Bachelor of Science in Physics

The Bachelor of Science curriculum requires 129 degree credits for graduation. Six hours of approved ROTC courses may be included in degree credits. Many advanced physics courses have designated courses as prerequisites.

First Year
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
EN101 Comp & Lit 3 EN102 Comp & Lit 3
MA121 Calculus I 4 MA122 Calculus II 4
CH103 General Chemistry 4 CH104 General Chemistry 4
PS201  General Physics I* 4 PS202 General Physics II* 4
  15   15

Second Year
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
EN201 World Lit. 3 EN202 World Lit. 3
MA223 Calculus III 4 MA224 Diff. Equations 4
PS205 Instrumentation** 4 PS232 University Physics III 3
  Elective*** 3   Elective 3
  Elective*** 3   Elective 3
  17   16

Third Year
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
  Mathematics**** 3   Mathematics**** 3
PS331 Mechanics** 4 PS332 Mechanics** 4
PS441 Modern Physics 4 PS442 Modern Physics 4
  Elective*** 3   Elective*** 3
  Elective*** 3   Elective*** 3
  17   17

Fourth Year
Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits
PS354   Thermodynamics** 4 PS363 Optics** 4
PS423 Elec. & Mag.** 4 PS424 Elec. & Mag.** 4
PS461 Senior Project 1 PS462 Senior Project 1
PS451 Seminar 1 PS452  Seminar 1
  Elective*** 3   Elective*** 3
  Elective*** 3   Elective*** 3
  16   16-17


*PS211-PS212 may be substituted for PS201-PS202.

**Offered alternate years.

***One elective must be a semester of history; one elective must be a course in psychology, sociology, economics, or political science; and one elective must be an ethics course offered by the philosophy program.

****These math courses are subject to approval of Physics Dept.