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Typical Plan of Study
Freshman Year
Fall |
|
Spring |
|
GEC (2 courses) |
6 |
Engl 101 | 3 |
Math 155 |
4 |
Math 156 | 4 |
Chem 115* |
4 |
Chem 116* | 4 |
Physics 199 |
1 |
Physics 111 | 4 |
Univ 101 |
1 |
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Total Hours: |
16 |
Total Hours: |
15 |
Sophmore Year
Fall |
Spring |
|
|
| Phys 112 | 4 | Phys 211** | 3 |
| Math 251 | 4 | Phys 314 (213) | 4 |
| Engl 102 | 3 | Math 261 | 4 |
| GEC (2 courses) | 6 | GEC (2 courses) | 6 |
Total Hours: |
17 |
Total Hours: |
17 |
Junior Year
Fall |
|
Spring |
|
Phys 331 |
3 |
Phys 332*** |
3 |
Phys 333 |
3 |
Phys 334*** |
3 |
Phys 341 |
2 |
Phys 341 |
2 |
Free Elective |
3 |
Free Electives | 9 |
GEC (1 course) |
3 |
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Total Hours: |
14 |
Total Hours: |
17 |
Senior Year
Fall |
Spring |
|
|
| Phys 451 | 3 |
Phys 461 | 3 |
| Phys Elect.** (e.g. 321) | 3 |
Physics Elect.** (e.g. 471) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 7 |
Free Electives | 10 |
| Math Elective**** | 3 |
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Total Hours: |
16 |
Total Hours: |
16 |
* Bachelor of Science Students are required to take 24 hours of Cluster C (science courses); specifically 8 hours in each of 3 disciplines (8 in Physics, 8 in Math, and 8 in another science/math.
**You are required to take 4 elective physics courses. PHYS 211 is a strongly recommended elective.
*** You are required to take Physics 332 or 334. If you take both, one counts as elective.
****You are required to take a Math elective, which can be an approved Math, Computer Science, Statistics course at the 200 level or above.