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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, Physics (BSA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
M 408CDifferential and Integral Calculus (Core, Major) 0204
Secondary Science course (Core, Major) 0933
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
2nd Semester
M 408DSequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus (Major)4
PHY 301Mechanics (Core, Major) 0303
PHY 101LLaboratory for Physics 301 (Major)1
Language, Arts, and Culture (General Education)3
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Free elective (Elective)2
3rd Semester
M 427LAdvanced Calculus for Applications II (Major)4
PHY 316Electricity and Magnetism (Core, Major) 0303
PHY 116LLaboratory for Physics 316 (Major)1
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
4th Semester
M 427LAdvanced Calculus for Applications II (Major)4
PHY 315
PHY 115L
Wave Motion and Optics
and Laboratory for Physics 315 (Major)
4
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
5th Semester
PHY 355Modern Physics and Thermodynamics (Major)3
PHY 336KClassical Dynamics (M)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Language, Arts, and Culture (General Education)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
6th Semester
PHY 373Quantum Physics I: Foundations (Major)3
PHY 352KClassical Electrodynamics I (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Language, Arts, and Culture (General Education)3
U.S. History (Core) 0603
7th Semester
PHY 369Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course3
Language, Arts, and Culture (General Education)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
M 340LMatrices and Matrix Calculations (Major)3
or Upper-division PHY course
Minor/Certificate course3
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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