Physics Major

English Composition - Total Credits: 6

• ENG 101 - Composition I
• ENG 102 - Composition II

English Literature - Total Credits: 3

• ENG 231 - World Literature I

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• ENG 232 - World Literature II

Constitutions - Total Credits: 3-6

Mathematics - Total Credits: 3

• MATH 181 - Calculus I

Distribution Requirement Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking

Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9

Social Science - Total Credits: 9

Multicultural and International

(see notes below)

Sciences - Total Credits: 1

Physics Core Requirements - Total Credits: 48

• PHYS 180 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
• PHYS 180L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab I
• PHYS 181 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers II
• PHYS 181L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab II
• PHYS 182 - Physics for Scientists and Engineers III
• PHYS 182L - Physics for Scientists and Engineers Lab III
• PHYS 411 - Modern Physics I
• PHYS 413 - Intermediate Laboratory I
• PHYS 414 - Intermediate Laboratory II
• PHYS 421 - Electricity and Magnetism I
• PHYS 422 - Electricity and Magnetism II
• PHYS 423 - Mechanics I
• PHYS 424 - Mechanics II
• PHYS 467 - Thermodynamics
• PHYS 481 - Quantum Mechanics I
• PHYS 493 - Special Problems

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• Six additional credits of upper-division physics courses.

Related Core Requirements - Total Credits: 36

• CHEM 121/121L - General Chemistry I
• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II
• MATH 181 - Calculus I
• MATH 182 - Calculus II
• MATH 283 - Calculus III

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• Sixteen additional credits of science, mathematics, computer science, or engineering courses with at least six of them in upper-division courses (300 or higher).

Electives - Total Credits: 6-9