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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics (B.S.) Optoelectronics-Photonics 4-Year Plan

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This plan is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individualized plan. Course rotation and course offerings are subject to change based on faculty availability and enrollment minimums.

Fall 1st Year:

CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus I Cr. 4.
PHYS 17000 - Special Topics In Physics Cr. 1-4. taken as: First Year Seminar Cr. 2.
Gen Ed B5 elective Cr. 3.
Civics Literacy Proficiency requirement Cr. 0-3. (movable)

Total Credits: 16

Spring 1st Year:

ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Cr. 4.
PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Cr. 5.
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 2nd Year:

ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.
PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity, And Optics Cr. 5.
Gen Ed B6 elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra Cr. 3.
PHYS 31200 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism Cr. 3.
PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
Gen Ed A or B elective Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Fall 3rd Year:

MA 36300 - Differential Equations Cr. 3.
PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing Cr. 3.
PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.
PHYS 41310 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism II Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 1.

Total Credits: 14

Spring 3rd Year:

PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics Cr. 3.
PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
PHYS 41800 - Thermal And Statistical Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 53600 - Electronic Techniques For Research Cr 4.

Total Credits: 14

Fall 4th Year:

PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.
PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Spring 4th Year:

PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics Cr. 4.
PHYS 36100 - Electronics For Scientists Cr. 4.
PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II Cr. 0.
Second Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 14

Total Credits: 120