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Three Year B.S. Degree In Physics Sample

YEAR ONE
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
ENG 101 3 MAT 162 4
MAT 161 4 PHY 202 4
PED 101 2 BASIC STUDIES* 9
PHY 201 4
BASIC STUDIES* 3
TOTAL 16 17
Summer Session I CH Summer Session II CH
CHM 101 4 CHM 102 4
BASIC STUDIES* 3 BASIC STUDIES* 3
TOTAL 7 7
YEAR TWO
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
MAT 261 4 ENG 201 3
PHY 311 4 MAT 335 3
PHY 321 3 MAT 361 3
PHY 335 4 PHY 300 2
PHY 322 3
BASIC STUDIES* 3
TOTAL 15 17
Summer Session I CH Summer Session II CH
BASIC STUDIES* 6 ELECTIVES 6
TOTAL 6 6
YEAR THREE
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
PHY 400 2 PHY 412 3
PHY 411 3 PHY 455 3
PHY 444 4 PHY 495 1
ELECTIVES 8 ELECTIVES 9
TOTAL 17 16

*All basic studies courses must be selected in accordance with guidelines specified in the undergraduate catalogue.

TOTAL: 124 HOURS

Four Year B.S. Degree In Physics Sample

Sample Curricula
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
CHM 101 4 CHM 102 4
ENG 101 3 MAT 161♦ 4
MAT 115 3 BASIC STUDIES* 9
PED 101 2
BASIC STUDIES* 3
TOTAL 15 17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
ENG 201 3 MAT 261 4
MAT 162 4 PHY 202 4
PHY 201 4 ELECTIVE 3
BASIC STUDIES* 6 BASIC STUDIES* 6
TOTAL 17 17
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
MAT 361 3 MAT 335 3
PHY 311 4 PHY 300 2
PHY 321 3 PHY 322 3
PHY 335 4 ELECTIVES 6
TOTAL 14 14
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
PHY 400 2 PHY 412 3
PHY 411 3 PHY 455 3
PHY 444 4 PHY 495 1
ELECTIVES 5 ELECTIVES 9
TOTAL 14 16

♦ Students who qualify to enroll in MAT 161 the first semester of the freshman year are advised to take the PHY 201-202 sequence in the freshman year. Students not prepared for MAT 115 may enroll in MAT 111-112 and postpone the calculus sequence until the sophomore year.

* All basic studies courses must be selected in accordance with guidelines specified in the undergraduate catalogue.

TOTAL: 124 HOURS

Five Year B.S. Degree (3 and 2 Physics/ECE) Sample

FRESHMAN YEAR (UNCW)
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
ENG 101 3 ENG 201 3
MAT 161 4 MAT 162 4
PHY 201 4 PHY 202 4
CHM 101 4 CHM 102 4
TOTAL 15 15
SOPHOMORE YEAR (UNCW)
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
E 115** 1 ECE 109** 3
MAT 361 3 BS (Foreign Language) 3
PHY 321 3 MAT 261 4
PHY 335 4 PHY 322 3
ECE 200 3 BS-HS Elective (History) 3
BS-HS Elective (Social Sci.) 3
TOTAL 17 16
JUNIOR YEAR (UNCW)
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
PHY 311 4 PHY 495 1
PHY 444 4 PHY 455 3
PHY 411 3 PHY 412 3
PHY 400 2 ECE 212** 3
ECE 209 3 BS (Soc.Sci.)-HS (Econ) 3
Bio. Sci.-STS Elec. (BIO150) 3
TOTAL 16 16
JUNIOR YEAR (NCSU)
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
ECE 211 4 ECE 301 4
ECE 220 3 ECE 302 4
ST 371 3 ENG 331 3
MAT 405 3 BS(FineArts)HS(Per.arts)Elec 3
BS-HS Elective (Literature) 3 COM 110 3
TOTAL 16 17
SENIOR YEAR (NCSU)
Fall Semester CH Spring Semester CH
BS(PAR)-HS(Other) Elective 3 ECE 480 4
ECE Level 1 Elective 3 ECE Elective 3
ECE Level 1 Elective 3 ECE Elective 3
ECE Level 1 Elective 3 ECE Elective 3
ECE Level 2 Elective 3 Approved Tech. Elective 3
PE 10* 1 PE Elective 1
ECE 380 1 17
TOTAL 16 17

Notes: PHY 411 & 412 substitute for ECE 303, and PHY 321 & 322 substitute for statics under the approved elective category. ECE 200 substitutes for PHY 300.

** NCSU distance education course

TOTAL: 161 HOURS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Summer hours:
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

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