Physics B.S.
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General Education FOUNDATIONS
Please use this link to view a list of courses that meet each GEF requirement.
NOTE: Some major requirements will fulfill specific GEF requirements. Please see the curriculum requirements listed below for details on which GEFs you will need to select.
| General Education Foundations | ||
| F1 - Composition & Rhetoric | 3-6 | |
| Introduction to Composition and Rhetoric and Composition, Rhetoric, and Research | ||
or ENGL 103 | Accelerated Academic Writing | |
| F2A/F2B - Science & Technology | 4-6 | |
| F3 - Math & Quantitative Skills | 3-4 | |
| F4 - Society & Connections | 3 | |
| F5 - Human Inquiry & the Past | 3 | |
| F6 - The Arts & Creativity | 3 | |
| F7 - Global Studies & Diversity | 3 | |
| F8 - Focus (may be satisfied by completion of a minor, double major, or dual degree) | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 31-37 | |
Degree Requirements
Students must complete WVU General Education Foundations requirements, College B.S. requirements, major requirements, and electives to total a minimum of 120 hours. For complete details on these requirements, visit the B.S. Degrees tab on the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences pages.
Departmental Requirements for the B.S. in Physics
Students may not earn both a B.A. and a B.S. in Physics. All students wishing to obtain a degree in Physics must comply with the following:
- Capstone Requirement: The university requires the successful completion of a Capstone course. Students majoring in Physics must complete PHYS 496 (other options maybe available depending on AoE selected).
- Writing and Communication Skills Requirement: Physics Bachelor of Science students fulfill the Writing and Communication Skills requirement by completing ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 (or ENGL 103), and two of the following SpeakWrite Certified Courses TM: PHYS 199, PHYS 341, PHYS 496, ASTR 496.
- Calculation of the GPA in the Major: Students are required to maintain at least a minimum cumulative 2.2 GPA in all courses counted toward the major. If a course is repeated, all attempts will be included in the calculation of the GPA unless the course is eligible for a D/F repeat.
- Area of Emphasis: Students completing a Bachelor of Science in Physics must complete an Area of Emphasis selected from Applied Physics, Biophysics, Computational Physics, Materials Science, Medical Physics, Physics Teaching, Professional Preparation, or Space Physics. The Professional Preparation Area of Emphasis is the typical plan of study for a B.S. degree in physics.
- Course Requirement: Physics students completing the Materials Science, Professional Preparation, or Space Physics Areas of Emphasis are required to complete two semesters of PHYS 341. Students completing Applied Physics, Biophysics, Computational Physics, or Medical Physics Areas of Emphasis only need to complete one semester of PHYS 341. Students completing the Physics Teaching Area of Emphasis are required to complete PHYS 376 in place of PHYS 341.
- Benchmark Expectations: For details, go to the Physics admissions tab.
Curriculum Requirements
| UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | 23 | |
| Orientation to Physics | ||
GEF Requirements (may vary depending on overlap) | ||
| ECAS B.S. REQUIREMENTS | ||
Global Studies and Diversity Requirement | ||
College Mathematics Requirement | ||
| Calculus 1a with Precalculus and Calculus 1b with Precalculus | ||
or | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Science Requirement: | ||
Please see the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences' Bachelor of Science (B.S.) tab. | ||
| DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS | ||
| Foundation Courses | 15 | |
| General Physics | ||
| General Physics | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Physics | ||
| Introductory Modern Physics | ||
| Mathematics Requirement | 12 | |
| Calculus 2 | ||
| Multivariable Calculus | ||
| Elementary Differential Equations | ||
| Science Electives: 8 credits in BIOL, CHEM, CS, or GEOL | 8 | |
May overlap with Eberly B.S. Requirements | ||
| Physics Advanced Level Courses | 17 | |
| Theoretical Mechanics 1 | ||
| Electricity and Magnetism 1 | ||
| Theoretical Mechanics 2 | ||
or PHYS 334 | Electricity and Magnetism | |
| Advanced Laboratory * | ||
or PHYS 376 | Research Methods | |
| Introductory Quantum Mechanics | ||
| Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | ||
| Area of Emphasis | 18 | |
| Number of hours will vary, depending on Area of Emphasis. | ||
| General Electives | 27 | |
Number may vary depending on overlap | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| * | Please see individual AoE to select appropriate choice. |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F 1) | 3 |
| GEF 2 (B.S. First Area 1) | 4 | Science Elective (B.S. First Area 2) | 4 |
| F 4 | 3 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F 8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F 3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1; F8 ) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F 1) | 3 | F 6 | 3 |
| F 5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | ECAS Glo. St. & Div. Req. (F 7) | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 2 | PHYS 341 | 2 |
| AoE Course 1 | 4 | AoE Course 2 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| AoE Course 3 | 3 | Capstone | 3 |
| AoE Course 4 | 4 | AoE Course 5 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Areas of Emphasis
- Applied Physics
- Astro/Space Physics
- Biophysics
- Computational Physics
- Materials Science
- Medical Physics
- Physics Teaching
- Professional Preparation
APPLIED PHYSICS
| EE 221 & EE 222 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| EE 223 & EE 224 | Electrical Circuits and Electrical Circuits Laboratory | 4 |
| EE 251 & EE 252 | Digital Electronics and Digital Electronics Laboratory | 4 |
| CPE 271 | Introduction to Digital Logic Design | 3 |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| or EE 481 | Senior Design Project | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Suggested Plan of study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | CS 111 (B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| CS 110 (B.S. First Area 1; F2) | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | ECAS Glob. St. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | CPE 271 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 3 | EE 223 & EE 224 | 4 |
| EE 221 & EE 222 | 4 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EE 251 & EE 252 | 4 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 496 or EE 481 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
SPACE PHYSICS
| ASTR 367 | Astrophysics 1 | 3 |
| EE 221 & EE 222 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 341 | Advanced Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 321 | Optics | 3 |
| Choose one of the following | 3 | |
| Plasma Physics | ||
or ASTR 368 | Astrophysics 2 | |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | CS 111 (B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| CS 110 (B.S. First Area 1; F2) | 4 | MATH 156 | 4 |
| MATH 155 | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S Second Area 1) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EE 221 & EE 222 | 4 | ECAS Glob. Stu. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | PHYS 321 | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 2 | PHYS 341 | 2 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ASTR 367 | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 481 or ASTR 368 | 3 |
| MATH Elective | 3 | PHYS 496 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
BIOPHYSICS
| BIOL 115 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOC 339 | Introduction to Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry: Brief Course | 4 |
| or CHEM 233 & CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Suggested plan of study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F 4 | 3 | CHEM 116 (B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| CHEM 115 (B.S. First Area 1; F2) | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| BIOL 115 | 4 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| F5 | 3 | ECAS Glo. Stu. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | CHEM 233 & CHEM 235 | 4 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 3 | General Elective | 5 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOC 339 | 4 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 496 | 3 |
| General Elective | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
| Genaral Elective | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
| CPE 271 | Introduction to Digital Logic Design | 3 |
| CS 210 | File and Data Structures | 4 |
| CS 220 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
| PHYS 301 | Computational Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| or CS 481 | Senior Project | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
suggested plan of study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | CS 111 (B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| CS 110 (B.S. First Area 1; F2) | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1 (F8)) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CPE 271 | 3 | ECAS Glo. Stu. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | CS 210 | 4 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CS 220 | 3 | MATH Elective | 3 |
| PHYS 301 | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 496 or CS 481 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
MATERIALS SCIENCE
| EE 221 & EE 222 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHE 366 | Materials Science | 3 |
| CHE 466 | Electronic Materials Processing | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | Advanced Laboratory | 2 |
| PHYS 471 | Solid State Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| or CHE 456 | Chemical Process Design 2 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Suggested plan of study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | CHEM 116 (B.S. First Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| CHEM 115 (B.S. First Area 1; F2) | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (f3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| EE 221 & EE 222 | 4 | ECAS Glob. Stu. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | CHE 366 | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 3 | PHYS 341 | 2 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHE 466 | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 471 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | PHYS 496 or CHE 456 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
MEDICAL PHYSICS
| BIOL 115 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 117 | Introductory Physiology | 4 |
| CHEM 231 | Organic Chemistry: Brief Course * | 4 |
| or CHEM 233 & CHEM 235 | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Laboratory | |
| PHYS 225 | Medical Imaging Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
suggested plan of study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | CHEM 116 (B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| CHEM 115 (B.S. First Area 1; F8) | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (B.S. Third Area; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 115 | 4 | ECAS Glo. Stu. & Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | BIOL 117 | 4 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 16 | 14 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 233 & CHEM 235 | 4 | PHYS 225 | 3 |
| MATH Elective | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 496 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Physics Teaching Area of Emphasis
| PHYS 490 | Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| Choose one of the following sets of courses | 6-8 | |
| Foundations, Functions and Regression Models and Teaching Mathematics: Secondary School | ||
| Introductory Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry: Brief Course | ||
| Introductory Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry: Brief Course and Experimental Physical Chemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry: Brief Course and Physical Chemistry: Brief Course and Experimental Physical Chemistry | ||
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12-14 | |
Suggested Plan of Study for the B.S. in Physics with an Area of Emphasis in Teaching
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| F7 | 3 | ENGL 101 (F1) | 3 |
| CHEM 115 (ECAS B.S. First Area 1; F2B) | 4 | CHEM 116 (ECAS B.S. First Area 2; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F3) | 4 | MATH 156 (GEF 8; B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | PHYS 111 (ECAS B.S. Third Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| PHYS 199 (First Year Experience) | 1 | ||
| General Elective | 2 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| F4 | 3 | ECAS Glob. & Div. Studies Req; F6 | 3 |
| ENGL 102 (F1) | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (ECAS B.S. Third Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS Teaching AoE Course 1 | 4 | PHYS Teaching AoE Course 2 | 4 |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | PHYS 376 | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| F5 | 3 | PHYS 496 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| PHYS 490 | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||
Professional Preparation Area of Emphasis
| PHYS 341 | Advanced Laboratory | 2 |
| Physics Electives: Select 3 from any PHYS 300- or 400- level course** or the following ASTR courses | 9 | |
| Astrophysics 1 | ||
| Astrophysics 2 | ||
| Observational Astronomy | ||
| General Relativity | ||
| Math Elective: Any Math, Computer Science, Statistics course at the 300- or 400- level | 3 | |
| PHYS 496 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
** No more than 6 hours combined of PHYS 490, 491, 494, 495, or 497 may be used to fulfill major requirements.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 199 | 1 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| F4 | 3 | B.S. First Area 2; F8 | 4 |
| B.S. First Area 1; F 2 | 4 | MATH 156 (B.S. Second Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| MATH 155 (F 3) | 4 | PHYS 111 (Third Area 1; F8) | 4 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | F6 | 3 |
| F5 | 3 | MATH 261 | 4 |
| MATH 251 (B.S. Second Area 2) | 4 | PHYS 211 | 3 |
| PHYS 112 (B.S. Third Area 2; F8) | 4 | PHYS 314 | 4 |
| General Elective | 1 | General Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 331 | 3 | ECAS Glob. Stu. and Div. Req. (F7) | 3 |
| PHYS 333 | 3 | PHYS 332 or 334 | 3 |
| PHYS 341 | 2 | PHYS 341 | 2 |
| General Elective | 4 | Physics Elective 1 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 1 |
| General Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Math Elective | 4 | PHYS 461 | 3 |
| PHYS 451 | 3 | PHYS 496 | 3 |
| Physics Elective 2 | 3 | Physics or Astronomy Elective 3 | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 2 | General Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 | |||