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Physics Major With Industrial Emphasis

The following table represents a typical 4 year plan for a physics major who wants to work in industrial research and development. This 4 year plan fulfills the requirements for a Bachelor of Science, a physics major and a mathematics minor, as well as the General Education courses required by the University for graduation. You may wish to view a table of course requirements to compare the physics coursework required for each of the four emphases of the physics major.

Term Course Name Credits   Term Course Name Credits
Fall 2006 English 101 Freshmen English 3   Spring 2007 English 102 Freshmen English 3
  Physics 170 Introductory Physics I 3     Math 253 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I 5
  GenEd 110 World of the Arts 3     Physics 172 Introductory Physics II 4
  GenEd 120 US Experience in a World Context 3     Physics 172L Introductory Physics II Laboratory 0
  Math 152 Elementry Functions 5     Compsci 173 Introduction to Fortran Programming 3
             
  Total Semester Credits 17     Total Semester Credits 15
             
Fall 2007 GenEd 130 Individual and Society 3   Spring 2008 PEGRNL 192 Personal Health and Fitness 1
  Physics 174 Introductory Physics III 4     Physics 221 Intermediate Laboratory 2
  Physics 174L Introductory Physics III Laboratory 0     Math 255 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III 3
  Math 254 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II 5     Physics 310 Mechanics: Dynamics 3
  Physics 305 Mechanics: Statics 3     Speech 110 Fundamentals of Speech 3
          GenEd 140 Global Perspectives 3
             
  Total Semester Credits 15     Total Semester Credits 15
             
Fall 2008 Physics 320 Electricity and Magnetism I 3   Spring 2009 Physics 334 Digital Electronics 4
  Math 280 Discrete Mathematics 3     Physics 334L Digital Electronics Laboratory 0
  Chemistry 102 Introductory Chemistry 5     Chemistry 104 Introductory Chemistry 5
  GenEd 390 The World of Ideas 3     Math 355 Matrices and Linear Algebra 3
          GenEd Elective 3
             
  Total Semester Credits 14     Total Semester Credits 15
             
Fall 2009 Physics 364 Thermal Physics 3   Spring 2010 Physics 330 Analog and Digital Electronics 3
  ACCOUNT 244 RLS ?     Physics 331 Analog and Digital Electronics Laboratory 1
  BSEDCNA 141 ?     Physics 354 Optics 3
  Physics 488 Senior Seminar I 1     Physics 355 Optics Laboratory 1
  Math 361 Differential Equations 3     Physics 488 Senior Seminar II 1
  English 372 Technical and Scientific Writing 3     GenEd Elective 3
          Diversity & GenEd Elective 3
             
  Total Semester Credits 10?     Total Semester Credits 15

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