Sample 4-year Plans
Download PDF of the B.S. in Physics 4-year plan.
Year One
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| PHYS 1990 |
1 |
|
PHYS 1311/1311L (Area VI) |
4 |
| MATH 2250 (Area VI) |
4 |
|
MATH 2260 (Area VI) |
4 |
| ENGL 1101 (Area I) |
1 |
|
PHYS 2001 |
1 |
| Humanities/Arts (Area IV) |
3 |
|
ENGL 1102 (Area I) |
3 |
| Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
|
Life Science (Area II) |
3 |
| FYOS 1001 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
Year Two
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| PHYS 1312/1312L (Area VI) |
4 |
|
PHYS 3700 |
3 |
| MATH 2270 (Area VI) |
4 |
|
PHYS 3900 |
3 |
| CHEM 1211/1211L (Area II) |
4 |
|
MATH 2700 |
3 |
| World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
|
World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
| |
|
|
Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
Year Three
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| PHYS 4101 |
3 |
|
PHYS 3320/3320L |
3 |
| PHYS 4201 |
3 |
|
PHYS 4701 |
3 |
| PHYS 3330/3330L |
3 |
|
Major Elective1 |
3 |
| ENGR 3101 |
1 |
|
General Electives |
5 |
| World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
|
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
| Total |
16 |
|
Total |
14 |
Year Four
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| Major Elective1 |
3 |
|
PHYS 4300 |
3 |
| Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
|
General Electives |
12 |
| General Electives |
9 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15
|
Total Hours Over 4-Year Academic Period: 120
(this total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
1Major Electives
Choose one elective from the following:
PHYS 4102, PHYS 4202, PHYS 4702
(students interested in graduate work should plan to take all three courses)
Astrophysics (B.S.)
Download PDF of the B.S. in Astrophysics 4-year plan.
Year One
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| ENGL 1101 (Area I) |
3 |
|
ENG 1102 (Area I) |
3 |
| MATH 2250 (Area I) |
4 |
|
MATH 2260 (Area VI) |
4 |
| ASTR 1110 (Area VI) |
3 |
|
ASTR 1120 (Area VI) |
3 |
| Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
|
ASTR 2030L (Area VI) |
1 |
| FYOS 1001 |
1 |
|
PHYS 1311, PHYS 1311L (Area II) |
4 |
| Total |
14 |
|
Total |
15 |
Year Two
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| MATH 2270 (Area VI) |
4 |
|
MATH 2700 (Area VI) |
3 |
| PHYS 1312/1312L (Area VI) |
4 |
|
PHYS 3700 |
3 |
| Life Science (Area II) |
3 |
|
PHYS 3900 |
3 |
| World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
|
World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
| P.E. Requirement |
1 |
|
Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
Year Three
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| ASTR 3010 |
3 |
|
ASTR 4010 |
3 |
| PHYS 4101 |
3 |
|
PHYS 4701 |
3 |
| PHYS 4201 |
3 |
|
Humanities and the Arts (Area IV) |
3 |
| World Languages/Culture (Area IV) |
3 |
|
General Electives |
6 |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
|
|
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
15 |
Year Four
| Fall Courses |
Hours |
|
Spring Courses |
Hours |
| ASTR 4020 |
3 |
|
ASTR 4030 |
3 |
| General Electives |
12 |
|
ASTR 4330 |
1 |
| |
|
|
Social Science (Area V) |
3 |
| |
|
|
General Electives |
9 |
| Total |
15 |
|
Total |
16 |
Total Hours Over 4-Year Academic Period: 120
(this total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
