Physics Major - Physics Option

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN PHYSICS - PHYSICS OPTION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 39

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	Any one approved CO1^a course and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 7 - 10)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 7 - 8)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 113 ^a (Credits: 4)

Arts & Humanities	AH^b	Any two approved AH courses(Credits: 8)

History	HI^b	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 4)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS^b	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 4)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	CHEM 150 ^a,c (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	CHEM 151 ^a,c (Credits: 3 - 4)

Physical Well-Being	PE/ES	Any one PE course or ES 100 (Credits: 1)

Major Requirements: Credits: 67

Prerequisites:

MATH 121 - Pre-Calculus Credits: 4 ^a

Specific Departmental Requirements:

PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 218 - Physics - Science and Engineering II Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 262 - Physics - Science and Engineering III Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 320 - Modern Physics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 354 - Theoretical Mechanics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 361 - Principles of Electricity and Magnetism Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 370 - Heat and Thermodynamics Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 380 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I Credits: 1 ^a
PHYS 381 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II Credits: 1 ^a
PHYS 420 - Quantum Mechanics I Credits: 3 ^a
PHYS 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3
PHYS 497 - Senior Seminar - Research Credits: 3 ^a

Additional Departmental Requirements:

Six major elective credits to be chosen from the following:

ENGR 202 - Electric Networks II Credits: 4
PHYS 333 - Computational Methods Credits: 3 ^a
ENGR 337 - Analog Electronics Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 340 - Optics Credits: 4 ^a
PHYS 454 - Advanced Topics in Physics Credits: 1-4

Auxiliary Requirements:

CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^a,d
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^a,d
ENGR 104 - Engineering Fundamentals II Credits: 3 ^a
ENGR 201 - Electric Networks I Credits: 3 ^a
MATH 221 - Calculus I Credits: 4 ^a,d
MATH 222 - Calculus II Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 223 - Calculus III Credits: 4 ^a
MATH 327 - Differential Equations Credits: 4 ^a

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^cThis Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

^dThis course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 39 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

Physics Major - Physics Option: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

Physics Major - Physics Option: Transfer Student Map