Advising & Courses

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Degree Plan
Advising

Year 1

Year 1 - Fall Semester	Credit
PHY 2010 - Phy I	4
MTH 1415 - Math for Eng.* or MTH 1410 - Calc I**	4
CSC 1710 - Programming I	4
General Ed Core (ENG or FYS)	4
EXP 1101	1
Total	17

Year 1 -Spring Semester	Credit
PHY 2020 - Phy II	4
MTH 1425 - Math for Eng. II* or MTH 1420 - Calc II**	4
General Education (Area 1)	4
General Ed Core (ENG or FYS)	4
PHY 2001 - Research & Writing in Physics I	1
Total	17

Year 2

Year 2 -Fall Semester	Credit
PHY 2030 - Modern Physics	4
MTH/PHY 2050 - Math Methods I* or MTH 2410 - Calc III**	4
MTH 2310 - Linear Algebra** or Elective	4
General Education (Area I)	4
PHY 2002 - Research & Writing in Physics II	2
Total	18

Year 2 -Spring Semester	Credit
PHY 2100 - Electronics	4
MTH/PHY 2150 - Math Methods II* or MTH 3410 - Differential Eq**	4
General Education (Ethics)	4
General Education (Area I)	4
Physical Ed. Activity	1
Total	17

Year 3

Year 3 - Fall Semester	Credit
PHY 3110 - Classical Mech. or PHY 3310 - Quantum Mech.	4
PHY 2200 - Computational Phy* or Elective	4
General Education / Modern Foreign Lang. I	4
General Education (Area 1) or Global Studies	4
PHY 4000 - Undergraduate Research	2
Total	18

Year 3 - Spring Semester	Credit
PHY 3210 - Elec. & Magnetism or PHY 3400 - Thermal & Statistical Mech.	4
General Education (Area 1) or Global Studies	4
Modern Foreign Lang. II (if needed) or Elective	4
Elective	4
PHY 4000 - Undergraduate Research	1 or 2
Total	17-18

Year 4

Year 4 - Fall Semester	Credit
PHY 3110 - Classical Mech. or PHY 3310 - Quantum Mech.	4
General Education (Area 2)	4
Elective	4
Elective	4
PHY 4000 (optional)	1 or 2
Total	16-18

Year 4 - Spring Semester	Credit
PHY 3210 - Elec. & Magnetism or PHY 3400 - Thermal & Statistical Mech.	4
General Education (Area 2)	4
Elective	4
Elective	4
PHY 4000 (optional)	1 or 2
Total	16-18

Useful Documents and Links

AP Credit

AP Credit Chart on Registrar site

Score	Course
Calculus
4 or 5 on AB Calculus Exam	MTH 1410
4 or 5 on BC Calculus exam	MTH 1410 and MTH 1420
Physics
Physics majors are required to take PHY 2010 and PHY 2020 in order to graduate, regardless of IB or AP test scores, except by permission of the department.
4 or 5 on AP Physics C Mechanics	PHY 2010 (for non-physics majors)
4 or 5 on AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism	PHY 2020 (for non-physics majors)
4 or 5 on AP Physics B1	PHY 1510/1511
4 or 5 on AP Physics B2	PHY 1520/1521