 3 | POLS 207 State and Local Govt. | 3 | |||
| Electives3 | 3 | |||||
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
Senior Year
| First Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | Second Semester | (Th-Pr) | Cr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science or Technical Elective6 | (2-0) | 3 | PHYS 401 Computational Physics7 | (3-0) | 3 | |
| Electives3 | (1-0) | 12 | Creative Arts Elective2 | 3 | ||
| Electives3 | 9 | |||||
| Total: | 15 | Total: | 15 |
Notes:
- A physics major must complete the foundation courses (PHYS 101, 102, 218, 208, 221, 309, 331, CHEM 107/117, MATH 171, 172, 221, 308) with a grade of ‘C’ or better and have a 2.0 cumulative GPR before taking non-foundation upper-level physics courses.
- 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.
- Any course in this category from the approved University Core Curriculum list of courses, except THAR 407.
- PHYS 327 is an approved W course. PHYS 328 is an approved C course.
- Any upper-division ASTR course, any upper-division or graduate PHYS course, or an approved upper-division science or technical elective.
- To register for PHYS 401 a student must be able to program in a high level language, such as C or C++. This prerequisite can be satisfied by taking CSCE 206 or the equivalent.