Physics, B.S.

First Semester

• CH 111 - Laboratory for CH 131 Credit Hours: 1
• CH 131 - Chemical Science I Credit Hours: 3
• ERH 101 - Writing and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3 *
• HI 103 - World History I Credit Hours: 3
• MA 123 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 3 *
• PY 160 - General Physics I Credit Hours: 3
• PY 155 - Laboratory for PY 160 Credit Hours: 1
• PE 105 - Wellness Concepts Credit Hours: 0.5

• or

• PE 102 - Boxing Credit Hours: 0.5
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 1

Total Semester Hrs: 18.5

Second Semester

• CH 112 - Laboratory for CH 132 Credit Hours: 1
• CH 132 - Chemical Science II Credit Hours: 3
• ERH 102 - Writing and Rhetoric II Credit Hours: 3 *
• HI 104 - World History II Credit Hours: 3
• MA 124 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry II Credit Hours: 3 *
• PY 161 - General Physics II Credit Hours: 3
• PY 156 - Laboratory for PY 161 Credit Hours: 1
• PE 105 - Wellness Concepts Credit Hours: 0.5

• or

• PE 102 - Boxing Credit Hours: 0.5
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 1

Total Semester Hrs: 18.5

First Semester

• MA 103 - Matrix Algebra Credit Hours: 2
• MA 215 - Calculus With Analytic Geometry III Credit Hours: 4
• PY 238 - Laboratory Techniques Credit Hours: 2
• PY 254 - Optics Credit Hours: 3
• PY 253W - Optics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• PE 101 - Basic Swimming and Survival Credit Hours: 0.5

• or

• PE 300 - Principles of Physical Conditioning Credit Hours: 1
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 1

Total Semester Hrs: 16.5 - 17

Second Semester

• MA 311 - Elementary Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3
• PY 223 - Programming and Data Analysis Credit Hours: 2
• PY 257 - Electronics and Interfacing Credit Hours: 4
• PS 344 - Leadership in Organizations Credit Hours: 3
• Tech Elective Credit Hours: 3
• PE 101 - Basic Swimming and Survival Credit Hours: 0.5

• or

• PE 300 - Principles of Physical Conditioning Credit Hours: 1
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 1

Total Semester Hrs: 16.5 - 17

First Semester

• MA 301 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists Credit Hours: 3
• PY 341 - Electricity and Magnetism I Credit Hours: 3
• PY 333W - Modern Physics Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• PY 335 - Modern Physics I Credit Hours: 3
• Hum. or Soc. Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 2

Total Semester Hrs: 15

Second Semester

• PY 336 - Modern Physics II Credit Hours: 3
• PY 342 - Electricity and Magnetism II Credit Hours: 3
• PY 441 - Classical Mechanics I Credit Hours: 3
• Tech Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Physical Education Elective Credit Hours: 0.5
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 2

Total Semester Hrs: 17.5

First Semester

• PY 420 - Capstone Credit Hours: 3
• PY 459 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Credit Hours: 3
• Hum. or Soc. Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Tech Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Physical Education Elective Credit Hours: 0.5
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 2

Total Semester Hrs: 17.5

Second Semester

• PY 446 - Thermal Physics Credit Hours: 3
• ERH 103 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 1
• Tech Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Free Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Physical Education Elective Credit Hours: 0.5
• AS, MS, or NS Credit Hours: 2

Total Semester Hrs: 15.5