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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Physics (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering 4-Year Plan

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.
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement Cr. 0-3. (movable)
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Spring 1st Year:

CS 22700 - Introduction To C Programming Cr. 2.
ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Cr. 4.
PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Cr. 5.
Elective Cr. 2.

Total Credits: 16

Fall 2nd Year:

ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.
ME 25000 - Statics Cr. 3.
PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity And Optics Cr. 5.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 2nd Year:

MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra Cr. 3.
MA 36300 - Differential Equations Cr. 3.
ME 20000 - Thermodynamics I Cr. 3.
PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
Gen Ed B5 elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Fall 3rd Year:

ME 25100 - Dynamics Cr. 3.
PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics Cr. 3.
PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.
PHYS 36100 - Electronics For Scientists Cr. 4.
Choose one of the following courses:
PHYS 31200 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism Cr. 3.
ECE 31100 - Electric And Magnetic Fields Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 14

Spring 3rd Year:

ME 25200 - Strength Of Materials Cr. 3.
PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics Cr. 3.
PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing Cr. 3.
PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
Gen Ed B6 elective Cr. 3.
Gen Ed B7 elective Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 16

Fall 4th Year:

PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I Cr. 3.
First Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
ME elective course Cr. 3.
Gen Ed B8 elective Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 15

Spring 4th Year:

PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.
PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II Cr. 0.
Second Semester Foreign Language Cr. 3.
ME elective course Cr. 3.
Elective course Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 12

Total Credits: 120