Physics (BA)

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Fri, 2011-07-01

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
PY 201 University Physics I^1,2 MA 141 Calculus I² CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science² CH 102 General Chemistry Laboratory²ENG 101 Academic Writing and Research^H Orientation Course (COS 100 or E 115)	4 4 3 1 4 1 17	PY 202 University Physics II^1,2 MA 241 Calculus II² Basic Sciences Elective^2,3 GEP Humanities Elective^CGEP PE & Healthy Living^E	4 4 3 3 1 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
PY 203 University Physics III^2,4 MA 242 Calculus III²Introduction to Programming^2,5 GEP PE & Healthy Living^E Free Elective	4 4 3 1 3 15	PY 411 Mechanics I² PY 252 Instrumentation and Data Analysis² MA 341 Applied Differential Equations I² GEP Humanities Elective^CFree Elective	3 2 3 3 3 14

JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
PY 414 Electromagnetism I² MA 405 Linear Algebra² Communication⁸ GEP Interdisc. Perspectives^G GEP Additional Breadth HSS-VPA^F	3 3 3 3 3 15	PY 413 Thermal Physics² Computing/Numerical Methods^2,7 Statistics^2,6 Restricted Elective¹⁰ GEP Interdisc. Perspectives^G	3 3 3 3 2-3 14-15

SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester	Credit	Spring Semester	Credit
PY 452 Advanced Physics Lab² Restricted Elective¹⁰ GEP Social Sciences Elective^D Technical Elective^2,9 Technical Elective^2,9	3 3 3 3 3 15	PY 401 Quantum Physics I² GEP Social Sciences Elective^D Technical Elective^2,9 Technical Elective^2,9 Free Elective	3 3 3 3 3 15

Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*^,I,J,K:			120

Footnotes:

Major/Program Footnotes: 1. Students may substitute PY 205 for PY 201, and PY 208 for PY 202. 2. At most one grade below a C- is permitted in each of the four categories: Physics, Mathematics/Statistics/Computing, Chemistry/Basic Science, and Technical Electives. 3. Basic Science elective - Select one: BIO 181, BIO 183, CH 201 and 202, CH 220, CH 221 and 222, MEA 200, MEA 213 and MEA 214, MSE 200, MSE 201, or MSE 203. 4. Students may substitute PY 407 for PY 203. Students who elect to take PY 407 must also take the lab section of PY 203. 5. Introduction to Programming - select from MA 116, CSC 112, CSC 114, or CSC 116. 6. Statistics course must be at the 300 level or above. 7. Computing/Numerical Methods – select from MA 427, MA 428, MA 402, CSC 302, PY 525. 8. Communication - select from ENG 331, ENG 332, or ENG 333. 9. Technical Electives are courses at the 300-level or above in physical, mathematical and biological sciences, and in engineering. 10. Select courses from the GEP Humanities list, GEP Social Sciences list, and GEP Visual and Performing Arts list. * General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes: To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://oucc.ncsu.edu/gep-courses. A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix) Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 141, MA 241 B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab) Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: PY 201, CH 101 C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: None D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes) Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: None E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course) Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list. F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists) X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours) Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: None H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better) The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements: I. U.S. Diversity (USD) Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite. The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None J. Global Knowledge (GK) Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.

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