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Physics, Computation and Data Science Emphasis, B.S. Four-Year Course Plan

All General Education course options can be found here.  

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (MATH 005 , CHEM 001 , WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

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  and CHEM 002L   PHYS 009: Introductory Physics II for Physical Sciences  and PHYS 009L  

Second Year
Fall Spring
General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past PHYS 010: Introductory Physics III  
MATH 024: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations   PHYS 105: Analytic Mechanics Core  
PHYS 108: Thermal and Statistical Physics Core   MATH 023: Vector Calculus  
MATH 032: Probability and Statistics   PHYS 126: Special Relativity Minicourse  

Third Year
Fall Spring
PHYS 127: Machine Learning and Statistics for Physics and Astronomy  (odd years) 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–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past General Education: Upper Division Crossroads

Fourth Year
Fall Spring
PHYS 181: Computational Physics  (even years) General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past
General Education: Area A–Life Science PHYS 196: Undergraduate Thesis  
PHYS 195: Upper Division Undergraduate Research   Major Upper Division Computation and Data Science Emphasis Elective
Free Elective Free Elective