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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Physics Major (B.A./B.S.), Traditional Track Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Physics Major (B.A./B.S.), Traditional Track

70 credits

Physics Core Courses (48-49 credits)

Required Math Courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
MATH 230 - Calculus I

USI Core 39: Foundations-Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning.


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 4
MATH 235 - Calculus II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 4
MATH 335 - Calculus III
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 4
MATH 366 - Differential Equations
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Required Physics Courses

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PHYS 107 - Physics Seminar
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 1
PHYS 205 - Intermediate Physics I

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 5
PHYS 205L - Intermediate Physics I Laboratory
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 0
PHYS 206 - Intermediate Physics II

USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 5
PHYS 206L - Intermediate Physics II Laboratory
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 0
PHYS 361 - Modern Physics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
PHYS 371 - Analytical Mechanics

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
PHYS 381 - Electromagnetic Fields
Term(s) Offered: On demand		 Credits: 3
  • PHYS 365 Experimental Physics Laboratory  Credits: 3
  • PHYS 491 Physics Senior Thesis Credits: 2-3

    • Required Chemistry Courses

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CHEM 261 - General Chemistry I

    USI Core 39: Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer    		 Credits: 4
    CHEM 262 - General Chemistry II

    USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry; Natural Science with Lab (BA and BS).


    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer    		 Credits: 4

    Traditional Track (21 credits)

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PHYS 429 - Quantum Mechanics
    Term(s) Offered: On demand    		 Credits: 3
    PHYS 439 - Thermodynamics
    Term(s) Offered: On demand    		 Credits: 3
  • Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Credits: 3)
  • Computational Physics (Credits: 3)
  • Electromagnetic Fields II (Credits: 3)
    • MATH 437 - Numerical Analysis
    Term(s) Offered: Spring    		 Credits: 3
  • Math/Physics Elective (Credits: 3)
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