Study Plan for BSc in Physics
First Year: Freshman Year
Course
Code
CC
CC
CC
Semester 1 – Fall
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Core Curriculum
3
1
Core Curriculum
3
2
Core Curriculum
3
3
CC MATH
101
Core Curriculum
4: Calculus I
3
PHYS 101
General Physics
3
PHYS 120
General Physics
Lab
1
Course
Code
None
CC
None
CC
None
MATH 102
Calculus II
PHYS 115
Electricity and
Magnetism
None
MATH10
1-Co
PHYS101
-Co/Pre
PHYS116
CHEM 101
CHEM 103
TOTAL
Semester 2 - Spring
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Core Curriculum
3
5
Core Curriculum
3
6
Pre /Corequisites
16
Electricity and
Magnetism Lab
General
Chemistry (I)
Experimental
General
Chemistry
TOTAL
3
3
1
Pre /Corequisites
None
None
MATH 101
PHYS 101,
PHYS 120,
Pre /Co/
MATH 102
PHYS115Co/Pre
3
None
1
None
17
Second Year: Sophomore Year
Course
Code
CC
Semester 3 – Fall
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Core Curriculum
3
7
PHYS 229
Introductory
Modern Physics
3
PHYS 230
Introduction to
Modern Physics
Lab
1
MATH
211
Calculus III
3
PHYS 258
Thermodynamics
& Statistical
Physics
3
PHYS 260
Thermodynamics
and Statistical
Physics Lab
1
TOTAL
14
Semester 4 – Spring
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Core Curriculum
3
8
Pre /Corequisites
CC
Core Curriculum
9
3
None
MATH 285
Mathematics for
Electrical
Engineering
3
MATH 102
MAHT 231
Linear Algebra
3
MATH 101
PHYS 251
Vibrations, and
Waves
2
PHYS 116
PHYS 303
Mathematical
Methods of
physics
3
MATH 211
Pre /Corequisites
Course
Code
None
CC
PHY 115,
MATH
211
Co/Pre
PHYS
229
Co/Pre
MATH
102
PHYS
101,
Pre/Co
MATH
211
Pre/Co
PHYS
258
TOTAL
17
None
Third Year: Junior Year
Course
Code
Semester 5 – Fall
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Pre /Corequisites
Course
Code
BIOL 101
Biology I
3
ENG 202
GEOL 101
3
None
PHYS 219
Electronics I
2
PHYS 116
3
None
PHYS 223
Electronics I Lab
1
Pre/Co
PHYS219
PHYS 301
Electromagnetic
Theory
3
PHYS 115,
PHYS 303
PHYS 333
Quantum
Mechanics I
3
PHYS 229,
PHYS 303
PHYS 353
Introductory
Nuclear Physics I
3
PHYS 229
PHYS 354
Introductory
Nuclear Physics
Lab
1
Pre/Co
PHYS351
PHYS 490
Internship
(summer of the
3rd year)
0
Department
Approval
and
minimum of
90 CH
CC
CC
Core Curriculum
10
Core Curriculum
11
PHYS 331
Classical
Mechanics
3
PHYS 375
Optics
2
PHYS 376
Optics Lab
1
PHYS341
Solid State
Physics I
2
TOTAL
PHYS
101,
PHYS
303
PHYS
251
Pre/Co
PHYS
375
PHYS
229PHYS
230
17
Semester 6 - Spring
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Principles of
3
General Geology
TOTAL
Pre /Corequisites
ENG 202
16
Fourth Year: Senior Year
Course
Code
PHYS 462
PHYS378
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
TOTAL
Semester 7 – Fall
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Statistical
2
Mechanics
Computational
2
Physics
Focus Area
2
Course 1
Focus Area
1
Course 2
Focus Area
3
Course 3
Focus Area
3
Course 4
13
Pre /Corequisites
PHYS
333
PHYS
303
Course
Code
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
PHYS
XXX
Semester 8– Spring
Cr.
Course Title
Hrs.
Focus Area
2
Course 5
Focus Area
1
Course 6
Focus Area
3
Course 7
Focus Area
3
Course 8
PHYS 499
Senior Project
TOTAL
1
10
Pre /Corequisites
Department
Approval