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Typical Plan of Study

Freshman Year

Fall		Spring
GEC (2 courses)	6	Engl 101	3
Math 155	4	Math 156	4
Chem 115*	4	Chem 116*	4
Physics 199	1	Physics 111	4
Univ 101	1
Total Hours:	16	Total Hours:	15

Sophmore Year

Fall		Spring
Phys 112	4	Phys 211**	3
Math 251	4	Phys 314 (213)	4
Engl 102	3	Math 261	4
GEC (2 courses)	6	GEC (2 courses)	6
Total Hours:	17	Total Hours:	17

Junior Year

Fall		Spring
Phys 331	3	Phys 332***	3
Phys 333	3	Phys 334***	3
Phys 341	2	Phys 341	2
Free Electives	4	Free Electives	9
GEC (1 course)	3
Total Hours:	15	Total Hours:	17

Senior Year

Fall		Spring
Phys 451	3	Phys 461	3
Phys Elect.** (e.g. 321)	3	Physics Elect.** (e.g. 471)	3
Free Elective	7	Free Electives	10
Math Elective****	3
Total Hours:	16	Total Hours:	16

* Bachelor of Science Students are required to take 24 hours of Cluster C (science courses); specifically 8 hours in each of 3 disciplines (8 in Physics, 8 in Math, and 8 in another science/math.

**You are required to take 4 elective physics courses. PHYS 211 is a strongly recommended elective.

*** You are required to take Physics 332 or 334. If you take both, one counts as elective.

****You are required to take a Math elective, which can be an approved Math, Computer Science, Statistics course at the 200 level or above.