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For students who want to minor in another science or engineering or who are planning employment or graduate studies outside the sciences in fields such as medicine, law, business, journalism, secondary school teaching, etc.

Freshman Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
PHY 2410 - University Phy:Mechanics /
PHY 2411 - Lab: Mechanics 		3/1 PHY 2412 - Univ Physics: Elec & Mag /
PHY 2413 - Lab: Elec & Magnetism 		3/1
PHY 2601 - Computational Phy Lab I 1 PHY 2603 - Computational Phy Lab II 1
MAT 1500 - Calculus I 4 MAT 1505 - Calculus II 4
Foreign Language I   Foreign Language II  
Humanities Seminar*   Humanities Seminar*  
Humanities Elective (Core)*   Humanities Elective (Core)*  
Total Credits   Total Credits  

Sophomore Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
PHY 2414 - Univ Physics: Thermo /
PHY 2415 - Lab: Thermodynamics 		3/1 PHY 2416 - Modern Physics /
PHY 2417 - Lab: Modern Physics 		3/1
PHY 3310 - Electronics /
PHY 3311 - Electronics Lab 		3/1 PHY 4200 - Mathematical Physics I 3
MAT 2500 - Calculus III 4 MAT 2705 - Diff Equation with Linear Alg 4
CHM 1151 - General Chemistry I 4 CHM 1152 - General Chemistry II 4
CHM 1103 - General Chemistry Lab I 1 Humanities Elective (Core)*  
Total Credits   Total Credits  

Junior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
PHY 4100 - Mechanics I 4 PHY 4303 - Experimental Methods II 2
PHY 4301 - Experimental Methods I 2 PHY 5100 - Quantum Mechanics 3
minor/concentration   Free Elective  
Social Sciences Electives (Core)*   Social Sciences Electives (Core)*  
Humanities Electives (Core)*   Humanities Electives (Core)*  
Humanities Electives (Core)*   Humanities Electives (Core) *  
Total Credits   Total Credits  

Senior Year

First Semester Credits Second Semester Credits
minor/concentration   minor/concentration  
PHY 4000 - Elec & Magnetism I /
PHY 4001 - Elec & Magnetism I Lab 		3/1 minor/concentration  
Free Elective   Physics Elective**  
Free Elective   Humanities Elective (Core)*  
Social Sciences Elective (Core)*   Humanities Elective (Core)*  
Humanities Elective (Core)*      
Total Credits   Total Credits  

* Must satisfy the core requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences.
**Must be chosen from courses for Science, Math or Computer Science Majors.