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The recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – PHYS 116 - PHYSICS I WITH CALCULUS LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Scientific Reasoning – PHYS 116L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 121 - CALCULUS I (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- Major: PHYS 117 - PHYSICS II WITH CALCULUS LEC (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 117L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB (HRS 1)
- Major: MATH 122 - CALCULUS II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHYS 214 - MODERN PHYSICS LECTURE WI (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 215 - MODERN PHYS TECH & MEASUREMENT (HRS 4)
- Major: MATH 225 - MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: MATH 305 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (HRS 4)
- Major: CMPS 147 - COMPUTER SCIENCE I (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 242 - ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS & DEVICES WI (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHYS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 350 - THERMODYNAMICS (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS Elective (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; OR - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR - VALUES AND ETHICS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: PHYS 323 - ELECTRODYNAMICS I (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 322 - ADVANCED MECHANICS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY; OR - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY; OR - VALUES AND ETHICS (Must be outside of TAS) (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: PHYS 423 - QUANTUM MECHANICS I (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 431 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN PHYSICS WI (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: PHYS Elective (HRS 4)
- Major: PHYS 422 - CONDENSED MATTER AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 2)
- Total: (HRS 14)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
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