Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory	CISC 106 - General Computer Science for Engineers
MATH 231 /MATH 232 or MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
PHYS 169 - Perspectives on Physics and Astronomy	MATH 242 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus B
PHYS 207 - Fundamentals of Physics I and PHYS 227 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I	PHYS 208 - Fundamentals of Physics II and PHYS 228 - Fundamentials of Physics Laboratory II
First Year Seminar	PHYS 209 - Aspects of Modern Physics
Breadth Requirement (1/6)
Credits: 17	Credits: 17
Second Year
MATH 243 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus C	MATH 302 - Ordinary Differential Equations or MATH 351 - Engineering Mathematics I
MATH 349 - Elementary Linear Algebra or choice of MATH 342 or MATH 352	PHYS 309 - Physics of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
PHYS 211 - Oscillations and Waves	PHYS 313 - Physical Optics
PHYS 310 - Introduction to Thermal Physics	Foreign Language or Computer Science Requirement (CISC 210 recommended) (1/3)
Breadth Requirement (2/6)	Breadth Requirement (3/6)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
PHYS 403 - Electricity and Magnetism I or PHYS 603 - Electricity and Magnetism I	PHYS 404 - Electricity and Magnetism II or PHYS 425 - Quantum Mechanics II
PHYS 424 - Quantum Mechanics I	PHYS 419 - Classical Mechanics I
Breadth Requirement (4/6) (Multicultural)	Breadth Requirement (5/6)
Free Elective (1/8)	Breadth Requirement (6/6)
Foreign Language or Computer Science Requirement (CISC 220 recommended) (2/3)	Free Elective (2/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
PHYS 400-level Elective (1/3)	PHYS 400-level Elective (3/3)
PHYS 400-level Elective (2/3)	Free Elective (5/8)
Foreign Language or Computer Science Requirement (3/3)	Free Elective (6/8)
Free Elective (3/8)	Free Elective (7/8)
Free Elective (4/8)	Free Elective (8/8)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*Minimum C- required in all 200-level PHYS courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.