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HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAM PLAN
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS)
PHYSICS MAJOR
CATALOG YEAR: 2014/2015
COURSES
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Hrs
COURSES
Hrs
Hrs
COURSES
*ENGL 1320 Writing for Wisdom I
3
PHIL 1310 Logic
3
GOVT 2313 American and Texas Government I
3
*ENGL 1330 Writing for Wisdom II
3
PHIL 1313 Introduction to Philosophy
3
*MATH 1451 Calculus I
4
ENGL 2315 Great Works of Literature I or
ENGL 2325 Great Works of Literature II
CHRI 1313 Old Testament
3
PSYC 1313 General Psychology or
SOCI 1313 Principles of Sociology
HIST 2311 Western Civilization I
3
ART 2343 Art Appreciation or
MUSI 1331 Music Appreciation
HIST 2313 U.S. History to 1877
CHRI 1323 New Testament
3
HIST 2312 Western Civilization II
3
HIST 2323 U.S. History from 1877
CHRI 2373 Christian Theology & Tradition
3
CHEM 2415 General Chemistry I
4
COURSE NO.
CHEM 2415
CHEM 2416
MATH 1451
MATH 1452
MATH 2451
MATH 2423 (OR)
MATH 3333
3
3
3
3
3
Total Hours in Liberal Arts Core
COURSE NAME
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:
General Chemistry I (taken as part of LACC)
General Chemistry II – prerequisite CHEM 2415
Calculus I (taken as part of LACC)
Calculus II – prerequisite MATH 1451
Calculus III – prerequisite MATH 1452
Linear Algebra-prerequisite MATH 1451 (OR)
Ordinary Differential Equations-prerequisite MATH 1452 & MATH 2423
53
HOURS
LACC
4
LACC
4
4
3
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: All courses within major must be completed with a “C” or higher.
COURSE NO.
PHYS 1411
PHYS 2343
PHYS 2413
PHYS 2423
PHYS 3313
PHYS 3323
PHYS 3413
PHYS 3433
PHYS 4221
PHYS 4222
PHYS 4323
PHYS 4343
ELECTIVES
COURSE NAME
Astronomy and the Universe – prerequisite MATH 1313 or higher
Introductory Theoretical Physics – prerequisite PHYS 2423, concurrent MATH 1452, or consent of instructor
Principles of Physics I – prerequisite MATH 1451
Principles of Physics II – prerequisite PHYS 2413
Mechanics – prerequisite PHYS 2343, MATH 1452
Electricity and Magnetism – prerequisite PHYS 2343, MATH 1452
Modern Physics I – prerequisite PHYS 2343 or consent of instructor
The Art of Electronics (OR) PHYS 3443 Computational Physics (see catalog)
Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics I – prerequisite 29 hrs of PHYS completed
Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics II – prerequisite PHYS 4221
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics – prerequisite PHYS 2343
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I – prerequisite PHYS 2343, 3413 & MATH 1452
3 hours from PHYS 3000 – PHYS 4000 courses
Electives: To Total Required 125 hrs.
Total Hours in Major
Elective Hours Required
TOTAL HOURS IN DEGREE
HOURS
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
57
15
125