B.S. in Physics
Suggested Sequence for the Education Track - 128 credits
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| Freshman Year - Fall | Credits |
| PHYS 211 GAP I | 4 |
| CHEM 121 General Chemistry I | 5 |
| MATH 115 Calculus I | 4 |
| COSC 160 C++ | 3 |
| UCOR Information Literacy | 1 |
| ----- 17 |
| Freshman Year - Spring | Credits |
| PHYS 212 GAP II | 4 |
| CHEM 122 General Chemistry II | 5 |
| MATH 116 Calculus II | 4 |
| UCOR I | 3 |
| ----- 16 |
| Sophomore Year - Fall | Credits |
| PHYS 302 Optics | 3 |
| PHYS 312 Optics Lab | 1 |
| PHYS 332 Analog Electronics | 3 |
| MATH 215 Calculus III | 4 |
| UCOR 2 | 3 |
| UCOR 3 | 3 |
| ----- 17 |
| Sophomore Year - Spring | Credits |
| PHYS 374 Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 364 Modern Physics Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 111 or BIOL 112 | 4 |
| MATH 310 Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 314 Differential Equations | 3 |
| UCOR 4 | 3 |
| ----- 17 |
| Junior (Senior) Year - Even Fall | Credits |
| PHYS 474 Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 482W Particle Physics | 3 |
| MATH 301 Probability & Statistics I or UCOR 5 | 3 |
| ENGL 302 Science Writing (or BSNES-Core Free Elective 1) | 3(2) |
| UCOR 6 (or Free Elective 1) | 3 |
| ----- 15 (14) |
| Junior (Senior) Year - Odd Spring | Credits |
| PHYS 401 Thermal Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 481 Cosmology | 3 |
| HIST 307 History of Science (or Free Elective 2) | 3 |
| UCOR 7 (or BSNES-Core Free Elective 2) | 3 |
| UCOR 8 (or PHYS 499 Senior Research + SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar) | 3 |
| ----- 15 |
| Senior (Junior) Year - Odd Fall | Credits |
| PHYS 461 Mechanics | 4 |
| UCOR 124 Earth Science | 3 |
| UCOR 9 | 3 |
| BSNES-Core Free Elective 1 (or ENGL 302 Science Writing ) | 3 |
| Free Elective 1 (or UCOR 6) | 2 (3) |
| ----- 15 (16) |
| Senior (Junior) Year - Even Spring | Credits |
| PHYS 472 Electromagnetism | 4 |
| PHYS 499 Senior Research | 2 |
| SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar (or UCOR 8) | 1 |
| UCOR 5 or MATH 308 Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| BSNES-Core Free Elective 2 (or UCOR 7) | 3 |
| Free Elective 2 (or HIST 307 History of Science) | 3 |
| ----- 16 |
Recommended Free Electives for the M.S. in Education:
BSNES-Core Free Elective 1 (3 credits)
GSCE 520 Introduction to Teaching (3)
Free Elective 1 (2 credits)
GSCE 58x Field Experience (1) and GSCE 570 Gateway 1: Technology (1)
BSNES-Core Free Elective 2 (3 credits)
GRLA 529/521 Reading Course (3)
Free Elective 2 (3 credits)
GREV 525 Educational Research Literacy (3)
Failure to take the recommended graduate education courses before graduating from the Physics program may result in significantly delayed graduation from the school of Education.
