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2023-2024 Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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 MATH 023: Vector Calculus  
PHYS 108: Thermal Physics Core   PHYS 105: Analytic Mechanics Core  
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations   PHYS 126: Special Relativity Minicourse  
PHYS 010: Introductory Physics III  Free Elective

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 General Education: Crossroads

Fourth Year

Fall Spring
General Education: AREA B Major Upper Division Engineering and Applied Physics Emphasis Elective
General Education: AREA A–Life Science 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