Physics, Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here.

First Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 021: Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering	MATH 022: Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar or SPRK 010: Spark Seminar	Major Computer Science Requirement
PHYS 008: Introductory Physics I for Physical Sciences and PHYS 008L	WRI 010: College Reading and Composition
CHEM 002: General Chemistry I	PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences and PHYS 009L
Second Year
Fall	Spring
General Education: AREA B–Social Science or Arts and Humanities	MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations
PHYS 108: Thermal Physics Core	PHYS 105: Analytic Mechanics Core
MATH 023: Vector Calculus	PHYS 010: Introductory Physics III
Free Elective	PHYS 126: Special Relativity Minicourse
Third Year
Fall	Spring
MATH 032: Probability and Statistics	PHYS 115: Electrodynamics Core II Waves and Dynamic Electromagnetic Fields
PHYS 110: Electrodynamics Core	PHYS 138: Quantum Mechanics II Core
PHYS 137: Quantum Mechanics Core	PHYS 160: Modern Physics Lab
General Education: AREA B–Arts and Humanities	General Education: Crossroads
Fourth Year
Fall	Spring
General Education: AREA B–Social Science	Major Upper Division Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis Elective
Major Lower Division Science or Engineering Elective	Major Upper Division Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis Elective
Major Upper Division Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis Elective	ENGR 190: Engineering Capstone Design or ENGR 193: Engineering Capstone Design I
Major Upper Division Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis Elective

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Physics, Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

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